A fun bit of type I created for Futurelab to support their article on Ethical Living in the latest quarterly magazine Vision.
Is it bad form to show off your own wedding invites? I don't know, I guess I don't care. Here they are! This design took some work, so much detail, a modernist's worst nightmare. It took around 5 Saturdays to complete but I got there in the end. I aimed to create a fun, colourful, celebratory vibe through the piece, definitely didn't want anything traditional and peach! The final design was printed digitally on a lovely textured stock by Rik at Ripe. As usual, came out cracking!
Here's a fun new type project to show you all. I've put together this detailed blog post to offer up some insights into the process this piece went through. But first, a bit of background to the project, Bristol Old Vic needed promotional material for their new Christmas play and the guys at Document.is felt there was a good opportunity to push the typework and create something distinct and unique. I met Tony Stiles, one of the directors of Docment.is when I started to first hit the pavement with my portfolio here in Bristol. That was 6 years ago! It's great we finally got to work together.
The main idea for the typework was to somehow find a way to incorporate a swallow and a skull into the words. My first task was to begin developing the bespoke characters and to determine how each object could be incorporated. Pencil, paper and ink in hand, I set about exploring a route that reflected the reference material I was given.
A few months ago, Erasmus, the team behind the Relentless drink magazine 'This is the Order', asked if they could use the typeface I developed for my 'Inspiring Words Series' prints. They were keen to treat the headings of the articles in their next issue in a similar way to my print collection. After being sent the mag in the post I was happy to get involved as it was a beautifully designed piece. The headings took a bit of work on my part as the characters form unique relationships with one another and need to be adjusted to fit but the results are stunning. I hope you agree.
