Student section on Barnbrook.net
We regularly receive requests from students for interviews or images to use in dissertations. We are a very small studio so it would be impossible to answer every request. However we hope to meet some of the demand with a new student resource section on barnbrook.net. If you are a student please check this section before emailing us to see if it will help you.
TYP08 talk, Friday 14th November, Stroud
Jonathan will be talking on Friday 14th November at TYP08, a weekend of typographic events taking place at the illustration gallery in Stroud. The event runs between 14th and 16th November. Tickets and more information can be found at www.typ08.org
Plus International Design Festival
Jonathan will be giving a lecture at the Plus International Design Festival on Thursday 6th November. The design festival takes place between 5-8 November at Fazeley Studios, 191 Fazeley street, Birmingham. The festival features an engaging series of lectures, workshops and exhibitions. More details can be found on the festival website.
New products on VirusFonts
virusfonts.com has been updated with some new products from Barnbrook Design’s exhibition at the Design Museum, Friendly Fire.
We have also integrated shipping and tax into the cost of the items so there is no more confusing shipping costs!
Barnbrook Design in Computer Arts
Barnbrook design was featured as studio of the month in the September edition of Computer Arts (issue 153).
Next month’s issue (154 – October) will contain an in depth interview with Jonathan Barnbrook.
New font coming soon!
VirusFonts will be unveiling a new font in the near future. We are nearing completion and will be releasing it on our website. For further information, stay tuned to virusfonts.com
TypoCircle talk 23rd October
Jonathan will be giving a talk for the Typographic Circle on the 23rd October at 7pm. It will be held at JWT, 1 Knightsbridge Green, London, SW1X 7NW. Details can be found on www.typocircle.co.uk
website re-organisation
We have re-organised our websites, barnbrook.net and virusfonts.com. Barnbrook now showcases all our design work, including the new remember Tibet animation, a book for the White Cube and the new Daichi Wo Mamoru Kai corporate identity. On VirusFonts you can find all our fonts, t-shirts, books and prints, as well as information resources about Jonathan Barnbrook and Virus.
www.remembertibet.org launches
On the occasion of the Beijing Olympics opening this upcoming August 8th 2008, we will be asking people to remember Tibet’s struggle for independence against the undemocratic government of China. China will be in the spotlight and for once cares about what the world thinks about it. We need to act now and raise awareness of this issue.
In today’s world, protest goes beyond borders. We should use our legitimate right to stand up for
The Posters of Discontent
We have been included in a show of political posters at Eastern Michigan University Art Gallery, The Posters of Discontent, which is timed to coincide with the US presidential election.
The show has been curated by Andrew Maniotes who has also designed a great poster using Tomohawk. It runs from 27th August — 9th October. More imformation can be found on the gallery website.