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Alec Tear on the design process of his 36 Days of Type series
We caught up with Alec Tear who is an independent Designer and Lettering artist based in Amsterdam. Alec works in a wide range of graphic styles and designs concept-driven typography for creative agencies and brands all over the world. After working at JKR and gaining invaluable experience, Alec decided to set up on his own as an independent British designer. Since then he has produced a number of incredible projects, a favourite being his 36 Days of Type series that acts as a lettering project as well as a...
Daan Rietbergen on creating Nespor and the importance of typographic systems
We took the time to speak to Daan Rietbergen who is an Utrecht based independent graphic designer and artist specialising in visual identity, poster design and typography. Daan developed his passion for grids and systems during his time working at Studio Dumbar as a visual designer, forming the foundation for his typographic systems. He creates bold, powerful letterforms that can be viewed as murals across The Netherlands. Moreover, his work is heavily inspired by 60's/70's Dutch graphic design and by designers such as Wim Crouwel, Ben Bos, Jurriaan Schrofer,...
Alycia Rainaud on becoming an independent director and how psychology has influenced her creative journey
During the week, we spoke to Alycia Rainaud who is a French Graphic Designer and Digital Artist based in Montreal. Alycia graduated in June 2018 with a Master Degree in Graphic Design as well as a thesis dealing with the analogy between Book's shaping and Psychology. She recently started working as an independent director in January 2019. Her work is mainly focused on putting together editorial design, mental processes and visual experiments through a highly saturated yet dark aesthetic. Inspired by Jungian therapy, meditation, creative exercises and colour therapy; Maalavidaa also aims to...
Nubia Navarro on taking risks inside the design process
We caught up with Nubia Navarro who is a Venezuelan graphic designer and lettering artist currently living in Bogota, Colombia. She started creating infographics and graphic pieces at university which led onto Nubia now specialising in the creation of digital and manual letters. She has worked with a number of advertising agencies over the past 7 years, working alongside major brands such as Adidas, Adobe, Tiffany & Co, Sprite and Flowers of Colombia. Her approach to design is very focused on solving problems using type as well as being passionate about playing around with shapes,...
Harriet Richardson on staying creative during a pandemic and using design to tackle important issues
We took the time to speak to Harriet Richardson who is a multi-disciplinary, London-based designer from Manchester. Harriet creates identities for ethical and ecologically conscious brands, as well as producing her own graphic prints. After graduating in 2017, she worked at Turner Duckworth before joining Pentagram as a designer. She aims to create memorable and satisfying pieces through the use of word play and visual tricks that bring the audience into a dialogue. At the moment, her focus is to continue using design...