EP116 with Craig Black

In this episode, we spoke with Craig Black a graphic designer, lettering artist and typographer.

Craig is Scottish born and after spending some time in London, he currently runs his own design studio in Gourock, Scotland. He has a diverse style and doesn’t seem to be tied down to any single medium or aesthetic. This has led to an impressive list of clients from all over the globe and a growing list of speaking gigs. Also, he’s just a great guy.

Quite early on Craig talks about how he feels it’s his responsibility to be helping others achieve their goals and encourages people to be proud of their achievements whatever they are. The culture of overtime, his approach to work-life balance and switching off. A big believer in positive affirmations, Craig talks about the value in congratulating yourself more in your work and for personal and professional achievements.

We spoke about how much people connect with artists and designers who put themselves within their work and the value of community including Craig’s initiative in Scotland called Creative Inverclyde, working with prisoners and the value of creativity.

Hosting this episode was Prue Jones and Flyn Tracy. Thank you AGDA for hooking us up with Craig Black during his speaking tour.

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Links

https://craigblackdesign.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-black-28a89968

https://www.instagram.com/_craigblack

https://www.creativeinverclyde.com/team

https://www.instagram.com/prudencemjones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourock