This poster was inspired by the medieval language of Ogham in Ireland. It is a language derived from the shape language of trees, and was often engraved in the trunks or stones and read vertically from the ground up. I designed my own font around this alphabet to share this interesting history and suggest a revival of being in conversation with our land. The textures used are a collage of tree trunks from a recent hike I took.
About the Artist
Ella Irving is a graphic designer living in Portland, Maine. She comes from New Hampshire, and enjoys nature and animals – subjects that often surface in her design work. She is a senior at Maine College of Art and Design and pursuing a minor in Sustainable Ecosystems in Art and Design. Her work seeks to answer how graphic design thinking can solve problems using innovative and strategic solutions. She enjoys designing brand identities, visual systems, packaging, typography, at the intersection of digital and analog processes.
