Jolyon Madden

Born 1971, Essex, England.

After studying typographic design at The London College of Printing, I went on to spend over 25 years in newspaper design, working alongside a host of editors that included Kelvin MacKenzie, Piers Morgan, Stuart Higgins and Rebekah Brooks.

After a successful placement in New York working for the New York Post. I returned to London and became the Art Director of The Daily Mirror.

Returning to The Sun newspaper in 1998 I became the youngest Art Director in the papers history.


My work has won several awards and prestigious nominations, including the Press Awards Headline of the Year for, ZIP ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO, and the 'What The Papers Say, Front Page of the Year, award for The Sun newspapers 'ECLIPSE' front page, 'The Sun...And the moon'.

I now bring the various elements and disciplines of my career and experiences to canvas with my work.

In 2015 The National Portrait Gallery, in London, added copies of my 2014 'Editors' series of works to their archive

Typographical Design - The London College of printing

2014 'The Ex Editors'
The Alexander Miles Gallery, London St Katherine Docks
2015 'Decision Time'
The Alexander Miles Gallery, London St Katherine Docks
2017 'Heart17'
The Alexander Miles Gallery, London St Katherine Docks