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Peter York’s Grey Hopes
Barney Bubbles credited one of the most creatively satisfying phases of his career to a prescient feature by marketing guru and cultural commentator Peter York published in the September 1978 issue of...
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The artistry of Antoinette
From time to time we examine the work of those who collaborated professionally with Barney Bubbles; there are few who fulfilled as wide a range of roles as Antoinette Sales. Back cover, Pure Pop For...
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Stylorouge: The joys of misappropriation
“Barney was a grand master of design irreverence and visual mischief” Rob O’Connor Stylorouge is one of the lesser celebrated though most successful design houses to have taken its cue from Barney...
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The power of the pyramid and the mystery of the three circles
The application of geometric symbols was an important element of Barney Bubbles’ visual language. Detail from label, I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, FBeat XX1, February 1980. As pointed out in...
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The single sleeves: the embodiment of pop art
Today we unveil the first public exhibition of the collected single sleeves created by Barney Bubbles; a stunning virtual presentation featuring a host of rarely seen images. England's Glory/Dream...
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Get Happy!! Forget The Massage!
Among the items which didn’t make it into the first edition of the book (even though it has 600 images) is this lovely rarity photographed for us by careful owner Billy Bragg: a huge paperboard...
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More Barney Bubbles single sleeve designs
7" single sleeve. Back + front of Cairo, Amazulu, Towerbell Records, 1983. The single sleeves section of this site has been updated today with the addition of yet more images, bringing the total number...
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Three London exhibitions feature Barney Bubbles designs
Designs by Barney Bubbles feature in three exhibitions which have opened in London this week. Above are 24 of the Crown wallpaper variations of Bubbles sleeve design for the 1979 album Do It Yourself...
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Photos from The Past The Present & The Possible: Barney Bubbles exhibition in...
//Photo: R. Pelletier.// //Photo: Pierrick Mouton.// The Past The Present & The Possible was the title of the section in graphics music exhibition White Noise devoted to Barney Bubbles and curated...
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Barney Bubbles, July 30 1942 – November 14 1983: A celebration in rare and...
//Barney Bubbles with poster/programme for Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ Armed Forces tour, west London, 1979. Photo courtesy Chalkie Davies// In celebration of the creative legacy of Barney...
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