22/06/2026
If there is one person who has defined the student experience in Typography more than anyone over the last decade, it’s the incredible Geoff Wyeth . The week ahead represents his final days as a member of the teaching team, as he retires on high the year after winning his Teaching & Learning award for best tutor in our school. We can hardly contemplate the ways in which we’ll miss him.
Geoff has worked at the University for 34 years in range of roles, always with a focus on print. A huge shift in 2015 brought him into a full-time teaching post in the Department, and to say that he’s flourished here is a huge understatement. The same skills of diligence, patience and attention to detail that made him a great printer also make him a fantastic teacher. Geoff transformed the way that our design students feel about printing and materiality, and has been a constant source of support and encouragement to learn, experiment and stretch their imagination around what design for print can be. Geoff helped establish the new Historic Presses Workshop, that supports numerous research projects and conferences, sharing his love and knowledge of print with scholars across disciplines. He has continued the legacy of Michael Twyman and Mick Stocks in this regard, connecting all those who see opportunity in a passion for the printed page.
Last week staff held an intimate farewell event for Geoff (featuring an incredible ‘printer’s hat’ cake from former colleague and now pro-baker Polly Harte Polly Harte ) to celebrate all that he’s achieved, and everything he’s given us. If you have memories to share, or good luck messages to usher him into the next chapter of his extraordinary life, please drop them below.
Thank you, Geoff. And enjoy the road ahead.
