I’ve come across Si Scott’s work in the past, but when it came time to decorate my house, and put some flair up on the walls, I was instantly drawn to his piece titled “the Swan”. I find his work to be a juxtaposition of simplicity and complexity, while in some cases, his animal images display certain parallels with native paintings. For further insight, I turned to an interview Scott did with Type for You back in ’06. Regarding his process, Scott answered as follows: “I always start by picking a font I feel fits the brief or works with what I am trying to achieve the piece and then will play around with different page layouts for a while. The next phase is to just bring the piece to life using fine liners to create the illustration. I always work bigger than the finished piece is going to be and scan the illustrations at 1000dpi at 125% so when it is decreased to the actual size it’s very crisp an clean.”
Regarding his training, education and inspiration, Si Scott provided this answer: “I am a graphic designer from the Uk who is originally from Leeds but has moved around the country quite a bit (the next plan is to spend some time living abroad hopefully New York or somewhere like that). I left school at 16 and went to Leeds College Of Art & Design (Where I am now a part time lecturer) to study a BTEC in Graphic Design and then a foundation in Visual Communication, before going to Buckinghamshire Chilterns University to study a degree in Graphic Design. Upon completion I stayed in London for another 2 or 3 years and worked for a number of different small design agencies whilst continuing with my own work and freelance projects on the side. Most of my inspiration comes from music – I am constantly listening to music while I work and the lyrics especially. I’m really into words!”
