Johnny Hannah - Lecture Series 1

Johnny Hannah 07.11.08

Through out the course of my degree we have had a series of designers specializing form various backgrounds come and talk about their experiences as professionals within the design industry. 

The first in the series this year was Illustrator Johnny Hannah. Having work within the industry for over ten years Johnny has history of working for a variety of clients such as The New York times, Penguin Books, The National Opera and recently the Guardian newspaper. Johnny creates illustrations out of type and released a publication called 'Captains Alphabet' which is a box set collection of his work. Johnny's work can be found on various objects and

 was commissioned to exhibit his work at the London hospital. Johnny's passion for Jazz music had a big influence on his work with play full shapes and an unusual take on typography. An exhibition of Johnny's work will be held in London later this year. 

Johnny's lecture was very inspiring, his work was mainly produced

 using pen and ink. It was interesting to find that simple techniques using raw materials still apply within the design industry. Not everyone spend their life in front of a Mac to create a living out of design.