A Scottish native currently based on the North-East coast, Eva Crawford-McKee works as a graphic designer, creating pieces that are bold in colour and feature funky typography. Eva works to both personal and client briefs across a range of deliverables, and also facilitates art projects in Aberdeenshire in a voluntary basis. Working in a professional setting has provided the opportunity for Eva to design for a wide range of materials, from window vinyl to lanyards, and t-shirts to banners. Personally, she creates paper-based designs under her market stall, ‘Eva’s Handcrafted Paper Goods & Other Cool Thingamabobs’, and through local freelance projects.
With an HND in visual communication from college, Eva had direct entry to second year at Gray’s School of Art, where she completed a BA(Hons) in Communication Design, with a graphic design speciality. Since graduating, for the past two years Eva has worked as the Graphic Designer for a student union, and has picked up freelance opportunities and sold her Risograph prints online and at markets.
“I really enjoy responding to my surroundings in tactile ways,” states Eva. Her longest-running project has been a series of A3 Risograph prints that take inspiration from vintage travel advertisement. She tells us; “In college I was dubbed ‘the fine art graphic designer’ due to the amount of time I didn’t spend behind a screen, and did spend cutting up paper or experimenting on the Risograph printer.” This project is an extension of this love for a physical aspect in her work, which she then links back to the digital realm through stylish typography.
Eva’s process includes drawing, mark making, and photography. She comments; “I’m known for being a wee bit too enthusiastic about paper – after seeing printing presses in action during placement during university, it just snowballed from there!” G.F.smith is her go-to paper choice after seeing their presentation at INTL festival a few years ago. She is now such a fan that she’s even befriended Claire (their Scottish paper consultant) who is “just the best to talk paper with!”.
Going forward, Eva is keen to continue her Risograph series, travelling further around Scotland and possibly extending the series to scenes from abroad. She hopes to one day soon bag a job in a print studio or with something related to community and arts. She concludes; “I love the creative community in Aberdeen dearly and they work so hard to support one another, so I’d love to extend that sentiment country-wide!”
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