Eoghan O’Brien joins Batsford as art director 

B T Batsford has appointed Eoghan O’Brien as art director.  

With nearly 20 years of experience working in graphic design and the publishing industry, O’Brien trained as a graphic designer at Hachette for nine years, before founding the independent design company Wide Open Studio, which specialised in producing books, presentations, series identities, art direction and packaging for UK and international publishers and brands. 

O’Brien said: “I am delighted to bring my skills and experience to the role of art director at Batsford and to work with the team to develop their excellent reputation for beautiful, well-considered commercial publishing.” 

Batsford’s m.d. David Graham added: “We are already enjoying the impact of Eoghan’s design skills and look forward to him adding further lustre to the already outstanding looking Batsford books.”