Nationality British Name Paul Barnes | Role Graphic designer Education University of Reading | |
Born 1970 (age 44–45) Harlow, England Occupation Graphic artist and typographer | ||
Paul Barnes (born 1970, Harlow, England) is a graphic designer and typographer. He has designed several new typefaces.
Contents
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 and Joy Division. He has designed the very large Guardian Egyptian family typefaces for The Guardian newspaper (with Christian Schwartz).
In April 2007 he designed the logo for Kate Moss with Saville.
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.