Neville Brody began his career by pushing the limits. He was almost thrown out of the London College of Printing when he designed a postage stamp with Queen Elizabeths head turned sideways. Brody was born in London on April 23, 1957. He attended Hornsey College in 1975 where he studied painting. From 1976-1979 Brody studied at the London College of Printing.

After school, Brody immersed himself in the independent music scene in the early 1980s. He was the art director of Fetish Records where he was able to experiment with graphic language. Then in 1981 he became the art director for The Face magazine, which was a London based magazine. He transformed the look of magazines. Brody left The Face in 1986 and shortly after became the art director for the mens magazine Arena. This time he concentrated on a minimal, non-decorative typography.



The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, was published in 1988. In this book, Brody documented his evolution from art student to renown graphic designer. This was later followed by a second book that chronicled the exploration of the personal computer as a design tool. Neville Brody and Stuart Jensen opened Font Works in 1990. Brody became the director of Font Shop International and created Fuse Magazine. Fuse Magazine is a collection of experimental typographic designs and is published quarterly by Font Shop. Brody wishes to liberate typography from its textual role through Fuse.

Research Studios was created by Brody and his business partner, Fwa Richards in 1994. Research Studios is a design studio that crosses many platforms including; web design, print, environment design, retail design, motion graphics, and film titles.

Neville Brody now focuses on questioning and creating a dialog on the role of electronic design and communication through the evolution of a new visual language.

Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries. It is like a clay sculpture that is always being twisted into new shapes without ever being fired.
” Neville Brody
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