Comments on: GEMMA O’BRIEN

By: Suzy

Suzy — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:26:42 +0000

Hi,
I was wondering what meaning is of the image with the word ‘Milk’ written with coffee? Why did Gemma use such elegant letters with such raw material? I like the contradiction between the letters and the material.
Grtz !

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:22:49 +0000

Reminds me of Peter Greenaway’s 1996 film The Pillow Book, about a girl who becomes obsessed with writing in ink on skin. It’s one messed up film, but required (and fascinating) viewing if this sort of tyopgraphy / art is your thing.

See IMDB’s entry on the film at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114134/ for more info

By: Write Here, Right Now – Typo Körperbemalung » BIGOD:NET

Write Here, Right Now – Typo Körperbemalung » BIGOD:NET — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:57:12 +0000

[...] Ich glaube, man muss schon ein bisschen (Typo) verrückt sein um seinen Körper 8 Stunden mit “Write Here, Right Now” zu bemalen. Gelohnt hat es sich auf alle Fälle. Sie kann froh sein, dass sie so eine Figur hat. Ich würde bestimmt ein paar Stunden und Marker mehr brauchen… Ein Interview, in dem die junge Designerin etwas mehr über sich und ihre Vorliebe für Typographie verrät, gibt es hier. [...]

By: TYPO « dois minutos e meio.

TYPO « dois minutos e meio. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:09:30 +0000

[...] Aqui uma entrevista sua para o Letter Cult. [...]

By: Write here, right now (via mrseaves101) Late last yearÂ Gemma… | hj barraza

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:10:54 +0000

[...] Late last yearÂ Gemma Oâ€™Brien, an Australian graphic design student, executedÂ a popular response to a university design brief based on the themes of vandalism and graffiti. She was inspired by my favourite designer, Stefan Sagmesiter, and named herself after my favourite typeface,Â Mrs Eaves, by Zuzana Licko. She was interviewed abut the projectÂ on LetterÂ Cult. [...]

By: Mrs Eaves at Typo Berlin - the wanderlust.net

Mrs Eaves at Typo Berlin - the wanderlust.net — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:19:34 +0000

[...] Late last year Gemma O’Brien, an Australian graphic design student, executed a popular response to a university design brief based on the themes of vandalism and graffiti. She was inspired by my favourite designer, Stefan Sagmesiter, and named herself after my favourite typeface, Mrs Eaves, by Zuzana Licko. She was interviewed abut the project on Letter Cult. [...]

By: Post TYPO Berlin 2009 - Making Amends With Mrs Eaves | The FontFeed

Post TYPO Berlin 2009 - Making Amends With Mrs Eaves | The FontFeed — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:32:27 +0000

[...] also this interÂview with Gemma O’Brien by Brian Jaramillo for LetÂterÂCult |Â Custom Letter CulÂture, the blog â€œhighÂlightÂing [...]

By: links for 2009-05-24 « Mandarine

links for 2009-05-24 « Mandarine — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:14:25 +0000

[...] GEMMA Oâ€™BRIEN â€” LetterCult â€œMy interest in letters and typography became obsessive,â€ she says. â€œI began doing more readings on the history of printing and typography. And then everywhere I looked was letters. EVERYWHERE! And they are so exciting! Soon i was writing on FedEx boxes, fruit, myself, and who knowâ€™s what next?â€ [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:44:01 +0000

Sure the writing on the body is very Sagmeister, but so is a ton of design out there. I think the strech into other mediums with the "Write here..." campaign does a good job at setting it apart. I do like Gemma's work and she seems to have good tastes in artist inspirations (Si Scott being a great mention).

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:31:51 +0000

Great interview. I'd seen that video floating around before. The come-as-your-fave-typeface party idea is GOLDEN!