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Barnbrook is one of Britain’s most well-known and highly regarded independent creative studios, based in London. We work with a variety of clients across the globe and projects of varying scales. From overseeing the brand identity and environmental graphics of Art Basel to our much-discussed David Bowie album covers.

Barnbrook’s contribution to design was recognised with a retrospective at the Design Museum in London entitled Friendly Fire in 2007.

Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards – Winner of “Best Recording Package” for Blackstar, 2016

The Design Museum Museum Beazley Design of The Year – Winner of ‘Graphic Design of the Year’ for Blackstar, 2016

Internships
Currently because of COVID-19 we are unable to continue our internship scheme until further notice.

Barnbrook
Unit 1
37 Bavaria Road
London N19 4EU
United Kingdom

General & business enquiries: us(at)barnbrook.net

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Unexpected Pleasures
Exhibition and catalogue design on contemporary jewellery
Unexpected Pleasures
Rachel Howard
Artist monograph to accompany exhibition
Rachel Howard
Mystetskyi Arsenal: Arsenale 2012 Catalogue
Catalogue for art biennale in Kyiv, Ukraine
Mystetskyi Arsenal: Arsenale 2012 Catalogue
John Foxx And The Maths: Interplay
Cover for analogue synth band
John Foxx And The Maths: Interplay
Adbusters: Apocalypse Soon
Design for anti-corporate magazine
Adbusters: Apocalypse Soon
Lotte World Mall
Visual identity for shopping complex
Lotte World Mall
Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.
Accompanying book for exhibition
Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.
John Foxx & Jori Hulkkonen: European Splendour
Vinyl design for electropop collaboration
John Foxx & Jori Hulkkonen: European Splendour
Art Basel: 2013–14
Printed and environmental graphics for world’s leading art fairs
Art Basel: 2013–14
Roppongi Hills: 5th Anniversary
Roppongi Hills anniversary graphics
Roppongi Hills: 5th Anniversary
Barnbrook Bible
Studio monograph
Barnbrook Bible
The Rolling Stones 50
Official book celebrating The Rolling Stones anniversary
The Rolling Stones 50
This Way Madness Lies
Book exploring the history of madness
This Way Madness Lies
David Bowie: Love is Lost Limited Edition 12 Inch Vinyl
‘White label’ design for single
David Bowie: Love is Lost Limited Edition 12 Inch Vinyl
Rankin: Play
Photography book of musicians by Rankin
Rankin: Play
Fashion Photography Next
Survey of contemporary fashion photography
Fashion Photography Next
Ghost Harmonic (with John Foxx): Codex
CD design for electronic, acoustic collaboration
Ghost Harmonic (with John Foxx): Codex
Just My Type Poster
Limited edition screen print to launch book
Just My Type Poster
Balagan!!!
Book about contemporary art from former Soviet Union
Balagan!!!
Critical Art Ensemble: Disturbances
Book about arts collective
Critical Art Ensemble: Disturbances
Taxidermy
Book on the diverse areas of taxidermy
Taxidermy
Love Music Love Food
Logo for Teenage Cancer Trust project
Love Music Love Food
Banksy’s Dismaland: Cruel Designs
Exhibition design as part of Banky's Dismaland
Banksy’s Dismaland: Cruel Designs
Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the Paranormal and the Complicity of the Mind Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the Paranormal and the Complicity of the Mind
Darkroom
Identity and website for video platform
Darkroom
Shakespeare: Greatest Living Playwright
Mural and logo for Shakespeare exhibition
Shakespeare: Greatest Living Playwright
John Foxx and the Maths: Interplay Video
Analogue video for analogue synth band
John Foxx and the Maths: Interplay Video
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age Catalogue
Catalogue for British design exhibition at The V&A
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age Catalogue
Damien Hirst: Pictures from the Saatchi Gallery
Survey of artist’s work in the Saatchi Gallery
Damien Hirst: Pictures from the Saatchi Gallery
Friendly Fire at Ginza Graphic Gallery
Barnbrook retrospective poster for exhibition at Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo
Friendly Fire at Ginza Graphic Gallery
Monotype Typeface Promo Films
