LAY—OUT no. 8:
Nikko Gary Shirt design and photography

design and photography

and critical writing

much to the chagrin of a number of printers that will no longer return LAY—OUT's calls

His LAY—OUT contribution — possibly titled How To Solve Your People Problems — is a dizzying letter-by-letter hand cut reimagining of what was originally a business self-help book from the 1980s

construction paper color field compositions sharing space with cheekily reconfigured classical sculpture and bits of yellowed comic book anatomy

LAY—OUT no. 8: <br>Nikko Gary Shirt design and photographyNikko Gary is a multidisciplinary designer, working variously in film, design and photography. His work manages to evoke all of these disciplines while also pushing visuals into striking new places. Dense grids of portraiture become wholly new compositions, images are deeply saturated RGB eye candy, throwaway gestures are framed and amplified and presented in striking purposefulness. His work is personal and evocative, referencing lines from Clipse