Paul Barnes

Paul Barnes is a typographer. He was named as one of the 50 most influential designers in Britain and has worked and consulted on many publications including The Sunday Times Magazine and many others.

Typography is very interesting to me and although it is not a career I intend to pursue I do understand how important typography is, the creation of fonts is a much more complicated process than many would believe and the way different fonts affect the mood of a publication or a photograph or piece of art is very interesting to me. Last year when I was creating a magazine article I experimented with many different fonts in the process and although I had to choose the font that was most similar to the font I needed I enjoyed the experimentation process. I have also done a project in the last few years that looked at the lettering in old books and the fragile feel that the font amplified.

The project I most had to consider typography was ‘The Body” which I completed at the end of last year. I looked specifically at hands. We also had to create and write a mock article for a magazine. I chose the Sunday Times Magazine as I felt it was upmarket and reputable