Q&A with Lana Hughes
Following our recent ‘Tottenhome’ collab with Lana Hughes, we caught up with the local lettering artist (and her furry sidekick Sumo) to find out more about the process behind her eye-catching artwork, how she comes up with her positive messages, and why she’s a loud and proud Tottenham resident.
Check out Lana's Zone Arts collection here.
Hi Lana! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your practise?
Hi! I’m Lana, a local lettering artist & graphic designer. I live & work in Tottenham with my partner and my little dog Sumo. Some of you may already know us - I often work with local businesses & I’m always walking my dog around town...She’s very loud, I’m sure you’ve heard us on one of our walks! So I’m a full time designer based up in the brilliant (shoutout) @artisthivestudios! where the majority of my works are created, I have a huge love for typography and all of my works revolve around lettering of some kind. I mostly begin my design process with drawing lettering by hand using an iPad & Apple pencil, which is how I designed Tottenhome, & I’ve also very recently taken up chain stitch embroidery on a 100yr old embroidery machine too!
What inspires your joyful, positive lettering designs?
There are SO many things that I take inspiration from in my designs, I’ve always been so into vintage signs & those beautiful old neon signs you see in America, especially 1960s Las Vegas & motel style. Vintage packaging design (they don’t make em like they used to!) 90’s hip hop & rnb - there’s so many great lyrics out there I wish I had come up with myself! I try to create pieces in my personal work that can be open to the viewers interpretation, and people can give their own meaning. As well as some words I design just for fun, just because I liked the word at the time!
You’re a proud Tottenham resident, what is it about the area that you love?
I’ve lived all over London, but until I moved here, I always struggled to find an area I wanted to stay in, they just didn’t really feel that much like home to me. I moved to Tottenham just 3 and a half years ago, and once I moved here I felt like it was my home for reasons I can’t quite explain very well, more of a feeling I guess. Cheesey, I know. For me Tottenham felt like the first place in London I’ve lived that has a great sense of community, I actually got to know many of my neighbours, people helping each other out and so on. I never got that feeling in any other place. I’m sure it exists, but for me it didn’t unfortunately. My street here even has a Whatsapp group, which consists of all our neighbours, in case anyone needs help, I mean how nice is that?! And once a year we have a street party where everyone brings a national dish to share. (Thanks neighbours if you’re reading this!)
Where did the idea for the concept and design of Tottenhome come from?
I actually had the idea a while back, when thinking about how lucky we are to call this town home. Especially considering how we’ve all been stuck indoors during these 2 lockdowns and the majority of our time is now spent at home, so instead of being upset about it, I wanted to celebrate that this was somewhere I felt happy and fortunate to be. You know, your safe space, your own little slice of London. And I really like plays on words, so it had to be done didn’t it?!
Finally, what are your top tips for buying gifts this Covid-Christmas?
Shop small, and if you can, shop local. What with so many amazing businesses on our doorstep... shopping close to home is a great to support local businesses, your neighbours or friends, and ensure they can continue to do what they do best during these difficult times. And you never know, sometimes your purchases might even be hand delivered too, if you’re shopping locally!
Check out Lana's Zone Arts collection here.
1179 comments
https://raindrop.io/nondiamomd1/diamond-12-1-69-65405752
https://mastodon.social/@bluerocker01/115881312992440842
https://guyanahub.com/post/8250
https://guyanahub.com/post/8251
https://guyanahub.com/post/8252
https://opensource.ieee.org/-/snippets/94
https://diamondlnwpg168.com/
Furniture transportation and storage services in Taif, Jeddah, Dammam, and Jubail at the best prices. Packaging of the finest and most luxurious types. The price is determined upon knowing the furniture, floors, and distance.
