During my ‘Love Lager’ mural project for Camden Town Brewery, I was interviewed for their Little Camden Beer Zine. They wanted to know about my musical influences, the process of painting murals and how it differs from digital illustration, as well as my opinions on whether the industry is easier or harder to break with the rise of social media platforms, a topic which I take great interest in.

“Seeing such a large amount of high quality work from industry professionals has become overwhelming and intimidating for some younger creatives and this paralyses them creatively.”

You can read the full interview here: Camden Town Brewery Zine Interview

I feel honoured to have been interviewed by the University of Leeds’ School of Design. I’ve had quite a lot of students contact me recently for advice and I really appreciate the importance of creatives at all levels supporting one another in the industry. I discussed how to get your work commissioned, gave my advice on how to price illustration work and offered some personal words of encouragement for art students. Most importantly of all, I got the chance to discuss my obsession with the structure of letters and how that obsession developed over time.

“There’s a sweet science to typography and each letter has it’s own set of rules on how they’re assembled.”

You can read the full interview on the University of Leeds School of Design website. Alternatively, you can download an archived version of the University of Leeds School of Design Interview.

I was recently interviewed by Intermarketing Agency for their new ZINE. They wanted to know about the projects I’m currently working on, my musical influences, the process behind the ‘Hello & Welcome To Leeds’ mural and the role I played in helping East Street Arts with the launch of the Art Hostel.

“Choice is a real luxury as a freelancer and I’m currently able to really enjoy that luxury and be selective.”

You can read the full interview on the Intermarketing Agency website. Alternatively, you can read the shorter print version and see the beautifully designed spreads by downloading the Intermarketing Agency ZINE.

Fred Aldous invited me to produce a limited edition sketchpad cover, to be part of their new range. I was more than happy to get involved and used some of my hand lettering, which now appears on the cover of an A3 112gsm Tracing pad. Which is great news, because I often use a tracing pad when plotting out my lettering.

As part of the project, Fred Aldous interviewed me about my work, process, materials and if I have any advice for artists just starting out.

“the sooner you realise that the journey towards your goal is just as important as the goal, the better. Ask yourself if this is what you really want to do and If you can say 100% that it is, then no matter what keep going at it. You will be tested.”

You can read the full interview over at: www.fredaldous.co.uk

Following my collaboration with Creative Mess and the licensing of some of the illustrations from my Typog-RAP-hy series, I was interviewed for the Creative Mess blog. I was asked about my influences, my process and the behind the scenes of how I created my Typo-RAP-hy series.

“I start off by digging through a load of source material, which includes my sketchbooks, photos and print. This is where I find the fonts, letterforms or type styles which I want to bring into a piece. I see it in the same light as how a Hip-Hop producer digs through crates of records and uses samples to compose a beat.”

You can read the full interview over on the Creative Mess website.