Animations for typeface releases
Monotype Typeface Promo Films
Machine-Generated Stone Carving
Stone carving experiments
Machine-Generated Stone Carving
A Colourful Journey In A Time Machine: Istanbul Biennials for Children
Art book for children
A Colourful Journey In A Time Machine: Istanbul Biennials for Children
The Who: The Official History
Official book celebrating The Who's 50th anniversary
The Who: The Official History
Nature Morte
Book on the subject of the still life
Nature Morte
Hannah Peel: Fabric State
LP cover design for London musician
Hannah Peel: Fabric State
VirusFonts: Newspeak Font Poster
Poster celebrating the release of new font
VirusFonts: Newspeak Font Poster
Mystetskyi Arsenal: Arsenale 2012
Identity for art biennale in Kyiv, Ukraine
Mystetskyi Arsenal: Arsenale 2012
Occupy London Logo
Logo for influential activist movement
Occupy London Logo
Ace Hotel Shoreditch Murals
Typographic murals for London Hotel
Ace Hotel Shoreditch Murals
The Empire of Death
Book on ossuaries, tombs and chapels
The Empire of Death
David Bowie: The Next Day Extra
Special edition of Bowie album ‘The Next Day’
David Bowie: The Next Day Extra
Damien Hirst: I Want to Spend…
Innovative artist’s monograph
Damien Hirst: I Want to Spend…
Tomorrow’s Truth
Exhibition and posters for retrospective exhibition at Seoul Arts Center
Tomorrow’s Truth
John Foxx: DNA
Design for CD and video for John Foxx related exhibition
John Foxx: DNA
Friendly Fire
Exhibition design for Barnbrook retrospective
Friendly Fire
Kohkoku Magazine
Radical redesign of Japanese magazine
Kohkoku Magazine
John Foxx: VJ clips
Live visuals for electronic musician
John Foxx: VJ clips
British Heart Foundation
Motion graphics charity advert
British Heart Foundation
David Bowie Is: The Black and White Years
Design for section of V&A Bowie exhibition
David Bowie Is: The Black and White Years
John Foxx and the Maths: The Shape of Things
Cover design for analogue synth band
John Foxx and the Maths: The Shape of Things
The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts
Barnbrook-authored infographic book on global crises
The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts
John Foxx: Exponentionalism
Design for CD release of songs by John Foxx rerecorded by 2 artists
John Foxx: Exponentionalism
October Salon 56
Visual identity for art biennale
October Salon 56
You Dig the Tunnel You Dig the Tunnel
Dutchmann: Delft Surfboard
Crafted surfboard design
Dutchmann: Delft Surfboard
Fragile Self Fragile Self
Beams Fashion
Multifaceted work for Japanese fashion retailler
Beams Fashion
Damien Hirst: The Beautiful Afterlife
Printed matter and catalogue for exhibition
Damien Hirst: The Beautiful Afterlife
Bonnefanten
Museum Identity
Bonnefanten
Fit: Alternative London 2012 posters
Poster design for alternative London 2012 Olympic posters
Fit: Alternative London 2012 posters
Art from Elsewhere
Identity & catalogue for Southbank Centre travelling exhibition
Art from Elsewhere
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
I am Iman
Monograph for fashion businesswoman and icon
I am Iman
Young British Art: The Saatchi Decade
Book about British art in the Saatchi Gallery
Young British Art: The Saatchi Decade
Tuxedomoon: 77o7 TM Box Set & Vapour Trails
Packaging for major release by experimental band Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon: 77o7 TM Box Set & Vapour Trails
David Bowie: Heathen
Design of Bowie album cover
David Bowie: Heathen
The Barbican: The Wilde years – Oscar Wilde & the Art of His Time
Printed matter for Oscar Wilde themed exhibition
The Barbican: The Wilde years – Oscar Wilde & the Art of His Time
On & On Catalogue
Bilingual catalogue for temporary arts exhibition
On & On Catalogue
Art and Politics Now
Survey of politically themed art
Art and Politics Now
David Bowie: Reality
David Bowie album cover design
David Bowie: Reality
Roppongi Hills
Branding for Tokyo development
Roppongi Hills
Peaceful Music
Artwork for digital playlist channel
Peaceful Music
John Foxx: Underpass Vinyl Remix
Special edition vinyl design
John Foxx: Underpass Vinyl Remix
Museum of Old and New Art: Wim Delvoye
Catalogue on artist Wim Delvoye
Museum of Old and New Art: Wim Delvoye
California: Designing Freedom
Exhibition and catalogue design
California: Designing Freedom
