Pagan & Sharp

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Work in Progress. Vectors, 2013. Self-initiated work. Lucas Sharp, illustrator.

Go Big. Graphite on vellum, 2012. Self-initiated work. Lucas Sharp, illustrator.

"Type family in eight weights, Roman and italic. The family explores the motion and fluidity of the ball serif, in an evolution from its previous identity as a counterpart to the slab serif." Lucas Sharp, designer.

"Sample of our upcoming 2013 Print specimen. Will be available for sale at vllg.com sometime in the next few months." Lucas Sharp, art director; Justin Sloane, designer.

Type Code logotype. Juan Carlos Pagan/Lucas Sharp, designers; Type Code, client.

Pinerest logotype. Juan Carlos Pagan/Lucas Sharp, designers; Pinterest, client.

Meditate. Vector design engraved into cherry, 2010. Lucas Sharp, illustrator.

"Sharp Sans is a superfamily of 40 fonts, all teetering on the cusp of the geometric and the grotesque. As the family evolved, different ideas began taking sides. Some belonged in a more rigid, Apollonian universe, while others were finding a bit of organic aliveness within their geometric framework. As such, the project was eventually split into two 20-font superfamilies. Extras include: small-caps, swash-caps, a responsive 'Lubalin'-style uppercase and a 'Bayer'-style lowercase." Lucas Sharp, designer.

03.18.13

Design firm

paganandsharp.com

Duration: Pagan & Sharp was established in 2011.

Staff: Lucas Sharp and Juan Carlos Pagan.

Education: Both graduates of Parsons School of Design. Carlos also graduated as part of the inaugural class of Type@Cooper.

Cultural Influences: Typography wise we are in constant admiration of the handful of designers who came before us who established the boutique type foundry as a major player among the behemoth institutions. A quite formidable posse coalesced around Village initially including Lucas’ type mentor Joshua Darden, as well as Chester Jenkins, Christian Schwartz, and more recently Kris Sowersby. We are also huge fans Matthew Carter, Ken Barber, James Montalbano, and Paul Barnes to name a few. Jackson Cavanaugh, Jeremy Mickel, and Octavio Pardo are some contemporaries (younger designers) we admire as well. Lettering/Art-Direction wise we are constantly floored by Mario Hugo and Marian Bantjes. We also admire the work of the late/greats Doyald Young, Herb Lubalin, William Addison Dwiggins and Oscar Ogg.

Environment: The environment of our studio is very informal and productive. How ever it is that you do your creative thing is all right with us, as long as it doesn’t throw off the groove of the guy/gal next to you.

Philosophy: Creatively, our philosophy is to pursue whatever excites us. We are both pretty enthusiastic guys and tend to feed off of that shared exuberance. We both have an appreciation for the kind of zen aspect of typeface design as well. As such, we try to strive for the diligence and perfection of Sukiyabashi Jiro. But at the same time what we do is an art just as much as it is a craft.

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