BCU Lecture Programme

The Plus International Design Festival is pleased to announce a full and engaging lecture programme including talks from:

Jonathan Barnbrook Barnbrook Design UK
Barnbrook is arguably most recognised for his work on the cover artwork of David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen which featured the debut for his 'Priori' typeface. Barnbrook collaborated with Damien Hirst, most notably on the design, layout and typography of his book I Want To Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now.

Steve Bell Cartoonist, The Guardian UK
Steve Bell is a political cartoonist, whose work appears in The Guardian and other publications. He is probably best known for the daily strip called If..., which has appeared in The Guardian newspaper since 1981, and since the mid-1990s he has also been that newspaper's principal editorial cartoonist.

Jason Conrad Red Bee Media UK
Red Bee Media are specilists in creating, enhancing, delivering, promoting and navigating content. Primarily for TV, but with screens popping up all over the place these days, they’ve quickly become experts in multi–platform technology - TV, video on–demand, broadband, IPTV, and mobile.

Jamie Wieck Airside UK
Airside is a cross-platform design agency that works in moving image, graphic design, illustration, digital and real world interaction. Founded ten years ago by Alex Maclean, Fred Deakin and Nat Hunter, Airside's unique approach has won many awards.

Jeff Willis Perks Willis Design UK
A Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London Jeff remains active as a graphic designer having formed Perks Willis Design in 1990. He is a member of Design and Art Direction, the International Society of Typographic Designers, a member of the Sign Design Society and a member of the Higher Education Academy.

The lecture programme is sponsored by Birmingham City University.

For more information visit http://www.youplusus.net/

Bookings for the Festival are now open and can be made online at http://www.youplusus.net/.

One-day ticket £15.00 (£10.00 concessions)
Full-Festival ticket £40.00 (£25.00 concessions)

Discounts available on groups of 10 or more.


See us also at the Field of Light part of the Hello Digital Festival 23-26 October 2008.