Mystetskyi Arsenal
Branding for major museum complex in Ukraine
Mystetskyi Arsenal
Creative Review: Monograph
Creative Review magazine supplement for students
Creative Review: Monograph
Juxta Press
Identity and website for publishing house
Juxta Press
David Bowie Is Exhibition Graphics
Branding for David Bowie exhibition at The V&A
David Bowie Is Exhibition Graphics
Architecture and Surrealism
Book about the relationship between architecture and surrealism
Architecture and Surrealism
David Bowie: The Next Day
Controversial album cover design
David Bowie: The Next Day
As You Change, So Do I
Identity and website for public arts project
As You Change, So Do I
VirusFonts: Font Catalogue
Type specimen catalogue
VirusFonts: Font Catalogue
Britain Creates: Fashion and Art Collusion
Book of collaborations between UK artists and fashion designers
Britain Creates: Fashion and Art Collusion
Chivas Priori
Custom typeface for whisky brand
Chivas Priori
David Bowie: I Can’t Give Everything Away Lyric Video
Video for Bowie single release
David Bowie: I Can’t Give Everything Away Lyric Video
WHY2K?
Book of millennial writing
WHY2K?
Vicks Action Cold Remedy
Typographic advert for cold remedy
Vicks Action Cold Remedy
Disobedient Objects
Catalogue, publicity and exhibition design for V&A exhibition
Disobedient Objects
VirusFonts: T-Shirts
Original T-shirts for our font company
VirusFonts: T-Shirts
Bio Art: Altered Realities
Book design on theme of biological based or themed artworks
Bio Art: Altered Realities
John Foxx: 20th Century: The Noise
Compilation Of Musicians 20th Century Music
John Foxx: 20th Century: The Noise
Diablo
Custom typeface for video game
Diablo
Noam Chomsky: Doctrines and Visions
Cover design for Penguin special edition
Noam Chomsky: Doctrines and Visions
John Foxx and The Maths: Rhapsody
Live album cover design for synth band
John Foxx and The Maths: Rhapsody
Embedded Art: Art In The Age of Security
Exhibition Identity
Embedded Art: Art In The Age of Security
Designers for Japan: Pandora’s Box
Object created for charity project
Designers for Japan: Pandora’s Box
Adbusters: Buy Nothing Day
‘Uncommercial’ for no shopping day
Adbusters: Buy Nothing Day
Mori Arts Center: Tokyo City View
Ticket design for observation gallery
Mori Arts Center: Tokyo City View
Collateral Damage
Barnbrook exhibition poster
Collateral Damage
Kings Cross Billboard
Site-specific billboard design
Kings Cross Billboard
COP21
Guerrilla poster campaign protesting the arms trade fair
COP21
Dignity
Japanese funeral director branding
Dignity
Reading International
Identity and website for public arts project
Reading International
Strike!
Cover design for political publication
Strike!
Shiseido Zen
Logo for rebrand of Shiseido fragance
Shiseido Zen
Anti Design Festival Anti Design Festival
Damien Hirst: Pharmacy
Graphics for Hirst concept restaurant
Damien Hirst: Pharmacy
Sentinels of the Sea: A Miscellany of Lighthouses Past Sentinels of the Sea: A Miscellany of Lighthouses Past
John Foxx: Clicktrack
Short experimental music video
John Foxx: Clicktrack
John Foxx: A Half-Remembered Sentence
Short film using the writing of John Foxx
John Foxx: A Half-Remembered Sentence
Shiseido Inoui ID
Logo for rebrand of Shiseido cosmetics
Shiseido Inoui ID
Unknown Public Issue 12: Talking Drums
Limited edition CD magazine design
Unknown Public Issue 12: Talking Drums
17th Biennale of Sydney
Identity for contemporary art biennale
17th Biennale of Sydney
John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth
Multi-Format Release for John Lennon
John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth
Illustration Now
Book of contemporary European illustration
Illustration Now
Schiaparelli and the Artists Schiaparelli and the Artists
Damien Hirst: Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings
Innovative catalogue and printed matter for show in New York
Damien Hirst: Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings
Blain|Southern
Contemporary art gallery website
Blain|Southern
Art Ukraine Magazine Website
Website design for leading arts magazine about art
Art Ukraine Magazine Website
David Bowie Is Catalogue
Catalogue for David Bowie exhibition at the V&A
David Bowie Is Catalogue
Daichi Wo Mamoru Kai Deli
NGO and organic food company deli’s
