Launch Recite Me assistive technology
A hand with a tattoo on the wrist holds a black book with gold lettering. The cover reads “IN GODS WE TRUST” and “NICK WALKER”.

Fantastic warped type and beautiful palettes from Colville-Walker's Ben Smith

—
Date
22 August 2012

Ben Smith’s design is so on the money that if you’re thinking of putting on a trendy event and not even considering ripping off some of his designs for the promotional visuals (or commissioning him if you’ve got the funds) then you’re out of your mind. Currently lending his design-trained eyeballs to “Colville-Walker Studio”"http://www.colville-walker.com/ who we posted about a while back, Ben is churning out distorted, warped text faster than you can say pastel palette. Chuck a few beautiful girls in the designs (tastefully) and you’ve got some really rather marvellous visuals. Very nice!

A black and white portrait of a person is layered over a bright pink background. Stylised, fragmented letters in white, black and green are scattered around them, spelling “white light” multiple times.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

A portrait of a person is overlaid with bold, dark blue typography that reads “HEAT WAVE”. The letters of “WAVE” are stretched vertically, creating long, dripping lines that obscure the person's face.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

A black and white photograph of a person’s open mouth and teeth. Bright mint green, liquid-like shapes are laid over the image in a dripping pattern.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

A black and white grid of photographs showing various angles of folded arms. Below the images, text reads “I DREAM IN COLOUR these folded arms”.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

A book cover featuring a red and white collage. A large, white, stylised letter “R” is laid over a fragmented image of a person’s face.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

A yellow poster on a white wall reads “Jesus Li es” in bold black type. To the right, a person in a white shirt stands behind a table filled with wine glasses and bottles.
Above

Ben Smith: Graphic Design

Share Article

Further Info

About the Author

Liv Siddall

—

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.