The Designers Republic

The Designers Republic (TDR or miTDR for short) is a group of graphic designers, founded on July 14 1986 by Ian Anderson, and based in Sheffield, England. It is known for its anti-establishment aesthetics.

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The Designers Republic (TDR or miTDR for short) is a group of graphic designers, founded on July 14 1986 by Ian Anderson, and based in Sheffield, England. It is known for its anti-establishment aesthetics.

Initially, Ian Anderson founded TDR to design flyers for the band Person to Person, which he managed at the time. His first ideas were inspired by Russian constructivism. From their beginning, the works should be viewed in contrast to the current understanding of design (Quote: TDR is a declaration of independence from what we perceive to be the existing design community).