Creative director, illustrator, type geek: Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
Ninja June 22nd, 2007
My friend Pei is a Senior designer over at Randomhouse. She used to work with Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich and introduced me to his playful work years ago. I was immediately taken by his keen eye for design and passion for typography. Funnily enough, even before I knew who he was, I bought a book that he had designed (just because the cover was so well-designed).
Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich’s children’s book debut, Bembo’s Zoo, delights both young eyes + type nerds’ imaginations. This abecedary is illustrated using only Bembo’s letterforms and punctuation.
Background info:
Roberto was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In 1982, he received a painting scholarship from Pratt Institute, so he upped and moved to NY. He earned his MFA from Pratt and now works as a Senior Creative Direction/VP at Harper Collins. His client list that includes Adobe, Alfred A. Knopf, Columbia Records, and MTV.
Links:
+ check out deVicq’s website
+ words at play
+ buy Bembo’s Zoo
