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# Jonathan Barnbrook

(1966)   Graphic Designer

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Jonathan Barnbrook is a graphic designer, best known for *The Barnbrook Bible*.

## Quick Facts About Jonathan Barnbrook

Born January 1, 1966

Profession Graphic Designer

Notable works The Barnbrook Bible

## About Jonathan Barnbrook

Jonathan Barnbrook is a British graphic designer, film maker, type designer, and typographer. He trained at Saint Martin's School of Art and at the Royal College of Art, both in London.

##  Quotes by Jonathan Barnbrook

> [Language is a virus, money is a nasty disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-barnbrook/language-is-a-virus-money-is-a-nasty-disease/)

[Jonathan Barnbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-barnbrook/)

[Disease](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disease/)

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> [Designers, stay away from corporations that want you to lie for them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-barnbrook/designers-stay-away-from-corporations-that-want-you-to-lie-for-them/)

[Jonathan Barnbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-barnbrook/)

[Corporations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corporations/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/jonathan-barnbrook-74971_corporations_designers-stay-away-from-corporations-th_1546306.jpg)

> [Design is both a political and cultural force for change, although most designers choose not to think about the power it has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-barnbrook/design-is-both-a-political-and-cultural-force-for-change-although/)

[Jonathan Barnbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-barnbrook/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/jonathan-barnbrook-74971_change_design-is-both-a-political-and-cultural_2440593.jpg)

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