# Designing the future with Malcolm Garrett.

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Podcast: [Creative Characters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861)
Published: 2025-12-17T07:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.monotype.com/podcast
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## Resource

Step into the world of Malcolm Garrett, an iconic British graphic designer whose career is grounded in punk rock and new technology.In this episode, Malcolm talks about designing record sleeves for bands like Buzzcocks, Duran Duran, and Simple Minds, as well as his enthusiasm for adopting new digital design tools. From the DIY spirit of London's Shoreditch neighborhood in the '80s to learning how to design on Apple IIe computers and early iterations of Adobe Illustrator, Malcolm's reflections offer a glimpse into the evolution of graphic design over the past five decades. You can find blog posts for this and all our past episodes at monotype.com/podcast .

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