Daichi Wo Mamoru Kai Deli
Daichi Wa Mamoru Kai
NGO and organic food company branding
Daichi Wa Mamoru Kai
davidbowie.com
Redesign of David Bowie’s official website
davidbowie.com
UK/RAINE
Book about emerging artists from both the UK and Ukraine
UK/RAINE
The Sick Rose or Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
Book on 19th Century disease illustration
The Sick Rose or Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
Penguin: A Clockwork Orange Restored Edition
Minimal cover for classic book
Penguin: A Clockwork Orange Restored Edition
Chicks on Speed: Don’t Art Fashion Music
Book on music and arts collective
Chicks on Speed: Don’t Art Fashion Music
Open Plan
Book for Public Art Project
Open Plan
David Bowie: Valentine’s Day
Picture disc of David Bowie single
David Bowie: Valentine’s Day
The Bicycle Artisans
Book on bicycle boutique companies & artisans
The Bicycle Artisans
Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick
Exhibition Graphics
Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick
Mori Arts Center
Branding for major Japanese cultural organisation
Mori Arts Center
David Bowie: Rainbow Man David Bowie: Rainbow Man
17th Biennale of Sydney Catalogue
Catalogue for Australian biennale
17th Biennale of Sydney Catalogue
David Bowie: San Marino Stamps
Set of commemorative stamps
David Bowie: San Marino Stamps
John Foxx: The Quiet Man
Collection of Short Stories
John Foxx: The Quiet Man
Public Offerings
Exhibition catalogue for contemporary art exhibition
Public Offerings
An Underground Guide to Sewers or; Down, Through & Out in Paris, London, New York An Underground Guide to Sewers or; Down, Through & Out in Paris, London, New York
Roppongi Hills: Six Strata Book
Experimental book on Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills: Six Strata Book
BBC Radio Scotland
Short films for BBC radio station
BBC Radio Scotland
John Foxx And The Maths: Evidence
Design for analogue synthesiser album
John Foxx And The Maths: Evidence
Damien Hirst: On the Way to Work
Book of interviews by Gordon Burn
Damien Hirst: On the Way to Work
#StopDSEI – Protesting The Largest Global Arms Fair In London
Guerrilla poster campaign protesting the arms trade fair
#StopDSEI – Protesting The Largest Global Arms Fair In London
Stop American Cultural Imperialism
VirusFonts poster for Japanese release of typefaces
Stop American Cultural Imperialism
Adbusters: Design Anarchy
Design for anti-corporate magazine
Adbusters: Design Anarchy
Premonition
Book showcasing Ukraine's unique artistic culture
Premonition
Sedition
Website & branding for major digital art gallery
Sedition
A-Vogue
Supplement for Japanese Vogue magazine
A-Vogue
David Bowie: ★ (Blackstar)
Design for David Bowie's last album
David Bowie: ★ (Blackstar)
Tokyo Type Directors Club Exhibition
Poster for exhibition of graphic design in Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo
Tokyo Type Directors Club Exhibition
Rihanna Rihanna
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
Book and installation to accompany retrospective
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
David Bowie: Nothing has Changed
David Bowie compilation album packaging
David Bowie: Nothing has Changed
Indochine
Indochine
Indochine
John Foxx And The Maths: Analogue Circuit
Design for live performance release
John Foxx And The Maths: Analogue Circuit
Just My Type Book Cover
Paperback cover of mainstream book on typography
Just My Type Book Cover
Newspeak: British Art Now
Catalogue for UK art exhibition at The Hermitage
Newspeak: British Art Now
Long Lunch: Poster Long Lunch: Poster
Roppongi Hills 3rd Anniversary
Roppongi Hills anniversary graphics
Roppongi Hills 3rd Anniversary
Mori Art Museum
Contemporary art museum branding in Tokyo
Mori Art Museum
The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts
Infographic book on ecological issues
The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts
Mori Art Museum: Happiness
Inaugural exhibition branding at art museum in Tokyo
Mori Art Museum: Happiness
The Game: All Things Trump
Object-based book about Donald Trump
The Game: All Things Trump
John Foxx: Hyperballard
Design for Ballard-inspired film soundtrack
John Foxx: Hyperballard
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