International Design Talks

Flow: Lettering in the age of Hip Hop

Erik Marinovich
Berlin 2016
Friday, 13 May 2016 | 11:00 | Hall
English

Flow: Lettering in the age of Hip Hop

Erik Marinovich
Berlin 2016 | Friday, 13 May 2016 | 11:00 | Hall | English
What makes lettering and hip hop so appealing and why are the similarities between them so uncanny? In this talk Erik Marinovich explores the parallels between these art forms and the effects each have on their respective industry and culture at large.
Erik Marinovich

Erik Marinovich

Lettering Artist / Designer(San Francisco, California)
Erik Marinovich is a San Francisco based lettering artist and designer, and is a co-founder of Friends of Type. Since 2009 he has drawn letters, logos and type for nice folks like: Nike, Target, Google, Hilton, Facebook, Sonos, Sharpie, The Criterion Collection, Air Canada,... Read More

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