Thursday, 24 December 2009



The Hand Job is a book I find really inspirational as it brings type back to a much more fun time, it brings the playfulness back into words and can really emphasize what the word is trying to express. With each letter being made by hand or drawing means that the designer/artist has really had to think about each letter and how it is displayed and what meaning it gives off. When type is hand drawn, it gives you a much more perosnal connection to it, especially if you are the designer, the shape of the letters become a matter of taste, some you will like and some you wont.
I think there is an added element of magic when you see somehthing impressive that has been made by hand and touched by a human hand rather than being soley on screen and created by paths abd vectors.
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About Me

Even though Graphic design is visual, I find that a lot of my inspiration comes from music that I listen to. The lyrics or a peculiar arrangement of a song or piece can stir up an emotion and inspire me to think in a different way that can put me in a creative mood. I like music to challenge people and hopefully create something unique and fresh and not just be “good to dance to”. I often work freehand and think there has been a lot of lost beauty since the major influence of the mac, but this is not to say I don’t like using them, I often use them in my work, especially for layout and to touch up or change designs, I just sometimes feel a computer loses some surprising mistakes which can create a new idea and gets you out of the mindset of sticking to one plan and carrying it through. My Design inspiration comes from the likes of "The Why Not Associates", Adrian Shaughnessy and Stanley Donwood. Typography is were I feel my major passion and especially hand made type, which is where my love for the why not associates comes from. I enjoy experimenting with different medias to create new and interesting ways for a typeface and would love to develop this in the near future.