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Neville Brody. Biographical Information. Born on April 23, 1957 in London, England Studied at the Hornsey College of Art and London College of Printing Worked for The Face magazine (1981-1986) Worked for Arena (1987-1990) Created Research Studios in 1994 Founding member of Fontworks
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Biographical Information • Born on April 23, 1957 in London, England • Studied at the Hornsey College of Art and London College of Printing • Worked for The Face magazine (1981-1986) • Worked for Arena (1987-1990) • Created Research Studios in 1994 • Founding member of Fontworks • Head of the Communication Art & Design department at the Royal College of Art • Influenced by punk rock, Dadaism, popart
Time Period, Location, Purpose and Philosophy • Brody has been working since the early 1980s • He works in England • He works to inspire the design community, to address the changing role of the designer and pushes the boundaries of visual communication in all media through experimental and challenging work • He feels that artists should be able to make a living pursuing ideas and having them published and made available to the public
Collaborations • Record covers for Cabaret Voltaire and Depeche Mode • Jaime Hayon and Zen Buddhist Master SantePoromao • Redesigned The Times with the new font Times Modern • Designed the new look for Dom Perignon • D&AD Annual • Wallpaper Magazine • Titlecards for Public Enemies • Bonfire Snowboarding • LG Electronics
Visually Appealing Aspects • Interesting compositions • Variety of colors • Work ranges from simple to complex • Interaction between text and images • Scale
Examples of Work Poster by Brody for exhibition at the Rocket Gallery in Japan Branding for Blaze Musical Festival
Type Tart spread for Wallpaper Limited Edition Subscriber cover for Wallpaper
Fly poster for Embedded Art exhibition in Berlin Tent stencil
Sound and Music logo Graphic for bite performance series
Ad for D&AD Student Awards LG Electronics Surface Graphics
Bibliography • The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, Jon Wozencroft (1988) • The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 2, Jon Wozencroft (1994) • Researchstudios.com • Researchstudiosparis.com • Rsbcn.com • Apple.com/pro/profile/brody • Banks, Tom. “Designers, academics and a monk.” Design Week Online 2 Feb 2011