Gerry Barney
Gerald Lawrence Barney (born) is a British designer, best known for his 1965 British Rail Double Arrow, which is still in use in the UK. In 1960, aged 21, Barney started his career at the Design Research Unit (DRU) as a lettering artist, and soon became close to the studio’s co-founder, Milner Gray. At the DRU, Barney designed logos including the British Rail Double Arrow. He later worked for Wolff Olins, and in 1978, together with his colleagues David Bristow, Kit Cooper and Terence Griffin, set up British design agency Sedley Place.
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Gerry Barney
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- Gerry Barney
- Birth Name
- Gerald Barney
- Born
- 18 September 1939
- Occupation
- Designer
- Known for
- British Rail Double Arrow VAG Rounded
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In 2021, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) hoped that Barney would endorse a new version of the logo in different shades of green, to highlight the environmental benefits of train travel. However, he said: "I could understand it if they had just swapped red for green. But why on earth have they got that many colours? It's a load of old bollocks. It's just a mess."
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Gerry Barney appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a graphic designer and calligrapher. Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: London. The period of activity is recorded as 1978.
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• Name — Gerry Barney • Birth Name — Gerald Barney • Born — 18 September 1939 • Occupation — Designer • Known for — British Rail Double Arrow VAG Rounded • Illustration — The British Rail "Double Arrow" designed by Gerald Barney, 1965
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