So a couple of weeks ago, I set off on the ridiculously long train journey to London, originally to visit some of the best friends for birthday shenanigans, stopping off on the way for an interview and for a chat with the art director of Eye! A simultaneously random and awesome event, Simon Esterson was lovely, helpful and welcoming. It took me a good ten minutes to get into the studio, as I was unsure how to open the main door to the Lux building in Hoxton Square, choosing the stairs over the lift, and stupidly pushing the studio door (which featured a window) several times then pretending to play on my phone before realising I needed to be buzzed in. I sat in a room with Eye magazine spreads covering the walls and turned down the offer of tea which I later regretted. I apprehensively showed Mr Esterson my work, although he seemed to like it, which was followed by some invaluable career advice. He also recommended that I speak to John Morgan www.morganstudio.co.uk/ who on closer inspection is yet another highly successful Reading Typo alumni. I love stumbling across these people (although always ashamed about my lack of knowledge) such as Robin Kinross who I was reading about on the train down in Eye issue 80 (http://www.eyemagazine.com/issue80.html). It makes me feel like there is light at the end of this long penniless unemployment tunnel, and hope for me yet!
Below: Some examples of work from John Morgan's studio www.morganstudio.co.uk. So much awesome stuff, but I am a big fan of Horst P Horst and grey cloth bound books...
