Now the my BFA is finally finished, I have free time to fill. Luckily I’m good at that. In fact, I already have a couple projects I’ve added:
1. I’m a contributor to a new blog called ‘the syllabus’
We’ve just started getting content together so we have a good launch. It’s focused on graphic design students and young graphic design professionals, their unique concerns and things that will ease the transition between school and work. I’ll be the contributing typography expert (whatever that means) with a weekly blog and more infrequent articles. I’m rather excited about it.
2. I’ve started a new typeface. Granted, it’s still in the incubation stages, but I feel like I have a solid design brief/concept that fills an area that seems to be needing filled within the realm of type design.
3. I’ve also been tossing around another idea for writing, mostly just a fun way for me to journal and incubate ideas. It’ll be called GrayMatters. I’m so clever. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get some funds to publish every year. I think after I incorporate Typecaste at the beginning of the year, I might use it as the basis for my annual report. Who knows?
One little caveat on #2. Austin made me promise that I’d take at least a month off before starting another typeface so there probably won’t be any updates during the next month.
Arlo Vance is a graphic designer and typographer living and working in Salt Lake City. He currently works for Hint Creative, a small design consultancy.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:45 am
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