If you are unfamiliar with these things, tart cards are the means by which London prostitutes advertise their services. Step in to any Central London call box and you can contemplate up to eighty cards inviting you to be tied, teased, spanked or massaged either in luxury apartments, fully-equipped chambers or the privacy of your own hotel room.

So pervasive are these things, and so curious is their typography, images and copy writing, they are now regarded as bona fide items of accidental art and have something of a cult following. The aim is to create witty graphic designs, whilst highlighting the serious issue that lies at the heart of the world of tart cards – the plight of trafficked women in the sex industry.

Designers from students, educators and industry will be exhibiting their type tart submissions at the Egg space at MediaCity from the 16th- 24th February, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

To see some of the entries, please check out our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/createatsalford