Timothy Donaldson

Timothy Donaldson is a letterworker. He developed an obsessive interest in drawing during his first decade, which matured into another obsession with writing (still drawing) during his second one. During his third decade he was a journeyman signwriter, earning his crust in pursuit of the just forming of letters. By his fourth decade he dropped "signwriter" and started to use a grander phrase, "lettering artist," to describe himself. He is well known for large scale performances that explore the...See more

Timothy Donaldson is a letterworker. He developed an obsessive interest in drawing during his first decade, which matured into another obsession with writing (still drawing) during his second one. During his third decade he was a journeyman signwriter, earning his crust in pursuit of the just forming of letters. By his fourth decade he dropped "signwriter" and started to use a grander phrase, "lettering artist," to describe himself. He is well known for large scale performances that explore the convergence of group narratives, divergent orthographies, semiotics, and action drawing. He performs and lectures internationally, designs typefaces, and contributes to the global corpus of critical graphic design writing. He currently teaches in the beautiful seaside surroundings of University College Falmouth, in Cornwall, where he attempts to trace a meaningful path between the history, theory and practice of graphic design. See less