https://sites.google.com/site/movinmakkah
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/makkah
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/dammam-movers
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/moversinriyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/afsh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/moversinqassim
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/movers-ahsa
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/cleaningtabuk
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/cleaningindammam
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/jeddah
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/dammam
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/furnituremovers-qassim
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/alkhobar
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/cleaning-carpet-tabuk
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/almadina
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/tabuk
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/yanbu
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/rabigh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/jubail
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/najran
https://sites.google.com/site/moversintaif/abha
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/toqassim
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/transfer-furniture-riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/takhazayn-aldamam
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/al-hasa-cleaning
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/alahsa
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/movingfurniture-qatif
https://sites.google.com/site/afashdammam/movingfurniture-zahran
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmecca
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmecca/cleaninginmecca
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmecca/gomoom-movers
https://sites.google.com/site/movinginmeccariyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/movinginmeccariyadh/jeddah
https://sites.google.com/site/moversinnajran
https://sites.google.com/site/moversinnajran/dammam
https://sites.google.com/site/moversinnajran/jubail
https://sites.google.com/site/moversinnajran/riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversinnajran/transfere-riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/moversalbaaha
https://sites.google.com/site/moversalbaaha/taif
https://sites.google.com/site/moversalbaaha/dammam
https://sites.google.com/site/moversalbaaha/description
https://sites.google.com/site/moversalbaaha/taiftoelbaha
https://sites.google.com/site/transferjazanjeddah
https://sites.google.com/site/transferjazanjeddah/riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/transferjazanjeddah/dammam
https://sites.google.com/site/transferjazanjeddah/habitat
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmakkah
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmakkah/yanbu
https://sites.google.com/site/movingfurnitureinmakkah/qassim
https://sites.google.com/site/transfertojeddah
https://sites.google.com/site/transfertojeddah/khamismushait
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/tabuk
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/riyadh
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/qassim
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/dammam
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/mecca
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/jeddahtabuk
https://sites.google.com/site/rabighalalameya/cleaninginmedina
https://sites.google.com/site/transferfurnitureyanbu
https://sites.google.com/site/riyadhjedah
https://sites.google.com/site/movmakkah
https://sites.google.com/site/naqelinmakkah
https://groups.google.com/g/moversintaifmovers
https://groups.google.com/g/moversintaifmovers/c/2lFZN8cF9EE
https://groups.google.com/g/movingf-urniture-companies/c/yhhzR5HaXO8
https://groups.google.com/g/albeetalaamer
https://groups.google.com/g/albeetalaamer/c/hklX8smpaV8
