It's Nice That:
- Designer Jay Vaz combines his love of music and analogue art in a colourful and textural portfolio
- His early years, exposed to “amazing jazz and soul music” has influenced and informed his career which sees him producing music and DJing as well as creating visual matter for gigs, nights and festivals.
- It was music that first captured his imagination; Jay explains how from an early age he was “obsessed with my dad’s vinyl and cassette collection that consisted of beautiful covers from legends such as Change, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Patrice Rushen and George Benson.” However, when at age 12 he started his own collection, he would “pick up records to listen to purely based on how engaging the cover was.”
- At the age of 13, Jay became heavily involved in one of his brother’s projects which consisted of “collaging and illustrating over disposable photos from his tours around the world with the jazz band he was part of.”
- “I love working with analogue techniques such as collage because it brings back nostalgic moments from my childhood,” he remarks, concluding: “I feel like I am still developing my style, but recently I have enjoyed working with animated graphics and experimenting with colour and texture.”
- I love the nostalgia in Jay Vaz's work which he introduces through texture and marks.
- His use of type is always interesting and different, as are hist textures.
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