Octave
2011
Description
Octave has been created with the intention of fusing together the graphical elements of written musical composition with the English alphabet. My passion for illustration and typography made me naturally lean towards lettering, while music is a very important element in my creative process.
While reading the newspaper or a book, a designer might unconsciously stop acknowledging the content due to the very natureof the letters. Often in observing the fonts used in books I've read, I've thought that for those of us who work with these fonts, theyare analogous to the notes on a score in the eyes of a musician. They represent the graphic structure that builds the music by which emotions, ideas and feeling are communicated. In the same way, letters are the graphic structure with which texts are composed, making them tools to communicate emotions, ideas and feelings in their own right.
While reading the newspaper or a book, a designer might unconsciously stop acknowledging the content due to the very natureof the letters. Often in observing the fonts used in books I've read, I've thought that for those of us who work with these fonts, theyare analogous to the notes on a score in the eyes of a musician. They represent the graphic structure that builds the music by which emotions, ideas and feeling are communicated. In the same way, letters are the graphic structure with which texts are composed, making them tools to communicate emotions, ideas and feelings in their own right.
FIELDS
Art Direction, Graphic Design, Typography
- Octave.
- Octave has been created with the intention of fusing together the graphical elements of written musical composition with the English alphabet. My passion for illustration and typography made me naturally lean towards lettering, while music is a very important element in my creative process.
When reading the newspaper or a book, a designer might unconsciously stop acknowledging the content due to the very natureof the letters. Often in observing the fonts used in books I've read, I've thought that for those of us who work with these fonts, they are analogous to the notes on a score in the eyes of a musician. They represent the graphic structure that builds the music by which emotions, ideas and feelings are communicated. In the same way, letters are the graphic structure with which texts are composed, making them tools to communicate emotions, ideas and feelings in their own right. 
Quote by Matthew Carter.
Quote by Pablo Picasso.
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Dan and Dave commissioned me to do a lettering piece for a T-Shirt to be given away as a gift for their backers on their project "Our Magic", a new documentary revealing the secret world of magic & magicians as told by the finest thinkers, creators and performers of the art.
dananddave.com
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dananddave/our-magicArt Direction, Graphic Design, Typography2013 -
Crystal inspired display font.Art Direction, Digital Art, Typography2013 -
LetteringArt Direction, Graphic Design, Typography2013 -
Georgia Tribuiani commissioned me to create the lettering collection for her upcoming exhibition catalog's chapter titles.Art Direction, Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
Lettering experiments.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Experimental typography project.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Experimental WorkArt Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Symbiosis is a project focused on type experimentation. Based on the marvelous Didot Elder, I created a display font using branches and embroidery as shaping elements. The harshness of the branches is balanced by the delicacy of the detailed embroidery, they work together in a symbiotic relationship, creating natural and organic shapes that inspire quietness and latency. It's the visualization of the moment just before every system starts to bloom, the promise of a new beginning, that hasn't started yet but can already be felt.
A limited series of letter pressed posters depicting the letter A in his raw form, with no embroidery, are available to purchase.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2011 -
Kilimanjaro is a tall upper case font inspired in the earth's highest mountains.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Art Direction and Web Design for HITV.Art Direction, Graphic Design, Web Design2012 -
Richard Solomon Artists Representative is an Illustration boutique based in New York City that represents 40 artists all over the world. The redesign of their branding image reflects sophistication, elegance and style, which are some of the characteristics that define the group.Art Direction, Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
JWT commissioned me to do a series of cups depicting faces. The illustrations had to have the spontaneity of hand drawing.Advertising, Drawing, Illustration2012 -
Vinyl is an experimental typography project inspired by the music and the look and feel of the 1970's. Since back then vinyl records were the media in which music was played and enjoyed, the circle has been used as a core shape from which to construct the entire alphabet. In oder to illustrates how this display typeface behaves when composed, I choose the titles of the three top hits of the 1970's. The intention of this typographic experiment is to create rhythm and dynamism though the text.
Vinyl has three variations: Concentric lines for a more playful look, solid shapes with rounded corners for a more legible option, and sharp corners for a more serious approach.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal Project.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal project.Art Direction, Infographics2012 -
Personal Corporate Identity.Art Direction, Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
Illustration experiment made with branches and laces. The idea is create insects by composing parts of photos. I was looking for a delicate and elegant result.Art Direction, Digital Art, Illustration2008 -
Commissioned by the fashion line Bambibylaura for the creation of the visual presentation of its 2006 spring-summer collection, Butterflies, for projection in its stand in the Bread and Butter festival.
Design of the SS07 catalog for the Panorama Collection
http://www.bambibylaura.com/Art Direction, Fashion, Illustration2008 -
Personal ProjectArt Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal projectArt Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal Project.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal Project.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Personal project.Art Direction, Drawing, Illustration2008 -
When Greg and Sarah decided to get married, I wanted to create something special for their wedding invitation. I thought about marriage and what it signifies: two people with independent lives who commit to create and share something new. Following this ideaI decided to create an ambigram that would contain both names, reading "Sarah" from one orientation and "Greg" when flipped upside down. The final design has its own identity as an ornamental form but with a closer inspection their names can be read. In addition, the invitation became interactive requiring the guests to turn it around to see both names.Art Direction, Illustration, Typography2011 -
Graphical research work, trying diferent techniques and drawing styles.Art Direction, Drawing, Illustration2008 -
Experiment done by mixing laces, freehand drawing, and digital illustration.Art Direction, Drawing, Illustration2008 -
Personal project conceived as a present for my sister. The composition is a graphical representation of the feminine world that we share, rich in movement and change. It is composed of two 2x0.7m canvases.Art Direction, Drawing, Illustration2008