Thank you so much for sharing all this wonderful info with the how-to’s! It is so appreciated!
https://bit.ly/3o2IBcy
https://bit.ly/3ROv71y
https://2u.pw/7p9EBY9
https://2u.pw/yxjqpH4
https://2u.pw/NPKsEsd
https://2u.pw/jVHsVc6
https://rentry.co/c838re94
http://nopaste.paefchen.net/1984779
https://ko-fi.com/moversintaif
https://moversintaif.edublogs.org
https://www.edocr.com/user/jeddahnakl
https://rentry.co/c838re94
https://www.reddit.com/r/pnn4230/
https://rb.gy/oegdmm
https://rb.gy/8zuqxs
https://rb.gy/tm6krp
https://rb.gy/oegdmm
https://rb.gy/8zuqxs
https://rb.gy/tm6krp
https://tempaste.com/moversintaif
https://justpaste.it/f94vk
https://justpaste.it/f94vk
https://justpaste.it/avn1a
https://justpaste.it/agvkp
https://justpaste.it/c7d5w
https://justpaste.it/a1881
https://justpaste.it/agvkp
https://rentry.co/c838re94
http://nopaste.paefchen.net/1984779
http://moving-company-10448.business.site/
https://moving-and-storage-service-13007.business.site/
https://moving-and-storage-service-13130.business.site/
https://moving-and-storage-service-13347.business.site/
https://moving-and-storage-service-13256.business.site/
https://cutt.ly/MwCxTHEc
https://ko-fi.com/moversintaif
https://paste.ee/p/Q0bc3
https://rentry.co/fo3963yc
https://rentry.co/fo3963yc/raw
https://www.pinterest.com/dammam_pmm1
https://medium.com/cleaning-company https://medium.com/pnn9299
https://medium.com/pvv9499 https://medium.com/pnn6766
https://medium.com/pnn1559 https://medium.com/jeddahnakl
https://moversintaif.edublogs.org
https://www.edocr.com/user/jeddahnakl
https://rentry.co/c838re94
http://nopaste.paefchen.net/1985088
http://nopaste.paefchen.net/1985086
https://www.behance.net/f7a8a5b3
https://controlc.com/2354c315
https://pastebin.com/5cVEFCwd
https://goo.gl/iRWLXB
https://goo.gl/53wgB4
https://goo.gl/fkBcn8
https://goo.gl/W74Wwp
https://goo.gl/MKdvqr
https://www.crokes.com/movinmakkah/info/
https://yamcode.com/dlyl-shrkat-nkl-aafsh-bgd
https://hackmd.io/Csjh1MqTaum7CUWa8Q3lA?view
https://cutt.ly/4wCjlqaU
https://walling.app/H0nJyJwmmyuK1A2saCBQ/-
https://bitbin.it/lIf4wziu/
https://bitbin.it/BHOujxrS/
https://bitbin.it/v00s5VGQ/
https://apaste.info/QgoR
https://commie.io/#efYiw5LZ
https://controlc.com/20018b5d
https://tempaste.com/afashdammam
https://tempaste.com/transfer-furniture-dammam
https://linktr.ee/movinmakkah
https://movinmakkah.livejournal.com/306.html
https://moversinriyadh.my.canva.site/moversinriyadh
https://pastebin.com/dVaMZ4Zc
https://paste.ee/p/SFOIM
https://oktob.io/posts/81103
https://oktob.io/posts/82001
https://oktob.io/posts/81294
https://oktob.io/posts/81200
https://oktob.io/posts/81107
https://oktob.io/posts/81211
https://app.daily.dev/posts/bx5oWFhIu
https://taplink.cc/moversintaif
https://www.tumblr.com/movinmakkah
https://movinmakkah.simdif.com/
https://paste.myst.rs/cj1uyr2j
https://paste.myst.rs/yaj8vldp
https://apaste.info/WK90
https://pastebin.com/Sm58m4CC
https://rentry.co/movinmakkah
https://www.pastery.net/utstrm/
https://pastelink.net/2az9iz5u
http://pastie.org/p/02RWjYENqEntsphazPgROC/raw
https://www.diigo.com/user/pnn9499/b/738040873
https://tempaste.com/servicesinTaif
https://paste.ee/p/rNypS
https://pastelink.net/services%20in%20Taif
https://paste.mozilla.org/m7EM4sUi
https://paste.ee/p/kvMBq
http://nopaste.ceske-hry.cz/405960
https://devpost.com/moversintaif
https://www.youtube.com/@moversintaif
https://www.pinterest.com/moversintaif/
https://www.wattpad.com/user/jeddahnakl
https://t.co/bEnKpmhOua
https://longbets.org/user/jeddahnakl/
https://groups.google.com/g/movingf-urniture-companies/c/AJvKzza6Ag
https://raindrop.io/nondiamomd1/diamond-12-1-69-65405752
https://mastodon.social/@bluerocker01/115881312992440842
https://guyanahub.com/post/8250
https://guyanahub.com/post/8251
https://guyanahub.com/post/8252
https://opensource.ieee.org/-/snippets/94
https://diamondlnwpg168.com/
https://raindrop.io/nondiamomd1/diamond-12-1-69-65405752
https://mastodon.social/@bluerocker01/115881312992440842
https://guyanahub.com/post/8250
https://guyanahub.com/post/8251
https://guyanahub.com/post/8252
https://opensource.ieee.org/-/snippets/94
https://diamondlnwpg168.com/