A selection of my design projects including print publications, art direction, graphics, social media content and promotional materials for Quartersnacks, Skate Bylines, Closer Skateboarding and self-published works.
For more work (including writing, audio, video, events and more), visit my library of everything.
For freelance commissions please contact farrangolding@hotmail.co.uk with the subject line ‘Commission’ followed by the name of your publication/brand and the subject.
If you’d just like say hello, discuss a story or idea, or if I might be able to help bridge a connection for something you’re working on, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch either.
Now and Then: A History of Skateboarding in Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Publication design limited edition magazine documenting over 40 years of skateboarding in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Design and creative direction
Farran Golding
Photo archiving and curation
Ben Powell
Contributing photographers
Callum Christie, Josh Hunter, Brendan Harrap, George Reid, Sam Powell, Ben Powell, Tim Smith, Andrew Horsley, Chris Johnson, Will Linford, Leo Sharp, Sam Ashley, Reece Leung, Wig Worland
Graphics
Ben Moulson
Printing
Minuteman Press Leeds
2025
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Vans: AVE, photo: O’Meally
Publication design for a limited edition publication celebrating the career of professional skateboarder Anthony Van Engelen through the lens of photographer, Mike O’Meally.
Design, art direction and production
Farran Golding
Photography
Mike O’Meally
Client
Vans and Welcome Skate Store
2019
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Safety Net
Photography and page design for a self-published zine shot during the making of Safety Net, a skateboarding video by Joe Allen.
Additional photography
Harry Meadley, Joe Allen Taro Gent, Ben Larkins
2024
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Piece to Camera
Photography and page design for a self-published zine shot during the making of Troubleshooting, a skateboarding video by Joe Allen.
Additional photography
Harry Meadley
Joe Allen
Jack Lovell
Printing
Minuteman Press Leeds
Press
Village Psychic: Farran Golding in Troubleshooting
2023
Online Editorial
Quartersnacks:
Palace Skateboards in Detroit
Digital collages and photo layouts for my Quartersnacks article about the making of the Palace Skateboards video, DETROIT 313.
Photography (originally published in the PALACE DETROIT 313 photobook)
Alex Pires, Jack Brooks
2026
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Skate Bylines: Love Park, Love Malmö, and Preserving Memory and Material — Skateboarding as “Spolia”
Digital collage for a headline image to an accompany an essay which uses skateboarding as a lens to explore the architectural concept of spolia.
Design
Farran Golding
Original images
Sarah Meurle at Love Malmö, Sweden by Sam Ashley (2024) courtesy of Free Skate Mag
Edmund Bacon with a model of Philadelphia’s Society Hill Towers, 1960; Love Park, 1965′ Cover of Philadelphia Central District Study from the Edmund Bacon Photo Project c/o Fisher Fine Arts Library
2025
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Social Media
Quartersnacks: ‘The Mechanics of Magazine Covers’
Design and animations for social media content accompanying a story about the editorial and creative dynamics behind skateboarding magazine covers.
2026
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British Film Institute: ‘Push Play’
Social media assets to promote events at the BFI Southbank for ‘Push Play’, a weekend-long programme celebrating skateboarding cinema.
Art direction
Juliet Klottrup
Photography and stills
Spike Jonze, Juliet Klottrup, Jacob Harris, Nick Jensen
2026
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