Gemma O’Brien

Death to inspirational quotes

TYPO Berlin 2015 Character | Friday, 22 May | 6:00 pm | Hall | English

If religion is the opiate of the masses, inspirational quotes on Instagram are the Xanax. Typographer Gemma O’Brien discusses her love/hate relationship with hand-lettered inspirational quotes and explores ideas of authorship, authenticity, style and meaning in the world of typography today.

 

Gemma O’Brien

Gemma O’Brien

Illustrator, Typographer, Lettering Artist (Sydney)

Gemma O’Brien is an Australian artist specialising in hand-lettering, illustration and typography. She has created work for clients including Woolworths, QANTAS, Heinz, The New York Times, Volcom, Angus & Julia Stone, Monster Children, Smirnoff and Kirin.  Gemma has also worked in art direction for motion graphics at Animal Logic, Fuel…

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