i'm in that bizarre transitional phase in my life where i'm trying to find my professional fit but develop and hold on to my morals, ideas, and sensibilities. to be perfectly honest, i would have never guessed that graphic design was the direction my professional life would be headed in. however, i have never shied away from my creativity and my appreciation of aesthetics. with that in mind, my love of fonts, colors, arrangement of phrases and images is a perfect match for graphic design work. i've learned that my aesthetic as a designer is simple, clean, and contemporary. i pull inspiration from a variety of places but unbeknownst to me, i have long been inspired my artist marc atlan. his strong, paired down designs have made prada, commes des garcons, and the helvetica font just a little bit sexier and more singular in the wide landscape of commercial design. if only i could be this good...
find more of his beautiful work here.
2 comments:
Not to get to Stuart Smalley but you can be this good--just get in a good, creative environment and work well with others.
Also make note that he almost exclusively uses what appears to be a Akzidenz Grotesk typeface with little copy. That's what working with luxury clients gets you.
Finally, I recently saw the Helvetica movie. Beautiful and definitely inspirational.
Post a Comment