Jonathan Barnbrook

Unfortunately on the day of Jonathan Barnbrook's talk I was under then impression he was doing two of the same talks during the day so I missed the first one.

However, the second one proved to be a very enjoyable one, specifically aimed at us third years which I felt was very nice of him to do.

Jonathan Barnbrook had a good sense of humour which was evident in his talk and it also transposed well into his work.

The purpose of this talk was to help us figure out what the heck we were supposed to do and what we should expect to face once we left University.

Here are some of what I considered to be Barnbrook's Greatest Tips:
• Don't make briefs sound boring.

• A restriction might not be a bad thing.

• Design is not a "traditional industry".

• Don't get distracted.

• Learn how to make decisions.

• Get an accountant!

• Charge what you think you can get away with.

One of the things I most admired about Jonathan was his moral stance on design. He's refused to work with Coca-Cola and several other companies solely because of their views and actions regarding the environment.

This merit of his proved especially impressive when he told us he turned down a hundred-thousand pound offer to drive a Japanese car around for a year. (No design work even involved)

phwoar!