Marian Bantjes was born on 1963 and is a Canadian designer, artist, illustrator, typographer and writer.
14 Facts About Marian Bantjes
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Marian Bantjes studied art for a year in 1982, before dropping out.
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Marian Bantjes became well known as a talented graphic designer from 1994 to 2003, when she was a partner and senior designer at Digitopolis in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where she created identity and communication designs for a wide range of corporate, education and arts organizations.
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Marian Bantjes owned and ran the design firm, with a small staff.
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In 2003 Marian left her firm and "strategic design" behind to embark on the work that she has since become internationally known for.
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Marian Bantjes is known for her detailed and lovingly precise vector art, obsessive hand work, patterning and highly ornamental style.
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Marian Bantjes has worked on design materials for AIGA, TypeCon 2007, and the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada.
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Marian Bantjes's work has been featured in STEP, etapes, Azure, Matrix Tupigrafia and Print, Fontshop's Font 004, and Eye magazine.
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Marian Bantjes has written the design book "I wonder", published by the Monacelli Press, which was dubbed one of the 13 best design books of 2010 by Fastco design.
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Marian Bantjes has been honored with numerous awards and her work is part of the permanent collection at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
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Marian Bantjes is an accomplished writer on the subjects of typography and design, and was a regular contributor to the popular design website Speak Up.
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Marian Bantjes says "throwing your individuality into a project is heresy" but she has built a career doing just that, as her signature style is unmistakable.
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Marian Bantjes was the Chair and Creative Director of the 2006 Graphex Canadian design awards.
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In 2008 Marian Bantjes was invited back to serve as a judge for 'Graphex 2008 Canadian National Design Awards'.