EAP Episode.42 - Malcolm Garrett (Graphic Designer - Assorted Images) : "The best design does it's job without you even noticing" episode artwork

EPISODE · May 11, 2025 · 1H 26M

EAP Episode.42 - Malcolm Garrett (Graphic Designer - Assorted Images) : "The best design does it's job without you even noticing"

from Eighties Archive Podcast · host David Arscott + John Mabey

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content*Welcome Malcolm Garrett MBE, from the renowned graphic design agency, Assorted Images who pretty much designed half of your record collection!David declares Malcolm as one of his heroes with no hesitation.Cheshire born but the cultural son of Manchester, who's love of The Beatles still remains true as does his love of Barney Bubbles' design work on those early Hawkwind albums and the Stiff records canon.We talk out the detail of Malcolm's approach to design and how this played out working for Buzzcocks, Duran Duran & Simple Minds, his dalliance with the world of James Bond and his book design for David Buckley's book on Kraftwerk, which was probably deemed so accurate, that only the German's took umbrage!Malcolm also chooses 5 brilliant tracks from from the 80s - DA

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content*Welcome Malcolm Garrett MBE, from the renowned graphic design agency, Assorted Images who pretty much designed half of your record collection!David declares Malcolm as one of his heroes with no hesitation.Cheshire born but the cultural son of Manchester, who's love of The Beatles still remains true as does his love of Barney Bubbles' design work on those early Hawkwind albums and the Stiff records canon.We talk out the detail of Malcolm's approach to design and how this played out working for Buzzcocks, Duran Duran & Simple Minds, his dalliance with the world of James Bond and his book design for David Buckley's book on Kraftwerk, which was probably deemed so accurate, that only the German's took umbrage!Malcolm also chooses 5 brilliant tracks from from the 80s - DA

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*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content*Welcome Malcolm Garrett MBE, from the renowned graphic design agency, Assorted Images who pretty much designed half of your record collection!David declares Malcolm as one of his heroes...

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