Briony Hartley
Apr 171 min read
Boom! It's the Bournemouth Writing Festival!
I'm delighted to be involved with the Bournemouth Writing Festival, a fabulous 3-day festival with talks, workshops, socials and events...
Briony Hartley
Apr 16, 20233 min read
What does a book designer actually do?
I have designed hundreds of books, and am passionate about the power of elegant design and a clear visual hierarchy to transform the...
Briony Hartley
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Museum Branding Design: to celebrate a centenary
Designing a brand refresh to celebrate the museum's 100th anniversary.
Briony Hartley
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Guide Book Design for The Houses of Parliament
Guide Book Design
Briony Hartley
Jan 6, 20213 min read
Book design: Speak Your Truth
Fearne Cotton's, Speak Your Truth, is published today, and I was thrilled to do the book design for this during lockdown last summer. An...
Briony Hartley
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Jumping into 2021: Art exhibition poster design
This new year feels like a leap of faith, jumping into the swirling waters of 2021 and hoping to emerge smiling!
Briony Hartley
Dec 18, 20202 min read
Lockdown exhibition design
There has been lots of work going on behind closed doors at museums and galleries across the UK during lockdown and, for now at least,...
Briony Hartley
Sep 18, 20203 min read
Designs on COVID for the NHS
As inevitable as taxes, and as unwelcome, the pandemic has pushed death uncomfortably into the public arena. It's beyond distressing, but...
Briony Hartley
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Book Design for Yellow Kite Books: Bread Therapy
Publisher Yellow Kite strive to ‘help people lead happier, healthier, more connected lives’ and want their books to inspire positive...
Briony Hartley
Oct 24, 20192 min read
Studying Typography at the University of Reading
In the 1990s, this was one of only two Typography courses in the country and I must admit, when I applied for it, I didn’t even know what...