Marian Bantjes is a Canadian designer, typographer and illustrator. Everything
about her is fascinating, from her work to her individual style to her
personal story. Marian was an art school dropout and found a job as a
typesetter at a publishing company. She worked for many years as a
graphic designer at the design firm Digitopolis, but eventually became
disenchanted with the client-based model of design strategy. After
leaving the company Marian moved to a remote location on Bowen Island,
where she focused on personal projects, wrote furiously on the design
blog Speak Up, and eventually found her own creative voice around age 40.
Following
the personal mantra "Everything I do, I do for love," Valentine's Day
became Marian's "thing," and she continues to create incredible custom
valentines every year. She has since become a wildly successful and
sought-after designer who always follows her own personal ideas and
instincts, rather than catering to the client. Marian has published a book
entitled I Wonder, constructed in the style of illuminated
manuscript. She is described by her colleagues as having an
"obvious obsession," as copious amounts of time, love and attention are
apparent in all her work. Marian advocates for the fusion and inclusion of fine art
in the commercial world, and for working against what's expected.
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