Aries Moross is an English graphic designer, artist, illustrator and art director based in

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. They mostly focus on lettering and typography in their works of art. Aries Moross has been profiled in '' Dazed & Confused'', ''

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'' magazine and ''

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'', who selected them for a Creative Future award in 2007. Moross ran with the Torch in

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for the

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. Aries is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.

Illustration & Design

Moross is also known for typographic illustration. Their achievements include a nationwide billboard campaign for

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, a signature clothing range for

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. and illustrations for Vogue Magazine. Moross sat on the jury for the

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Awards in 2012.

Moving Image

Moross joined

Pulse Films Vice Media Group LLC is an American-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company. , the Vice Media Group included five main business areas: VICE.com (digital content); VICE STUDIOS (film and TV production) VICE TV (also known as VICELAND); ...

as a director in 2010 and has directed music videos for

Alpines Alpines is a British duo based in Kingston upon Thames in South London, made up of Bob Matthews (guitar and production) and Catherine Pockson (pianist, singer and songwriter). Since forming in 2010, the band has toured and supported The Naked a ...

Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco are an English electronic music duo and production team, formed in 2003 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production. Ford is also known for his production work. ...

, and

Jessie Ware Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and broadcaster. Ware came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, produ ...

. Their names have since been removed from the Pulse Films website.

Education

Moross attended

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for primary and secondary school, going on to study art foundation at

Wimbledon School of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...

, before going on to complete a BA Degree at

Camberwell School of Art Camberwell College of Arts is a public tertiary art school in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgr ...

in 2008.

Isomorph Records

In 2007, Moross launched vinyl only record label, Isomorph Records, set up in order to explore further the relationship between design and music. The label has seen releases from Cutting Pink With Knives, Hearts Revolution,

Midnight Juggernauts Midnight Juggernauts were an Australian band from Melbourne, composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta (Vincent Heimann), and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-f ...

Apes and Androids and Pictureplane. With each release Moross collaborated closely with the artists in order to create the definitive visual representation of their sound, that encapsulates the bands ideas and Moross’ vision for them. In 2008, Aries Moross was named at number 18 in the

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...

’s Future 50 innovators driving music forward.

Studio Moross

In 2012, Moross founded Studio Moross, which focuses on music-based projects. Moross currently acts as art director for British singer

and has directed several music videos for them, including "

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, 'Wildest Moments' and 'If You're Never Gonna Move'.

References

External links

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Studio Moross website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moross, Aries 1986 births Living people English graphic designers English illustrators English art directors English non-binary people People educated at South Hampstead High School Non-binary artists Queer artists Queer people 21st-century English LGBT people