{"id":225499,"date":"2018-03-14T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/learningstudio\/?p=225499"},"modified":"2021-10-06T20:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T01:39:24","slug":"watch-the-wisdom-of-lettering-artist-simon-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/learningstudio\/2018\/03\/14\/watch-the-wisdom-of-lettering-artist-simon-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The Wisdom of Lettering Artist Simon Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_video admin_label=&#8221;Video: Simon Walker&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; image_src=&#8221;http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/learningstudio\/files\/2018\/02\/CoverImg-SimonWalker@1.5x.png&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/254392803\/9b8df06d79&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.89&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\nIn the third installment of <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/ondesign\/\"><em>On Design<\/em><\/a>, the Learning Studio\u2019s joint collaboration with ACU Art &amp; Design, we sat down with the lettering artist and designer Simon Walker.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably seen Simon\u2019s work\u2014his eye-popping lettering adorns the cover of <a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/4U6KSe4\">a recent Bren\u00e9 Brown book<\/a>, as well as plenty of magazine spreads and many of the food and drink labels you\u2019ll come across on a casual grocery store run. 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