Illustrator / typostrator Tash Willcocks talks about collaborating with people and making those moments special, about hard working neuron pruners and why business cards suck. And oh, there might be a wedding proposal in there as well.
Progressive digital school Hyper Island programme leader at day, Mundane a day (worst Superhero name EVER!) by night. Illustrator / typostrator Tash Willcocks shares her view on collaboration and creativity. And oh, there might be a wedding proposal in there as well.
About the speaker
Tash has spent over 20 years shaping future change-makers in the creative industry. Previously as Programme Leader of the BA and MA Graphic Design course at Salford University, then as Director of Masters Europe at Hyper Island. Her most recent role as Head of Learning Design at SNOOK is promoting understanding of the impact of Design within Industry.
Parallel to disrupting design education, Tash has acted as an album creative for the band Elbow, carried out Skateboard design collaborations with Linder Sterling and has her own branded Meitu phone released in China. Her popular daily typographic project, ‘Mundaneaday’ is now it its seventh year, and includes large scale hand-lettered murals in studios around UK. Tash has also teamed up with the mighty Jenny Theolin for the creative venture Design Education. This is a safe space for all formal and informal teachers within the design industry to swap and share knowledge, experiences, research, ideas and insights.
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