Here are excerpts from four profile pieces written for Computer Arts projects magazine (issue 129). The brief was to focus on designers whose work is recognisably and quintessentially British…
Profile #1: Banksy
Everybody knows British graffiti artist Banksy. And yet nobody really knows him. He may (or may not) have been born in Bristol in the mid-1970s. He may (or may not) be the son of a photocopier technician. Only a few people have ever met Banksy. The Guardian’s Simon Hattenstone has, describing him as a cross between “Jimmy Nail and British rapper Mike Skinner”. While some artists revel in their fame, Banksy’s anonymity is a refreshing diversion in a culture obsessed with celebrity.
Profile #2: Jonathan Ive
Jonathan Ive isn’t one for speaking out. Shy and quietly focused, the senior vice president of Industrial Design at Apple is rarely interviewed. And even when he is, the British-born designer rarely gives anything away. He lets his design portfolio do the talking – the candy-coloured iMacs, iPods, MacBooks, Powerbooks and, most recently, the iPhone. Ive’s imagination is steered by a simplicity and purity that sits perfectly with Apple’s commitment to invention and innovation…
Profile #3: Matthew Carter
The Design Museum has called Matthew Carter the “most important typography designer of our time” and it’s easy to see why. His typefaces have defined magazines including Time, Newsweek, Wired and National Geographic; and newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post and The Guardian. He also developed the Verdana font for Microsoft, which revolutionised text display on computer screens. With over 70 fonts to his name, Matthew Carter’s typographical work has been viewed by billions…
Profile #4: Jonathan Barnbrook
The Design Museum proclaims Jonathan Barnbrook as “one of the UK’s most active graphic designers.” It says that he has pioneered the notion of “graphic design with a social conscience” and “makes strong statements about corporate culture, consumerism, war and international politics.” Barnbrook Design was founded in 1990 and continues to produce a steady mix of print and film work including CD covers, motion graphics, corporate identities, typefaces, magazines and books…
The full text of these profiles appears in Computer Arts Projects magazine, issue 129.
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