34 Publications
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G., Barnes, A., and Burger, Y. (Accepted for publication) Migrating methods in graphic heritage research. In London Heritages: Critical Questions – Contemporary Practice, Greenwich, 25–27 June 2025.
JOURNAL. Burger, Y., Harland, R.G. and McKenzie, C. (2024) “Named after Nelson: Tracing the threads of graphic heritage in Gauteng, South Africa”, Image and Text, (In Press)
SYMPOSIUM. Moreira Fernandes Barata, A., Harland, R.G., Burger, Y. (Accepted for publication) The role of digital urban observatories for heritage: A view from the global south. In ICOMOS Scientific Symposium, 13–15 Nov 2024, Ouro Preto, Brazil. (In Press)
CONFERENCE. Münster, M.B., Pan, A.H., Harland, R.G. (Accepted for publication) A Taste of Home – The Cultural Significance and Design of Hong Kong-Style Cafés (Cha Chaan Tengs) in the UK. In Urban futures – cultural pasts, Barcelona, 15–17 Jul 2024, Barcelona. (In Press)
JOURNAL. Barnes, A., and Harland, R.G. (2024) “Urban graphic heritage and the making of place: The ‘Arsenalisation’ of the Emirates stadium”, Soccer and Society. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/14660970.2024.2384903
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G. and Elbardawil, S. (2024) “Graphic heritage calling: The temporal and spatial historic experience of the Wembley Stadium and Wembley Park milieu”. 1–31. Soccer and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2024.2363248.
BOOKLET. Harland, R.G., Burger, Y. and McKenzie, C. (eds.) (2024) Named after Nelson: Learning from places named after Nelson Mandela through Graphic Heritage. Graphic Design Research Unit, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.25447459.
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G. (2024) “Developing an explanatory hypothesis for urban graphic heritage through the observation of physical traces.” The Design Journal. 27(3), 511–532. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2024.2339651.
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G. and Meron, Y. (2024) “Design thinking: Standing on the shoulders of … graphic design!” 40(3): 49–61, Design Issues, https://doi.org/10.1162/desi_a_00766
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G., Pan, H., and Barnes, A. (2024) The heritage language and graphic landscape of London’s Chinatown, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA.
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G. (2024) Adelaide’s graphic heritage: The quintessential “contested” colonial city, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.1069
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G. (2023) “Graphic standards in graphic heritage: Scope, scale, and unity through multiplicity in Islamic design.” In De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9–13 October, 2023, Milan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.498
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G., Bridge, J., Nash, M., & Rabagliati, M. (2023) “Utilising graphic heritage for heritage interpretation: A case report on testing the applicability of graphic heritage as a development tool for UNESCO heritage designations,” 17(1), 117–143. Heritage & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032X.2023.2248580
JOURNAL. Barnes, A., & Harland, R.G. (2023) “Graphic Heritage and the Making of Place,” 1–22. Heritage & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032X.2023.2269364
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G., Burger, Y., & Burger, E.A. (2023) “Notes on public places in Madiba’s memory: Using archival resources for graphic heritage interventions in urban development.” In Erk (ed.). Representing Pasts – Visioning Futures. AMPS Proceedings Series. 1-3 Dec, 2022. ISSN 2398-9467. https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Amps-Proceedings-Series-32.pdf
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G., Burger, Y., Barnes, A. & Burger, E. (2023) “Memorialising Madiba in South Africa: The role of graphic heritage and toponymy in two contrasting urban places”, The Journal of Public Space, 7(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v7i1.1571. (In press)
JOURNAL. Xu J. (2023) “A linguistic approach to urban color design and research – Exploring Jianming Song’s methodologies.” Color Research and Application. 48(5): 612‐621. https://doi:10.1002/col.22849
BOOK CHAPTER. Harland, R.G., Barnes, A., & Burger, Y. (2022) “The Absence of Graphic Representations of Madiba in Nelson Mandela Park, Mamelodi, South Africa.” In: Bruyns, G., Wei, H. (eds), With Design: Reinventing Design Modes. IASDR 2021. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_193
