Jake Tilson

Jake Tilson (born 1958 in London) is an English artist, graphic designer, writer and publisher.

Author and designer of A Tale of 12 Kitchens (2006), he published the arts magazines Cipher (1979–1981) and Atlas (1985–1993), taught in the Communication Design department at the Royal College of Art (1987–1999) and also works as a journalist. A retrospective exhibition of his art work was held at the Museo Internacional de Electrografia in Cuenca, Spain (1997), part funded by The British Council. He was an early adopter of the World Wide Web as a medium for art, using his website TheCooker (1994). As a graphic designer he has produced work for companies such as Paul Smith, Haworth Tompkins, Royal National Theatre and Warehouse plc. He is a trustee of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery.

Early life and education

Jake Tilson was born in London, the son of Joe Tilson and Joslyn Tilson (née Morton). His grandfather was Alastair Morton, who ran his father's business the Edinburgh Weavers, commissioning artists such as Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.

Selected bibliography No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism, Rick Poynor, 2013, Laurence King.

How To Survive Modern Art, Susie Hodge, Tate Publishing, 2009.

The Fundamentals of Graphic Design, Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris, AVA Publishing, 2008.

The Designer and the Grid, Lucienne Roberts, Rotovision, 2005.

Influences: a Lexicon of Contemporary Graphic Design, Anna Gerber and Amy Lutz, Gestalten Verlag, 2006.

New Media Design, Tricia Austin and Richard Doust, Laurence King Publishers, 2005.

Elizabeth David – Her Life, Work and Influence, Eddie Cass, Portico Library Gallery, 2007, OCLC 747321710.

All Messed Up – Unpredictable Graphics, Anna Gerber, Laurence King, 2004.

Restart: New Systems in Graphic Design, Christian Küsters and Emily King, Thames & Hudson, 2001.

Vision: 50 Years of British Creativity, a Celebration of Art, Architecture and Design (Cutting Edge), Melvyn Bragg, Thames & Hudson, 1999.

New Media in Late 20th-century Art (World of Art), Michael Rush, Thames & Hudson World Art series, 1999.

Selected bookworks Light & Dark, Woolley Dale Press, 1979.

Exposure, Woolley Dale Press, 1980.

8 Views of Paris, Woolley Dale Press, 1980.

The V Agents, Woolley Dale Press, 1981.

Excavator-Barcelona-Excavador, Woolley Dale Press, 1986.

Breakfast Special, 5 books, Woolley Dale Press, 1989, , , ,.

The Terminator Line, Woolley Dale Press, 1991.

3 Found Fonts, Atlas, 2003.

A Tale of 12 Kitchens, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Artisan, 2006,.

In At The Deep End – cooking fish Tokyo to Venice, Quadrille.

Selected audioworks

City Sounds of the Everyday, podcasts, Atlas, 2012

City Picture Fiction, audio CD, Atlas, 1996

Hungerford Bridge, tide and trains, audio cassette, Atlas, 1998

Hannahsleeps, audio cassette, Atlas 1998

Gate 23, audio cassette, Atlas, 1993

Foundsounds, audio CD, Atlas, 1993

Public collections Tate Gallery Collection.

Chase Manhattan Bank.

Arthur Andersen & Co.

BBC World Service.

The Principal Financial Group, USA.