Anyone who was a teenager in the 90s will, whether they know it or not, be familiar with the subversive genius of Ian Anderson and the studio he formed as a student in Sheffield – from record covers for the likes of Pop Will Eat Itself, Aphex Twin, The Orb, Pulp and Autechre to the generation defining graphics of the PS1’s iconic Wip3out, The Designers Republic‘s brash, brand-heavy artwork was inescapable for the best part of the decade. 25 years have past since Anderson officially named the studio and, having put his indelible stamp on pop culture, he’s returning to his hometown – following a similar anniversary exhibition at GGG in Tokyo – with a retrospective show at Croydon College’s The Parfitt Gallery.

The powerful messages of consumerism and ironic plays on capitalism and culture that have so heavily influenced a generation of graphic artists are here in abundance but will be gone by 1st June, so if you want to pay homage to a design great in his south London hometown then get here while you can…