Colin Forbes (1928) is a British graphic designer. He is notable as a former head of the graphic design program at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, and as one of the founders of the Pentagram design studio.
Colin Forbes studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and worked briefly under graphic designer and journalist Herbert Spencer. After graduating, Forbes returned to become Head of Graphic Design at the Central School at the age of 28. By 1960 Forbes had left teaching for private practice and in 1962 formed Fletcher/Forbes/Gill with Alan Fletcher and Bob Gill. (Gill left the partnership in 1965 and was replaced by Theo Crosby and the firm became Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes). In 1972 Forbes and Fletcher were two of the five founders of Pentagram design studio, a leading studio in the world of design. He worked with Alan Kitching at this time.
With his partners at Fletcher/Forbes/Gill and with partners at Pentagram, Forbes is the co-author of several books on design. He has also written under his sole name. Forbes was a 1991 recipient of the AIGA medal
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Colin Forbes studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and worked briefly under graphic designer and journalist Herbert Spencer. After graduating, Forbes returned to become Head of Graphic Design at the Central School at the age of 28. By 1960 Forbes had left teaching for private practice and in 1962 formed Fletcher/Forbes/Gill with Alan Fletcher and Bob Gill. (Gill left the partnership in 1965 and was replaced by Theo Crosby and the firm became Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes). In 1972 Forbes and Fletcher were two of the five founders of Pentagram design studio, a leading studio in the world of design. He worked with Alan Kitching at this time.
With his partners at Fletcher/Forbes/Gill and with partners at Pentagram, Forbes is the co-author of several books on design. He has also written under his sole name. Forbes was a 1991 recipient of the AIGA medal
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Colin Forbes and/or Pentagram. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Mr. Colin Forbes |
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| Mr. Colin Forbes |
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| Pentagram office |
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| Pre cut Asbestos products |
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| DandAD |
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| Designer's Saturday poster |
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| Visual Comparisons cover |
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| Pirelli campaign |
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| Plastics magazine covers |
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| PMS calendar |
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| 1966, Zinc Die Casting Conference |
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| 1974, New Alphabets A-Z |
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| D&ad mark |
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| Eastman Machine Co. |
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| Eastman Machine Co. |
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| F1, Formula racing |
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| Identity program for Hotel Hankyu in Osaka, Japan |
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| Kubota identity |
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| Toray identity |
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