Ben Locker is responsible for our copywriting, research and editorial services, as well as building websites to Barry's designs. He read Mediaeval History at St Andrews University and then qualified as a secondary school History teacher at the University of East Anglia. After 18 months as Assistant Editor of Family History Monthly, Ben spent a number of years working in education-related posts in the voluntary sector, including positions with Education Extra and Volunteer Reading Help. Most recently he managed the Civic Trust's national Heritage Open Days education programme, a curriculum-linked project designed to bring children, families and community members together to learn from our heritage and history.

Ben's main interests are reading, history, writing and photography. His first book, the satirical Swinesend: Britain's Greatest Public School, of which he is co-author, was published in April 2007 by Atlantic Books.

Ben's personal website can be found here.

Barry Lowenhoff has over 25 years of design and communications experience. His work has often tackled topical issues – from an unbiased perspective – and he has completed highly-regarded work for government, education, health, consumer, charity, green and environmental, equality, ethical, social, workers' and human rights projects.

This work covers the key design disciplines of print, identity, exhibition, publishing and web design with recent clients such as King’s College London University, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Young People and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Barry holds several awards including The Chartered Society of Designer’s Gold Award for his work on London Transport’s Identity guidelines. He has also judged for the Designers' and Art Directors' Association, is a member of The Design Business Association and a professional adviser to The Media Trust.

His interests lie in painting and drawing (he has exhibited at the Pastel Society’s 100th Anniversary exhibition at the Mall Galleries) and the work of the post-1920s - British artists, interior design and gardening.