1. Jessica, tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from and how did you get into the field of graphic design and illustration?
I am from Dundas, Ontario ( between Toronto and Niagara Falls). Once upon a time I skied competitively. Now I'm just grateful when I can blow off work after getting the kids to school to steal an hour on the trails running or skiing. I just wish it could happen more often. I've always drawn, especially around binder rings and in paper margins as means to not pay attention.. Or I wasn't interested in anything else. Eitherway, I'm stuck with it.
2. You have a distinctive and unique illustrative style that is all your own (We Love it!). What is it about you and your personality that brings this out?
I prefer either hand-drawn, organic looking work or crisp minimalist graphics and typography... and not a heck of a lot in between. I'm finicky. I can't stand obvious digital filters and effects but I love so many thing a computer allows me to do. I might be an addict. I might get twitchy after being disconnected more than 48 hrs. The thought of which might make me a little nervous.
3. If you had to choose one piece of your work to call your favourite, which piece would you choose?
Finished work tends to be compromised. I work for clients, not to suit myself. Things I save that are my own are often really rough thumbnail sketches. They are fresh and not over-thought.. and the line quality is the most expressive. It loses part of that reworked into a finished piece. Finished work also looks more static to me.. I'll reign in the artsty-fartsy here.
5. Could you tell us a little bit about the inspiration for the swirl design, and the houndstooth design. And then, potentially expand into why you came up with those colourways for those prints?
I only adapted the houndstooth pattern - it's old and Scottish- but in my choices I was aiming for that would be graphically strong, not too girly. I thought there should be more patterns that men might be comfortable wearing. Ms. Shayla wanted gem colours, so she got them.
Oh yeah - She's right. I did want Jewel tones ;)
Check out Jessica's Blog to see more of her creative work.
http://linearramblings.blogspot.com/
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