Ciaran Horrex

Background

About Ciaran Horrex

Authentically imperfect and rationally absurd—preaching the invisible elements of typographic style with lyrical metaphor, to design with meaning, emotion, clarity of thought, driven with purpose, and chocolate biscuits. From the vacuum release ‘phumfpt’ as you open a rigid box, to the rustle of tissue paper, the tear of an envelope, the feel of letter-pressed stationery, the smell of book glue—design engages beyond what we see. Effective design should enlist the senses of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. It should poke us in our squishy emotional core. It should educate and cause a cacophony of chaos in our routine minds, disrupt our everyday with purpose, meaning and intent. It should be unafraid to change, to evolve, to grow grey hairs and age with grace. And it should all be built on a foundation of flint sharpened skill and analytical understanding with the will to learn how to do it better still.