Archive for January, 2010

I don’t pretend to know a great deal about the illustration or print making world but when an artist presents us with a strong new aesthetic and a brilliant concept people take notice. This seems to be the case for the very striking style of the prints of Josh Brill, founder of the now quite popular Lumadessa label.

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As a Maine College of Art graduate with a degree in New Media Design, Josh was in the position of many young freelancers ; fresh out of school and full of creativity. Since that time Josh has set up a successful art and design label under which he can produce work that he loves and people will flock to it. With his successes and very bright future I thought he would be a valuable resource for young freelancers trying to make it big. He generously answered my questions below.

How did you make the move from being a graduate of Maine College of Art to starting your art and design label? What drove you to start Lumadessa?

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I asked 6 type designers and type foundries: Does free mean ugly and unconsidered? Is any font worth a lot of money better than one that is offered for free?

This is part 2 of their responses. Previously we had answers from Ray Larabie, Eric Olson and Bas Jacobs, three well respected type designers. Today we have the exciting conclusion featuring Peter Bilak, Ross Mills, and Ken Barber.

Peter Bilak – Typotheque Visit the Typotheque Site or read about Peter Bilak

I do think that fonts represent a certain value, and it is very complicated to offer a quality typeface for free. The longest type project we’ve made took years, the shortest about 3 months of intensive work. This had to do with the certain standards that we stick to, and to make it in shorter time, would mean we compromise on those standards.

Federa Sans Display 2

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