Gerry Barney
Gerry Barney | |
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Born | Gerald Barney September 18, 1939 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Designer |
Known for | British Rail Double Arrow |
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Gerald Lawrence Barney (born [1] is a British designer, best known for his 1965 British Rail Double Arrow, which is still in use in the UK.[2]
18 September 1939)In 1960, aged 21, Barney started his career at the Design Research Unit (DRU) as a lettering artist, and soon became close to the studio’s co-founder, Milner Gray.[2] At the DRU, Barney designed logos including the British Rail Double Arrow.[2]
He later worked for Wolff Olins, and in 1978, together with his colleagues David Bristow, Kit Cooper and Terence Griffin, set up Sedley Place a British design agency.
In 2021, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) hoped that Barney would endorse a new version of the logo in different shades of green, to highlight the environmental benefits of train travel. However, he said: "I could understand it if they had just swapped red for green. But why on earth have they got that many colours? It's a load of old bollocks. It's just a mess."[3]
References[]
- ^ Companies House (1 February 2003). "Terminating appointment as director or secretary".
- ^ a b c "Top 20 logos: 03. British Rail (1964)". Creative Review. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Weaver, Matthew (22 September 2021). "British Rail logo designer appalled by green makeover 'mess'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- Living people
- British designers
- British graphic designers
- 1939 births
- British company founders