About
Barry began his career as an album cover designer and commercial artist. He designed album covers for artists such as Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, The Band, and ZZ Top. He is also known for creating the theatrical release posters for films such as Escape From New York, Terror Train, Street Trash, and Alligator.
He entered the film industry to work on Ralph Bakshi's animated feature film Cool World. In 2001 he production designed the all-digital animated short film Los Gringos, which was critically reviewed and praised in Entertainment Weekly. He was also one of several production designers on the Dreamwork's production Shrek. In 2010, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production for his work on Firebreather.
His other screen credits include films such as:
The Prince of Egypt
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Titan AE
The Ant Bully
Horton Hears a Who!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Sausage Party
Harper Collins released Jackson's first children's book, Danny Diamondback, in 2008. The book is dedicated to his daughter Rachel. He also provided illustrations for the picture book Bedtime for Little Bulldozer.