Marian Bantjes Follows Her Heart

In a gorgeous, eloquent speech that read like the commencement address at our dream university of design, Marian Bantjes addressed the elusive and ever-terrifying topic of “unexpected nextness.” Opening with an adorable shot of her as a child hunched over her art, she led us through the meandering path she took to the fame that surprised even her.

You’ll remember that after being a designer and typesetter for years, she tried doing only the work she loved.