Who is Neville Brody?

Presented By Stefan Holland

The name is kind of familiar but you cant put your finger on It?

Well He Isn't This Neville?

And He is Definitley Not This Brody???

So What is he famous for?

Is he a Graphic Designer?Is he a Typographer?Is he a Rebel?Is He an Art Director?Is he misunderstood?Is he a Genius?Is he a brand strategist?

Answer: All of the above.

Early NevilleBorn Southgate 1957

Rebellious TeenagerPunk Influenced

This Sex Pistols Album a major Influence on a young Brody

1976

Early EducationStudied at

Hornsey School of Art

And The London College of Printing

1976-1979

Early WorksStarted to

Design Posters FOR Student Concerts most notablyPer Ubu supported by The Human Leauge

1978

1980 The Love Affair with Fetish Begins

Rocking Russian Stiff Records and Fetish Records.

Brody Starts to Design Sleeves for Independent music companies

1981-1986Becomes Art Director of “The Face” magazine

He has also worked for well Known Bands such as Depeche Mode and Level 42

1983

1987-1990 Begins work with “Arena” Magazine

Becomes heavily Influenced by Dadaism and the works of…

1987-Present

Sebastiao SalgadoAnd Man Ray

1987

He founded the “Studio” in London later to be called “Research Studios”In 1994

Later to be followed with studios in New York , San Francisco , Paris and Berlin

FF DomeFF WorldInsignia RomanLino Essential

While at Arena Magazine , Brody experimented with Type and Font Families. Here is just a selection of the many fonts he invented throughout the years.

And he still is inventing more..

1987-present

New Times at The TimesBrody was

instrumental inthe redesign of The Times in November 2006 with the creation of a new font Times Modern. It is the first new font at the newspaper since it introduced Times New Roman in 1932.

2005

He Knows a Lot , Any books available on him?The Graphic Language

Of Neville Brody, Jon Wozencroft (1988) The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 2, Jon Wozencroft (1994

Selection of his work

And More..

Presenter Stefan HollandResearch Declan Mc MahonProduction Ken O Brien and Declan Mc Mahon

The End

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