Tony Brook
Founding Partner and Creative Director
Spin and Unit Editions
London, UK
Tony established the multidisciplinary design studio Spin in 1992. Named after his obsession with cricket, Spin has received international recognition for its work in identity, print, motion graphics and digital design.
In 2009 he set up the publishing company Unit Editions in partnership with the designer/writer Adrian Shaughnessy, with the ambition of making books by designers for designers. Unit Editions has published books on Herb Lubalin, FHK Henrion, contemporary typographic practice, Lance Wyman and identity manuals.
An avid collector of graphic design ephemera, in 2011 Tony curated a major retrospective of the work of Wim Crouwel at the Design Museum in London. Tony was admitted to the Alliance Graphique Internationale in 2006. 2015 saw the publication of a major monograph devoted to the work of Spin.
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Day 1: September 15
Charles S. Anderson / Clara Mulligan / Manuel / Mackey Saturday / Dirk Barnett / Beth Sachan / Austin Gray / Bryce McCloud / Kristine Arth / Matias Duarte / Michael Johnson & Tim Murray
Day 2: September 16
Tony Brook / Luke Stockdale / Min Lew / Mike Alderson / Ben Hulse and Greg Durrell / Ashley Strauss / Derrick Castle / Benji Peck / Theresa Fitzgerald / Jim Sherraden