'Colin Fulcher' aka 'Barney Bubbles' (
July 1942 -
1983) was an
English graphic designer and
video director. Born in Tranmere Road,
Whitton,
Middlesex in
July 1942, he lived in the
Portobello Road,
London in the 1960s, and was closely associated with
Hawkwind as an artistic collaborator and album cover designer. He committed
suicide in 1983.
Bubbles designed the
Norman archer logo for the Strongbow brand of
H. P. Bulmer Cider.
Bubbles was also responsible for the graphic art associated with
Elvis Costello and the Attractions,
Nik Turner's
Inner City Unit,
Stiff Records and
Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He is renowned for his distinctive contribution to the graphic design associated with the British independent music scene during the late 1970s and early 80s. The full scope of his influence is difficult to determine because he refused to sign his work.
External links
★ http://www.ibiblio.org/mal/MO/philm/barney/
★ http://www.ibiblio.org/mal/MO/philm/friends/barney.html
★ http://www.nenne.com/typography/bb1.html
★ http://www.nikturner.com/noise/black/bubbles.shtml
★
Barney Bubbles: artist and designer - an overview by John Coulthart,
Jan 20,
2007