It’s been a little more than a year since I began my interview series, Typography Dojo, and I feel like I’ve learned so much along the way from typographic masters!
Type lessons learned in 12 months.
Process makes perfect.
I was taught to handle both ends of the type spectrum. Meaning, you can hand-draw type, which is lettering, where you’re handling three or four words at the max. I was also taught that a good designer has to be able to handle 300 words or more on a page in typesetting. A good designer needs to handle both.
Design Mentorship is Important
Flourishing with Gemma O'Brien
Gemma O’Brien is an Australian artist and Volcom Womens Ambassador specializing in hand-lettering, illustration and typography. In her spare time, she travels and illustrates puke-puns on airsick bags for The Spew Bag Challenge.
Mark Caneso Swashes Surfside
Originally from Southern California, Mark Canesco graduated from Otis College of Art and Design in 2004 and then started a hybrid business after school. He is currently living in Oahu, Hawaii and freelances with some agencies and has his own clients. He also runs a digital type lab—ps.Type—which offers custom type design and retail products.
