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Published:
Jan 28, 2016

Jonathan Barnbrook is the graphic designer behind multiple David Bowie album covers, including Reality, The Next Day, Heathen, and Blackstar, Bowie’s final studio album released two days before his death.

Jonathan Barnbrook, founder of London-based creative design studios Barnbrook, tweeted the news: “As a tribute to David Bowie, download our [Blackstar] graphics for free (for non-commercial use only).”

Barnbrook mentioned in an interview that the creation of the black star design is based on Bowie’s constant battle with mortality, and Barnbrook had hoped to achieve the perfect visual to symbolize Bowie’s battle with himself.

Barnbrook’s agency also released a statement on working with Bowie saying, "Barnbrook loved working with David Bowie, he was simply one of the most inspirational, kind people we have met. So in the spirit of openness and in remembrance of David we are releasing the elements of his last album [Blackstar] to download here for free under a Creative Commons NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence," Barnbrook wrote.

"That means you can make T-shirts for yourself, use them for tattoos, put them up in your house to remember David by and adapt them too, but we would ask that you do not in any way create or sell commercial products with them or based on them. Any questions or commercial licence usage please contact us."

The Blackstar graphics are available for download here.

Image: Barnbrook

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