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]]>His tagline, “it’s a living”, reflects his down-to-earth approach to both work and art. “I didn’t plan this career, it has been taking shape as I go,” Gonzalez observed once in an interview with ADC. “But I do remember looking at a few designers around the world who were making a living out of it, which made me believe it is possible to make a living of what you love.”
His graffiti-inspired art has a fresh, street-style edge to it, but Gonzalez admits that his initial inspiration actually comes from more vintage forms of type. Having grown up in Mexico, Gonzalez recalls being mesmerized by his grandfather’s old letters written in Spencerian in the 1950s. But it took him some time (and a lot of moving around) to return to his original passion.
From Mexico, Gonzalez moved to Canada in where he studied graphic design and later worked as a screen-printer. It also in Canada where he began to experiment with letterforms. After working as a freelance graphic designer in Toronto, he returned to Mexico in 2012 to work full-time as an independent designer. Then, in the summer of 2014, he moved once again, this time to New York City, where he earned a typeface design diploma from Cooper Union.
“It’s an interesting and unique career,” says Gonzalez. “Letterforms are everywhere and it’s something that is in our everyday lives. Exploring letterforms, styles, their history, their construction is a neverending path and that’s what I love about it, it is a lifetime learning journey.”
A lifetime learning journey that seems to have paid off. These days, his selected clients include giants like Apple, Armani Exchange, Nike, Toyota, Google, Microsoft, Coca Cola, and Facebook. But he also explores his more artistic side and showcases his work in solo shows around the world.
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]]>“Reminder,” reads a recent piece by Goodman, shared on Instagram, “‘Success’ does not equate to happiness or good mental health”. “A lot of designers try to impress other designers with the obscure stuff,” explained Goodman in an interview with Magenta. “I think maybe early on I thought that was cool, but I no longer find that interesting or compelling. I want to make work that resonates with a lot of people.”
#suicidepreventionday #suicidepreventionmonthHis are isn’t aimed at other designers, but rather at people at large, with his words clearly resonating with his many (many!) followers online. According to Goodman, his greatest joy as a designer and an artist is his ability to connect to other humans emotionally through his work and words.
“I hate those quotes about loving what you do, but it’s true,” he notes. “When you’re stimulated by your work and you’re running a business for yourself, it doesn’t really feel like work; you’re just doing it.”
His Instagram page will provide you some comfort in these uncertain days.
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]]>Karnik attracted 163,000 followers to her Instagram page and worked with clients from all around the world, but it all started as a simple passion project. She started typography series, creating individual letters using paper, but wasn’t even halfway through the alphabet when people started taking notice.
This project provided her with an opportunity to combine her passions for 3D illustration and paper sculpturing into one. She always saw the world of paper as vast and magical, and this art form made it possible for her to explore its limitless possibilities and create unique artworks.
It was also important for Karnik to do something completely new. She committed to it full-time after majoring in typography and broke new grounds on her own.
“When you think of creating with paper, it’s always considered to be for gifts. Quilling is something that you learn in a hobby class; no one really thought of taking it to the next level. I wanted to break that barrier,” the artist told Verve Magazine.
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