Mark Farrow
Mark Farrow RDI (born 1960)[1] is a British graphic designer known for his work with English music label Factory Records and Manchester nightclub The Haçienda. He has also done work for bands such as Pet Shop Boys and Spiritualized. In 2009 he was named a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts.
Mark FarrowRDI
Early life[edit]
Farrow attended art college for a short time but quit to work in a Manchester design studio. He also worked at The Discount Record Shop in Manchester's Underground Market. With the advent of punk rock, the shop was frequented by clientele like Ben Kelly and Peter Saville, both connected to Factory Records and The Haçienda nightclub.[2][3]
Awards[edit]
Farrow was named Designer of the Year in the Creative Review Peer Poll in 2004, voting him ‘the most important graphic designer working today’.
In 2009, by which time he had won nine Design and Art Direction Silver Awards, he was given the honour of Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts.[2][13]
Farrow also has four Grammy Award nominations, 10 Music Week CAD awards, and two Art Directors Club of Europe Gold Awards.[10]
