CEO and Co-founder of Greenside Design Center

A renowned designer as well as:

The President and Fellow of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers, (IFI)Board Member of Design for the World, Barcelona, Spain, Vice President of the, International Council of Design, (ICoD), President and Fellow of the Pan Afrikan Design, Institute. (PADI), He is also the founder and Past President of the African Institute for the Interior Design Professions. (IID)

Desmond’s early work in photography and stage design inspired the foundation of this typographical concept. By breaking down the basic elements of that project, these being the use of light, shadow and texture in material. The experimental approach to typography best suites Desmond as he has never been extremely interested in type design. 

The project which inspired this concept is a theatrical stage design which uses layered mutton cloth stretched over wire frames with different colored light shining through the fabric.

Canvas, light and cloth

Setup includes a white canvas suspended over an
LED light with mutton cloth draped over

1:1

The grid is a 1:1 ratio which is cropped from the original image. 

Line weight varies depending on shadow intensity which is why curved letters are lighter.

Letters are tall, skinny and flow with the cloth out