Eduardo Recife

Eduardo Recife is an illustrator, graphic designer, and typography aficionado from Brazil. Recife's clients include such notable media outlets as "The New York Times", "Entertainment Weekly", and Showtime. He does freelance illustration and design for professional clients, but he sells his personal works to galleries or to individual clients upon request. [ cite web |url=http://siouxwire-annex.blogspot.com/2007/04/interview-eduardo-recife-of-misprinted.html |title=SiouxWIRE Annex: Interview: EDUARDO RECIFE of Misprinted Type |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author= |date=2007-03-29 |work=SiouxWIRE Annex |publisher=SiouxWIRE] He has been in the business of design for over ten years.

Biography

Recife was born in 1980 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. As a child, Recife would draw constantly, filling his school notebooks with drawings and "tattooing" his friends with pens. His earliest artistic memory is from his kindergarten class, when he drew a tree with leaves on all the branches. This early display of artistic skill greatly impressed his teachers, and Recife cites that moment as the first time he recognized his own talent. [cite web |url=http://sealclub.org/5q/0001/ |title=5Q 0001 // Eduardo Recife |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author=Dave Shea |date=2008-10-03 |work=Seal Club |publisher=]

At the age of 17, Recife developed an interest in graffiti. He studied tagging styles and street alphabets, which led to his discovery of grunge digital typography. [cite web |url=http://www.antitype.org/?p=29 |title=» Eduardo Recife antitype studios |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author= |date=2008-03-12 |work=Antitype Studios |publisher=]

On living in Belo Horizonte, Recife has stated that "Brazil is a fantastic place" that he enjoys for the weather. However, he has mentioned that his country's appeal is marred by "political corruption, violence, and crime". [cite web |url=http://www.scene360.com/ARTdirect_Recife.php |title=Eduardo Recife -- [ ART DIRECTION ] SCENE 360 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author=Adriana de Barros |date= |work=SCENE 360 |publisher=]

Creative works

Mediums that Recife has worked with include pencil, paint, computer, photography, and collages. Recife’s illustrations have a characteristic vintage feel and an old-era style, which he discusses in an interview with Adriana de Barros of SCENE 360. [cite web |url=http://www.scene360.com/ARTdirect_Recife.php |title=Eduardo Recife -- [ ART DIRECTION ] SCENE 360 |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author=Adriana de Barros |date= |work=SCENE 360 |publisher=]

quote|I think old graphics were unbelievably more beautiful than what we have today. It was more poetic, and the colors were more attractive. Throughout my whole life I've liked old stuff. When I was younger, I used to get worn clothes and shoes from my older cousins, and I loved it! Even today, I am really fond of vintage (second-hand) t-shirts, etc. Besides all this, I think that the vintage, worn look gives a sensation it was touched by the hands of time or by the artist. Somehow clean lines from the computer bother me, because it feels so cold and mechanical.

Most of my digital collages are processed by hand: creating textures, stains, scratches, doodles, and more. I want the computer to help me compose—not to slave me between the mouse and the chair.

Recife is also well-known for his handmade letterforms and his love of typography. He states that " [t] ypography for me is so strong because it’s a mixture of both “words” and ”image”. What can be more powerful than that when trying to communicate something?". [cite web |url=http://www.antitype.org/?p=29 |title=» Eduardo Recife antitype studios |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author= |date=2008-03-12 |work=Antitype Studios |publisher=] On his [http://www.misprintedtype.com personal portfolio] , he provides 24 fonts for download, nineteen of which are free.

Career

Recife's future plans do not include working for a design agency, because he prefers to have control over his time and his projects. [ cite web |url=http://siouxwire-annex.blogspot.com/2007/04/interview-eduardo-recife-of-misprinted.html |title=SiouxWIRE Annex: Interview: EDUARDO RECIFE of Misprinted Type |accessdate=2008-04-30 |author= |date=2007-03-29 |work=SiouxWIRE Annex |publisher=SiouxWIRE]

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