FUSE Designers

Neville Brody describes the purpose of FUSE Design; they are interested in exploring form and pushing the edges of language through their employment and creation of typography. It is essential to consider function and form, form will always follow function because one must dictate what the function is before deciding on the form. Fellow designers that have aided Brody in this pursuit are Phil Bicker,  Mario Beeraert, John Critchley, David Crow, Tobias Frere-Jones, and Cornel Windlin.

Phil Bicker is an internationally known photo editor, creative art director, and designer. Bicker began interested in fashion when he was attending college, causing him to transfer to London College of Printing. After College Bicker was able to find small jobs that allowed him to build his name and portfolio. Bicker has worked as the photo editor of TIME magazine but he was also art director for Neville Brody’s magazine THE FACE.

 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/phil-bicker/4/813/2b0

Mario Beernaert is a Belgian designer who studied at St. Lucas University. He has worked for FontShop, FUSE, and many other projects. He is a free lance designer, picking up fun projects that allow him to express his interpretation of design.

http://be.linkedin.com/in/mariobeernaert

John Critchley is a famous typeface designer who graduated from Manchester Polytechnic. Soon after, he joined Neville Brody’s London studio where he co-edited FUSE. FUSE is a collection of experimental typefaces and posters. Since then he has worked many jobs, including a position as Art Director for MTV.

http://www.identifont.com/show?154

David Crow was born in Galashiels, Scotland in 1962. He studied Graphic Design in Manchester before moving to London to find a stable job. He later returned to education, teaching graphic design in Salford and Liverpool. He is currently the Head of School of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is well known for his work in mechanical notation of visual language. 

http://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/profile/dcrow

Tobias Frere-Jones was born into a family of artists. He began displaying his artwork in New York Galleries at quite a young age. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, later graduating and beginning to work full time at Font Bureau. Since then he has pursued many avenues of design. In 2013, he was rewarded with the AIGA Meadl for exceptional achievements in the design field. 

http://www.fontbureau.com/people/TobiasFrereJones/

After graduating from Schule fur Gestaltung Luzern, Cornel Windlin moved to London to work with Neville Brody on THE FACE magazine. He later returned to Switzerland to start his own design firm. His work has won critical acclaim throughout the years especially his formation of the digital font foundry Lineto. 

http://www.artifiche.com/cms/front_content.php?idcat=6&ar=872&v=d&lang=2