Publication: Aries Moross presents their brilliant first book, Make Your Own Luck

Date
20 February 2014

Aries Moross is one of a kind in the creative industry, as we discovered when they spoke about their working process at Here 2013; their DIY approach to their craft, which advises “if you don’t know how to do something, YouTube it” leaves them both limitless scope to execute their ideas and a diverse series of job titles to match, counting graphic designer, fashion designer, illustrator and art director among them. Evidently, not one to sit back and count their chickens though, Aries has now added author to their list, publishing their first book Make Your Own Luck, a kind of memoir-come-guide book aimed at similarly-minded creatives looking for advice on how to survive art school, how to deal with copycats and how to go about directing music videos when you have bucket-loads of ideas but not a lot of know-how.

Aires’ approach is not an easy one to encapsulate, but Praline has done an impressive job doing so with the design, which is as irreverent, honest and approachable as the designer themself. Full of typography, illustration and photographs of their work and studio, here’s hoping Make Your Own Luck is just the first in a series of book to help designers and creatives overcome self-imposed boundaries.

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Aries Moross: Make Your Own Luck, designed by Praline, published by Prestel, photography by Ed Park

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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