Artist Research - Kate Moross

Kate Moross is a graphic designer, illustrator and art director based in London. Her work really appeals to me as it is so imaginative and quite crazy looking. I love how she isn't afraid to make a bold impression and her vibrant choice of colours really catch your eye. I think her work is fun, free and very unique. Morross has a diverse range of skills and can produce work to an exceptional standard. I think that she is really unique and she isn't afraid to express herself. 

Moross inspires me as she shows she isn't afraid of standing out. Her work expresses so much colour that individual pieces look like an explosion of paint pots. This makes her work carry a really energetic and positive vibe to imply that as a designer you should never hold back and you should push your work. 

Something I really like about Kate Moross is her beautifully crafted hand rendered type. A lot of her work exploits this and looks remarkable in all circumstances. I love the creativeness and the selected use of colour. All of these work really well together to create a warm, inviting piece of artwork. This really inspires me to create my own rendered type and see where I could go with it. I also really like the tiny illustrations added onto pieces of type and around it to give those final cutting edge details. This piece was actually used commercially as a background for music artists to have a photoshoot with. 

Even her more graphics focused designs are lovely. I love the intricate detailing on the 'Isometric Island' which makes it look so friendly and cute. The sharp edges are almost invisible as they are blocked out with such light pastel colours. I find it really fascinating how she has managed to make it look so delicate yet it is made up completely of isometric shapes. 

Another piece which I really like is this alphabet of video games. I like how each letter is unique and has its own character relating to the different games. The black background also works really well to bring out the colours used for the letters. This makes them stand out more and become much more appealing to the eye. 

This rainbow New York piece also caught my eye. I love the bright, flamboyant colours which really draw in your attention. The digital type also works really well and she uses the entire space to maximise the effect. 

I think that Kate Moross is a perfect example of how a visual communicator can interlink within different specialisms. When looking at her work it seems to carry an illustrative, typography style, however her ability to put all of these aspects together show she is a versatile designer, as well as doing animation too. I really like this about a designer as it shows you aren't restricted within your area and you can practically design anything you want and take it to many different levels. This is what excites me as a designer as the possibilities are endless.