Disorder: Chris Ashworth
Swiss Grit Vol. II
The first book dedicated to the career of Chris Ashworth, a truly hands-on graphic designer, charting his "Swiss Grit" approach from the influential Ray Gun magazine in the 1990s to his experimental type projects of today.
Chris Ashworth balances a career as a sought-after creative director with a second life as an experimental designer and typographer, a path he first took in the early 1990s, designing flyers for clubs in the north of England. His inimitable hands-on approach to graphic design, exemplified in his work on two classics of '90s music magazine culture—Blah Blah Blah in the UK (designed with Neil Fletcher) and Ray Gun in the US—has won him legions of fans. His creative approach, termed "Swiss Grit," "is a…
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March 18, 2025
Chris Ashworth achieved design notoriety in the late 1990s at Ray Gun magazine, the influential LA-based "bible of music and style." His early schooling in the rigors and principles of Swiss graphic design fused with the gritty vernacular of the street came together to create the sounds of the '90s in visual print form. He has since worked with pop culture bands and brands from New Order, Michael Stipe (REM), Robbie Robertson, and Bush to Nike, Diesel, and Adobe, as well as spending over twenty years as a creative director running in-house creative studios at Microsoft, Nokia, and Getty Images.
Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer, writer, and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art, London. He has written numerous…
