Timeouts are lightning-quick interviews, five questions to help you get to know the players holding court at Dribbble. Thanks to Charlotte for being this week’s interviewee.
Who are you? Let us know where you hail from and what you do.
Hi! My name is Charlotte Smith, I’m an Irish-born graphic designer based in Paris. But hopefully, I will soon be moving to London. I studied type and lettering, then webdesign and quickly left that to the side. So for the past two years I have been working as a freelance graphic designer concentrating mostly on lettering and illustration.
What are you working on?
I’m lucky enough to regularly work for a french magazine called Paulette Magazine which has a very graphic approach. At the moment I’m working on the lettering for their summer issue cover, they never use ready-made fonts. I’m also working on a very exciting type project. I’ve been asked to create 6 to 7 different letterings that will go on a kids clothes line and that will be out this winter.
Choose a favorite shot of yours. Why is it a favorite?
Icecream. I’ve always been fascinated by paper art, and recently I gave it a go myself. I really enjoy dabbling at it in-between two projects. I was happy how the colours worked well together in this one. I have an obsession with pastel colours.
Tell us about your setup. What tools did you use to create the shot (e.g. hardware, software, pens, paper, blowtorch)?
My desk is completely covered in type sketches, paper volumes, inks and pens, so I usually work in the sitting room. For this shot, I sketched up my templates on Illustrator, printed them and then cut them out on pastel paper before sticking them together. The hardest part is to take a picture of them. I’m useless with a camera, and have no mini-studio, so I have to make do with my kitchen corner, paper taped together and a sunny day.
Choose a favorite shot from another Player. Why do you dig it?
Pool fine art print by Karolis Strautniekas. I’m in love with Karolis Strautniekas’s work. The atmosphere that she creates in each piece is beautiful, I find them very calming. The textures, details and simple colours in this piece are mind blowing.
Find Charlotte at Dribbble and at www.charlottesmith.fr.
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