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— Engaged design, typography, typeface design, activism

Jonathan Barnbrook

A politically charged maximalism: ornament and critique intertwined

Barnbrook intertwines ornament and critique: his typography is as much a weapon as an adornment. Founder of the VirusFonts foundry, an Adbusters collaborator, he holds the militant side of maximalism.

He designed David Bowie's late album covers — Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, and Blackstar (Grammy for Best Recording Package, 2016). Retrospective at the Design Museum London in 2007.

Key projects

  • Pochettes David Bowie : Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, Blackstar

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