Paul Barnes (designer)
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 Paul Barnes speaking on the differences between printing and carved lettering in 2013. | |
| Born | 1970 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Graphic artist and typographer |
Paul Barnes (born 1970, Harlow, England) is a graphic designer and typographer. He has designed several new typefaces.
Career[]
After an education at the University of Reading, in 1992 he emigrated to the United States to work with Roger Black. In 1995 he left Roger Black and began work as a freelance designer in London. He has worked with many large corporations, making logos for such well known companies as Givenchy, ABC television and the English bands New Order, Electronic[1] and Joy Division. With Christian Schwartz he designed the very large Guardian Egyptian family typefaces for The Guardian newspaper and operates the digital type design company Commercial Type.[2][3][4]
In April 2007 he designed the logo for Kate Moss with Saville.[5]
Awards[]
In September 2006 he was named one of the 40 most influential designers under 40 in Wallpaper and in September 2007 The Guardian named him one of the top 50 designers in Britain. [6]
Typefaces designed by Paul Barnes[]
- Brunel - 1996
- Stephenson Sans - 2001
- Ironbridge - 2002
- Pagan Poetry - 2002
- Austin - 2003
- Stockholm - 2004
- Dala Floda - 2005
- Guardian Egyptian - 2005, with Christian Schwartz
- Marian - 2005
- National Trust - 2009, custom for the National Trust[7][8]
- Dala Prisma - 2014[9]
Magazine articles by Paul Barnes[]
- Jonathan Hoefler, Baseline 23, edited by Mike Daines & Hans Dieter Reichert, Bradbourne Publishing, 1996
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Walters, John; Esterson, Simon. "Reputations: Commercial Type". Eye. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Grant, Angelynn. "Features: Commercial Type". Communication Arts. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Boulanger, Marie. "Christian Schwartz, Partner at Commercial Type: Interview March 1st, 2019". Medium. ECVNY. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ CR Blog » Blog Archive » Kate Moss: The Brand
- ^ "The top 50", The Guardian, 1 September 2007.
- ^ http://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/39449/national-trust
- ^ "Type Tuesday: Reputations, Christian Schwartz & Paul Barnes". Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Stössinger, Nina. "Dala Prisma". Typographica. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- English graphic designers
- English typographers and type designers
- People from Harlow
- People educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry
- Alumni of the University of Reading