Terry Jones (i-D)

Terry Jones (born 1945) is editor-in-chief and creative director of i-D magazine.

He studied graphics at the West of England College of Art at Bristol but left – as a matter of principle – when a favourite tutor [Richard Hollis] was “dismissed”. He married his wife, Tricia, in 1968 and they have two children, Kayt and Matthew. Both are professional photographers. His first job was as Ivan Dodd’s assistant and, in 1972, following stints at "Good Housekeeping" and "Vanity Fair", he became Art Director at English Vogue for five years.

In 1980 Jones launched "i-D", whose subject matter and graphic style have had a huge influence on magazine and advertising design. Starting as a home-produced fanzine with a rough-and ready approach to “instant design”, i-D has evolved into a fat glossy, acting on the way as a training ground for young journalists, designers and photographers.

"Instant design" is also the name of his studio. In the late '80s Terry switched his focus to advertising art direction. He was European art director for Esprit (1989-91) and Image Director for Fire and Ice in Germany (1992-94). In 2005 he was Creative Director for Y-3's advertising campaign.

Exhibitions

*1986-87
**Exhibition: 20 Years of Instant Design
***Seibu, Tokyo (October 1986)
***Hamilton Gallery, London (September 1986)
*1988
**Pop-Op Surreal exhibition
***Villa Croce, Genoa (May 1987)
*1992-93
**i-D Now exhibition
***Italy: Florence
***UK: London, Manchester and Glasgow
*1998
**Florence Biennale 1998: 2001 (minus 3)
*2001
**Family Future Positive exhibition
*2001
**Smilei-D exhibition
***Wapping Project, London (April)
***Armani flagship store, Milan (June)
***Espace Cardin, Paris (October)
***Art Directors Club, New York (November)
*2002
**i-Dress/undress
***Momi Modamilano, Milan
*2003-04
**Latin American tour of Smilei-D
***Buenos Aires, Argentina (Oct-Nov 03)
***Mexico City & Monterrey, Mexico (Jan-March 04)
***Santiago, Chile (April 04)

Books

*1977
**Designed "MGM Story" (Octopus Books)
* 1978-80
** Edited and designed "Not Another Punk Book" and "Masterpieces of Erotic Photography" (Aurum Books)
* 1979-89
** Edited and designed "The Tree", "Women on Women", "Fortuny", "The London Ritz" (Aurum Books)
* 1983
** Edited and published ‘Private Viewing’ (New Leaf Books)
* 1990 "Wink. Instant Design: A Manual of Graphic Techniques" (Phaidon)
* 1997
** "Catching the Moment" (Booth-Clibborn Editions)
* 2001
**"Smilei-D, Fashion and Style: The Best of 20 Years of i-D" (Taschen)
* 2003
**"Fashion Now" (Taschen)
* 2005
**"Fashion Now II" (Taschen)

See also

* i-D magazine