CONFERENCE. De Menezes Migliari, M., & Harland, R.G. (2022) “Making Praça Nelson Mandela: Morphological Change and Graphic Interventions to Define a New Square in the Botafogo District of Rio de Janeiro.” In: Bruyns, G., Wei, H. (eds), With Design: Reinventing Design Modes. IASDR 2021. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_120
CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G., & Barnes, A. (2022) “Food’s urban graphic heritage in Walthamstow.” In DRS International Conference 2022, Bilbao, 25 June–4 July. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.441
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JOURNAL. Barnes, A. (2022) “Kissing the badge: Club crests or corporate logos?,” Soccer & Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2022.2072833
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BOOKLET. Harland, R.G. & Xu, J. (2021). “Repositioning Graphic Heritage booklet (online version).” Loughborough University. Report. https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.14273105.v1
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CONFERENCE. Harland, R.G. (2020) “Graphic design studies: what can it be? Following in Victor Margolin’s footsteps for possible answers.” In Boess, S., Cheung, M., and Cain, R. (Eds.), Synergy – DRS International Conference 2020, 11–14 August (online), https://doi.org/0.21606/drs.2020.372
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CONFERENCE. Pan, H., Harland, R.G., & Barnes, A. (2022). “Framing Multimodal Discourses About Place as Graphic Landscaping.” In: Bruyns, G., Wei, H. (eds) [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes. IASDR 2021. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_138
JOURNAL. Harland, R.G., & Liguori, A. (2019). “Designing the Latina landscape: Graphic images of Italian Fascism,” Journal of Urban Design, ISSN: 1357-4809. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2019.1638237.
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JOURNAL. McCulloch, L. & Tovey, R. (2019). “Shot at Dawn: Late photography and the anti-war memorial.” Visual Studies 34(2), 93–106, https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2019.1653791.
McCulloch, L. & Tovey, R.
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JOURNAL. Corazzo, J., Harland, R.G., Honnor, A., & Rigley, S. (2019). The challenges for graphic design in establishing an academic research culture: lessons from the Research Excellence Framework 2014, The Design Journal, 23:1, 7–29, https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2019.1682446.
Corazzo, J., Harland, RG., Honnor, A., and Rigley, S.
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JOURNAL. Xu, J. (2019). Colour in Urban Places: A Case Study of Leicester City Football Club Blue. Journal of Colour Research and Application. Vol 19; 1–9, https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22378.
Johnny Xu
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JOURNAL. Tovey, R. (2018) “Photomaps: A Visual Taxonomy. Visual Communication,” 17(2), 209–220. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357217746028.
Robert Tovey
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JOURNAL. Xu, J. (2017). Colour Identity of place: Case study of Narborough Road, Leicester, UK. In: Schindler, V. M., and Griber, Y.A., eds. Environmental Colour Design: Theory and Practice. Smolensk: Smolensk State University Press. ISBN: 978-5-88018-433-0.
Johnny Xu
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JOURNAL. Xu, J. (2017) “Notes on Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Local Colour Identity,” Journal of the International Colour Association. Vol. 19. 4–14. ISSN: 2227-1309.
Johnny Xu
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JOURNAL. Harland, R.G., Liguori, A., & Cole, G. (2018) “Developing a digital archive for symbolic resources in urban environments – the Latina Project,” International Journal of Digital Curation, 12(2), 136–145, https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v12i2.511.
Robert Harland, Antonia Liguori and Gareth Cole
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BOOK. Harland, R.G. (2016). Graphic Design in Urban Environments, Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN: 9781472597748.
Robert Harland
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JOURNAL. Harland, R.G. (2015). Graphic objects and their contribution to the image of the city, Journal of Urban Design, 20(3), 367–392, https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2015.1031211.
Robert Harland
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