Mike Ainsworth

North or Nowt is the moniker of Mike Ainsworth a Leeds based printer, graphic designer, illustrator and print educator. Specialising and established for the designing and creating of screen printed gig posters, North or Nowt has previously worked with artists such as Protomartyr, Shonen Knife, Admiral Fallow and Laura Jane Grace amongst many others. 

 

North or Nowt have also worked as commissioned designers for clients such as Vantage Books, Matthew Hodson, Luke Drozd, OWT the Restaurant and M.W.Craven, as well as having 10 years experience working as a print educator in higher education and as an industrial printer. 

 

Alongside their freelance practice, North or Nowt work as technician and printer for People Powered Press and Thin Ice Press and are members of Letterpress workers (LPW) and U.K. Poster Association (UKPA)

 

They are print sell swords of the highest calibre and can be commissioned at
northornowt@gmail.com with more work available to view at www.northornowt.com and on instagram @ north_or_nowt