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Michael Salu, November 2015. Website: www .michaelsalu.com
Michael Salu , British-born of
Nigerian
heritage, is a creative director, art and photography editor, designer, brand strategist, writer and illustrator.
Education and career
Born in London, England, to parents from Nigeria , Michael Salu lived in both countries during his childhood.[1] [2] He earned a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Communication from the University of Wolverhampton .[3] [4]
Artistic direction, editing and art publishing
.
At Granta magazine, Salu was also responsible for art editing and commissioning on projects including Contacts[6] and the Pakistan issue.[7]
Prior to Granta , Salu worked for Random House ,[8] where he designed and art directed covers for authors such as Kurt Vonnegut and Fyodor Dostoevsky , as well as for more contemporary fiction including Xiaolu Guo and Chuck Palahniuk .
Brand strategy
Salu was involved with shaping a new brand identity for
Soda Pictures, launched in 2014,
[9] and was creative director for the Art Dubai Abraaj Art Prize 2014.
[10]
Other work
Salu has done mentoring with
Eye Magazine,
Under The Influence magazine,
Freeman's Journal ,
Catapult and
Entropy .
[11] He also contributes original art to
Grey Magazine .
[12]
He has conceived a variety of digital projects for Granta and other brands. For Granta 110: "Sex", he conceived and commissioned a viral website featuring several films to promote the issue.[13] He was Creative Director on the Granta documentary on A. M. Homes , May We Be Forgiven , in conjunction with her novel of the same title , in 2012.
His essay "Mixed Media, Dimensions Variable" is in Tales of Two Cities , an anthology on the socio-economic imbalances of New York, edited by John Freeman and published by OR Books, also including work by Zadie Smith , Jonathan Safran Foer , Taiye Selasi , Mark Doty and other writers.[14]
Salu runs the multi-disciplinary creative consultancy SALU.io.
Awards and recognition
Salu's many awards include "Best Cover of the Year" in the
References
^ Chris Elvidge, "Mr P. My Way: Mr Michael Salu" , Mr Porter .
^ "It's Nice That" , 18 October 2010.
^ "Graduate to great - Michael Salu" , YouTube video.
^ "Our graduates" , University of Wolverhampton.
^ "Britain" , Granta 119.
^ "Contacts" , Granta , 14 February 2011.
^ "High Noon (I)" Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Granta , 9 September 2010.
^ James Morrison, "To Convey an Idea Concisely, with as Little Fluff as Possible: An Interview with Michael Salu" , Caustic Cover Critic, 14 February 2010.
^ "Soda Pictures" at Salu.
^ "The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014" , Cargo Collective.
^ a b Michael Salu, "The Swarm: Language as Fiction" – biographical note, Entropy , 17 September 2018.
^ Michael Salu page at Grey .
^ "This is Not a Purse" at The Literary Platform, 24 April 2010.
^ John Freeman (ed.), Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today's New York at OR Books.
^ "Granta 110: Sex" , Magazine and Newspaper Design | Magazine Front Covers, D&AD Awards 2011.
^ "Prominent graduates to share knowledge" , University of Wolverhampton, 12 March 2013.
^ Michael Salu – Honors & Awards , LinkedIn.
External links
James Morrison interview with Michael Salu , Caustic Cover Critic, 14 February 2010.
Jason Boog, "Granta’s Artistic Director on Sex-Themed Videos and Book Trailer Tips" , GalleyCat, 9 April 2010.
Bobby Solomon, "Michael Salu of Granta Publications" , The Fox Is Black, 8 July 2011.
"Publisher Profile - Granta, Michael Salu - London" , Crane.tv video.
Michael Salu. Writing, Art & Photography.
"An Interview with Michael Salu" , Wildness, April 2016.