Type Delight : Niessen & De Vries

We've been introduced to the masterful work of Richard Niessen and Esther de Vries a few years ago at a typography workshop in Cape Town presented by Richard Niessen, on invitation by the design studio The President; an unforgettable experience to learn from the master.

The duo from the Netherlands' projects are harmonious compositions of typography, colour and playfulness to generate new reference, beautiful patterns and tactile environments. They provoke one to interact and explore with the printed page.

Here are some of our favorite projects. To learn and view more of the magic, explore their website here.

Illustration Inspiration: Victo Ngai

Victo Ngai's illustrations of gigantic creatures wonderfully composed and coloured in beautiful hues and textures immediately caught our eye! They transfer you to a world of wonder and adventure, surely more intriguing and magical than Alice's Wonderland. We love the way she works in human interaction with these colossal living things.

Victo is an illustrator from Hong Kong, but she's currently based in New York. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She spends a lot of her time doing editorial illustration work, and her client base includes The New Yorker, The New York Times, Leo Burnett, McDonald's, Adidas Hong Kong, Bank Simple, Tor Books, The Progressive, International Herald Tribune, Utne Reader, ComputerWorld to name but a few.

Go and have a look at her work on her website here.

Or follow her on the Behance Network here.