Summary
Andrew Jackson is an experienced academic and practitioner who blends a PhD in Sociology of Design with a long career designing, manufacturing and teaching across design, advertising and marketing. He has led and launched degree programmes, directed research impact for cultural organisations, and taught design thinking and strategy at institutions including Canterbury Christ Church University and The Open University. Originally a hands-on designer and co-founder of Detail, he built a commercial design and manufacturing business serving clients from Habitat and The Tate to Nokia and Douglas Adams, bringing rare entrepreneurial credibility to his academic work. His research and publications focus on everyday creativity and craft practice, connecting theoretical insight to practical pedagogy. Now tutoring university study skills and directing arts research projects, he combines studio practice, curriculum design and impact evaluation to support creative learners and cultural organisations. Based in Canterbury, UK, he pairs deep historical knowledge of design with practical experience in product, retail and bespoke commissions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MA, History of Design, MA, History of Design at Middlesex University
Professional Certificate, Marketing, Professional Certificate, Marketing at Chartered Institute of Marketing
Foundation Course, Art and Design, Foundation Course, Art and Design at Medway College of Design
PhD, Sociology of Design, PhD, Sociology of Design at University of Brighton
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys