Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Slow days

A particularly slow day at work today. After laying out two stories that will most likely meet the glossy pages of our mag; inhaling a giant slab of carrot cake; staring out the window at the seedy coffee shop; and photoshopping a photo of Conor's head into a rose bud, it's time to be productive.

Like most designers, i am constantly on the hunt for inspiration. I have a very stock standard set of designey sites that I like to check daily. The more time I have, the more links I click, the more I discover. Today has been a great day for discovery!

First up in my tangled web clicking, I stumbled upon Jessica Hische
The gorgeous (and quite Cat Power-ish - must be the fringe) Jessica is a Brooklyn based typographer, illustrator and designer. Her typographic design is a fine balance between loud+fun and beautiful+restrained.

"Type is a skill that you can only improve on with a lot of practice. Drawing it day in and day out for three years has had a massive impact on my type work." No doubt Jessica's skill would have been honed during her years working with Louise Fil.  Jessica makes that annoying old saying 'practice makes perfect' really ring true.


 I would love to receive chrissy presents wrapped in this! It's the kind of paper that steals the attention from whatever it conceals.



Jessica has worked on a collection of books, each of them showing off her keen typographic eye. There is a great collection of book covers on her website. Have a look here.

 



When you're done checking out Jessica's website, check out her blog. She has a nerdy little side project for all you procrastinators out there....carrot cake, conors face on a rose bud....

enjoy xx