One to watch: Arthur Carey
Collaborative working, creative challenges and egg custard tarts β we catch up with recent graduate Arthur Carey
Graphic designer Arthur Carey graduated yesterday with a first-class honours degree from Leeds College of Art β and heβs got a pretty slick selection of projects in his portfolio already, ranging from branding and typography work to letterpress, screenprint, web design and more.
Currently busy redesigning the Leeds College of Art prospectus with fellow graduate Aaron Skipper, Carey highlights working collaboratively β be it with other creatives or clients β as a particular passion.
βThe space that emerges between my practice and the practices of others drives me to new challenges,β he says. βI also enjoy eating egg custard tarts instead of lunch and it being cool to do so,β he laughs.
βType Settingβ is one of his favourite portfolio pieces, and saw Carey and Skipper pick up first place in a typographic desserts competition. βWe set the letters 'T', 'Y', 'P' and 'E' in Akzidenz-Grotesk, in blancmange jelly, so that the word 'type' was setting as the competition commenced,β he recalls.
Where does he see himself in five yearsβ time? βIn London, setting up a practice with a terrific friend, after weβve gained experience working in different cities, countries and studios," says Carey. "Keep your eyes peeled for Zorses.β
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