TGIF! You know what that means, another edition of Follow Friday! Meet @marlenesilveira! Marlene is a multidisciplinary designer, illustrator and letterer living and working in Toronto. Recently, she has been combining her lettering into linocut. Linocut is a design or form carved in relief on a block of linoleum which can then be made into a print. We asked Marlene how she got her start in lettering: "As long as I can remember, I've always been creative and knew I wanted to be in a creative field but wasn't quite sure until I discovered graphic design in my teenage years. In college, I took a few typography classes and had an interest in learning the theory behind traditional letterforms and fonts. Not until 2013, I started to experiment with lettering more and more and gravitated towards the freedom and creativity it brought while combining illustrative elements. I drew much of my inspiration from vintage ephemera and started an extensive collection of type books from Louise Fili to Doyald Young and many more. Like most people, I didn’t realize I could make a living that involved lettering while combining various methods in an analog and digital format. The possibilities are endless, and I can’t wait for where it leads me to." • Marlene is currently available for hire! Cruise over to her Instagram to checkout more of her work! Thanks for sharing, Marlene! #GoodtypeFollowFriday #Goodtype #followfriday #strengthinletters #linocut #lettering #design #handlettering #type #typedesign #graphicdesign #illustration #toronto #torontoartist #canada #canadianartist #linocutartist #letteringartist #letteringart #typography https://www.instagram.com/p/BrF8DfVH5yF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cq18ros48i9v
You can bid on this long out-of-print original linocut print of mine on my Insta (@ivo_lederer) until Friday, 22nd of March, 13h Vienna time.☺️ I recently got it back from an exhibition, aaaand since it's pretty sought-after + I have some bills to pay, I decided to auction it off.💖
Hiiii, my name is Ivo (He/him/yours), I'm 23 and I am a trans artist and printmaker living and working in Vienna, Austria. After two years of exclusively posting on Insta, I finally feel confident enough to explore other social media platforms. I am a student at Kunstschule Wien, I'm organizing art meetups + occasionally art markets.
This print is a 3-color reduction linocut print (15x21cm), and part of a 4-part series called "Becoming". As you might've noticed, the color palette is that of the trans pride flag. 🏳️⚧️
All-time fave print of my lovely fans.☺️ I will reprint it till the linoblock breaks!!🥺😤🫶 DM me if you want one^^ Also, I will not be having the Trans Bathroom Debate TM with cis people anymore, it is a waste of my time. I was thrown out of the womens restroom so much as a kid.🥲