Heart of Gold

By Ben Johnston (Toronto, ON via Cape Town, South Africa)

96 Larch Street
August 2018, Up Here 4

Sponsored by Dalron

 
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This mural is an homage to the kindness of Sudburians.

Ben Johnston

With an undying desire to push what is possible with typography & lettering, Ben Johnston is a multi-disciplinary artist & designer that believes in a hand-crafted approach to all his design endeavors. Based in Toronto, the self-taught graphic designer grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, where he dabbled in street art and spray paint before briefly studying industrial design. Wanting to focus more on creating and less on construction techniques, he gravitated toward lettering – finding inspiration in everything from neon tubes and sign-painters’ brush strokes, to letterpress blocks and chalk on blackboards.