Haute is the alias of Patrick Johnson, a Leeds Graphic Design student from Birmingham. He often creates photographic scenarios that explore personal interests ranging from forests and fiction to Turkish traditions. In the first issue of ‘Cache’; a printed blog Patrick has in the works to house anything he’s working on or interested in, including writing and hopefully featuring other artists and designers in the future.
“I’m finding myself stuck between titles at the moment – Graphic Designer because essentially I love working with type, I want to communicate and anything I do will almost always end up in a printed form of some kind, but on the other hand I’m also a stylist and illustrator, I suppose because of the really personal nature of my work, style as well as subject.
I’m working on a number of final year University projects at the moment, including a large format book documenting the history of our new building as well as Cache. I work a lot with my friend Andy Callahan (www.andycallahan.co.uk) and we have a sort of collaborative-portfolio/working-partnership called Mount Milk (www.mountmilk.co.uk) which we’re hoping to launch properly in the New Year. I’m also hoping to do some work with a small Record Label in California in the near future but that’ll only happen when it happens!
I’m on a Graphic Arts & Design course and the beauty of it is the freedom to really do whatever you feel like that could come under that title. I try not to explain my work as such, although I go into projects with ideas they mostly all originate in a gut feeling, as well as trying to just offer people something visually exciting, nostalgic or just pleasing to look at and maybe try and work out for themselves. Maybe you could read into it, or maybe you just view it aesthetically, either’s great by me!”
Patrick’s portfolio, Haute (“It’s not finished yet, but check back in a month or so and all the work will be up”) is www.hautecreative.co.uk and Mount Milk can be found at www.mountmilk.co.uk
SICKMANSICK would like to thank Patrick and Mount Milk for their time, be sure to check back the links above over the coming year!
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My name's Rich Sheehan and I'm an Illustrator and Graphic Designer currently based in London, UK. I'm a recent LCC graduate with over four years experience as a freelancer.
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