Design for Culture, The Archive Exposed

About the collaboration

A central challenge in the collaboration lay in presenting the MML not only as the historic ‘home of Marx’ but as the vibrant, multifaceted organisation it is. The Library holds rich archives documenting Britain’s social movements and is a centre for working-class education, creative practice and community engagement.

Students were challenged not only to create compelling visual work but also to devise new forms of engagement that could strengthen the Library’s outreach and visitor experience.

The final projects are noted for their conceptual clarity, imaginative ambition and sensitivity to the realities of a small heritage organisation operating within financial and spatial constraints. Together, they propose fresh, functional and future-focused design interventions that support the MML’s mission and invite in new audiences.

The projects on display are developed within a contextual module of UCA’s MA Graphic Design, User Experience & Interface, and Interaction Design programmes.