Luke Lucas is an incredibly talented and impressive typographer, graphic designer and art director from Melbourne, Australia. He is also cofounder of the creative agency Lifelounge as well as co-creator of Lifelounge Magazine. Some of the clients he has worked for include Esquire Magazine, JOIA Magazine, Elle Canada Magazine, NY Times, Nike and many more.
Q1. What inspired your passion for design and who has been there supporting you from the beginning?
My inspiration has come from a variety of source of the years but in terms of my original interest in design I would have to say that growing up as a skater in the 80s had an enormous effect on me. I used to spend hours pouring over skate magazines, and couldn’t get enough of the graphics created by the likes of Jim Phillips and VCJ.
Q2. Have you always aspired to be graphic designer, or did you ever dream of following a different path?
I’m not sure it’s something that I ever necessarily aspired to be. Although I had an interest in graphics and design growing up I don’t remember ever consciously thinking I would eventually have a profession in the field. It’s something that I just sort of fell into. While I was in art school in the mid 90s, together with my best buddy we started an inline skating magazine (which we eventually went on to produce 8 editions and distribute around the world) but at the time knew very little about design theory or even how to use the tools. It was more about representing a culture in a way that made sense to us more so than it being about design.
Q4. Where do you see yourself five years from now?
It’s tough to say. I’d like to think that I continue to have the opportunity to work on interesting projects and have the ability to collaborate with talented people. I would like to spend more time overseas if possible but at the very least I hope to remain inspired and happy.
Q5. Is there any work you are currently working on that you would like to tell us about?
There’s a few bits and pieces. I’m working on the design and theme details for a venue fit out for an upcoming event in Sydney, a LP cover design for an upcoming exhibition to be held in Melbourne later this week, a front cover typographic illustration for a magazine out of Chile called Joia and another illustration for a german Art Director’s magazine called Sushi 13.