Dan McCabe has over 22 years’ experience as a creative practitioner within the fields of branding and packaging. He has 15 years experience as a design educator, during which time he has been at the forefront of exploring the role of graphic-designer-as-historian, producing a series of works devoted to rethinking heraldry (which was showcased in the internationally-recognised handbook Visual Research). He has made presentations on the subject of modern heraldry and creative histories at institutions such as the Society of Antiquaries and Oxford university, and published papers and practice research in academic journals that include The Coat of Arms and The Poster. Dan is Course leader of the MA Graphic Design programme at the University of Portsmouth and a fellow of the Higher Education Authority.