Neville Brody

Graphic Designer and Typographer

Neville Brody - Graphic Designer and Typographer
Born

April 23rd, 1957
68 years ago

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United Kingdom

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A graphic designer, typographer, and art director focused on innovative typography and visual communication. Contributed significantly to the fields of graphic design and advertising. Renowned for work with magazines such as The Face and Arena, integrating typography with avant-garde aesthetics. Established Brody Associates, a design consultancy, advancing modern visual identity. Pioneered the use of digital tools in graphic design, influencing a generation of designers and typographers. His work has been showcased in various exhibitions worldwide.

Art direction for The Face magazine

Creation of distinctive typefaces

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