Nikos Ho
BA (hons) in Communication design
Glasgow School of Art
Specialisms: Graphic Design / Typography /
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nikos Ho
First Name: Nikos
Last Name: Ho
Specialisms: Graphic Design / Typography
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My Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
University / College: Glasgow School of Art
Course / Program Title: BA (hons) in Communication design
About
I am a Singaporean designer currently based in Glasgow, Scotland. I take a systematic, critical and purposeful approach to design. Creative problem solving, research and visual experimentation drive my work. I have a keen interest in typography and publication design, but my practice also includes art direction, type design, identity systems, digital design and motion design.
Block is a semi-modular and variable typeface inspired by Singapore’s public housing blocks. Its semi-modularity is informed by the pre-fabrication techniques used to build the brutalist building blocks. Humanist forms are sculpted around structures constructed with a rigid set of modules. Its legibility makes it a versatile workhorse typeface. A 650mm × 550mm sculpture of a concrete uppercase “G” with exposed steel rebar was created as an extension of the type specimen. The exposed rebar in the concrete sculpture reflects the modules used to create the Block typeface. The choice of materials is informed by the brutalist origins of the Block typeface.
Competitions
Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
The typeface is inspired by the Spider Lily, a flower native to Latin America, but commonly found in many tropical regions around the world. The specimen showcases the intricate details of the Spider Lily typeface. It was designed to emulate the organic and sprawling nature of tropical plants using two-colour risograph printing.
Competitions
Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
Things in Places is an exploration of objects in the peripheral within hospitality establishments. Unlike conventional written reviews, Things in Places uses experimental typographic techniques to portray verbal discussions about the object of focus. The publication could described as a typographically interpreted podcast. Things in Places is a publication project created in collaboration with Josh Hale.
Competitions