Rian Hughes London, UK

Companies:
Device Fonts

Web site:
http://www.devicefonts.co.uk/

Under the name Device, Rian Hughes builds a phenomenal stable of typefaces and provides design and illustration for the creative industry. Prior to Device, he studied at the London College of Printing before working for an advertising agency, i-D magazine, and a series of record-sleeve design companies. Rian has an extensive collection of Thunderbirds memorabilia, a fridge full of vodka, and a stack of easy-listening albums, which he plays very quietly.

Jon Hicks Witney, UK

Company:
Hicksdesign

Web site:
http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/

Graphic designer Jon Hicks is half of Hicksdesign, a creative partnership he owns with his wife, Leigh. After starting his career as a wildlife illustrator, Jon moved on to graphic and web design. Today, he’s best known for his work on the Mozilla Firefox logo and is highly regarded for his CSS and web standards skills. Jon grew up in Leamington Spa in the UK, birthplace of infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, the subject of Ozzy Osbourne’s classic “Mr. Crowley.” No word on whether Ozzy is penning a tune for Jon.

After fruitless attempts to conceal their bribe takings from one another, and countless semantic arguments over color theory and grid approach, the Lightboxing judges have come to a conclusion.

The winner of this Lightboxing bout, on the concept of “Fembot” … from London, UK … Rian Hughes!

Our dashing contenders appear to have been shaken, but not stirred, after their brave attempts to render the “Fembot” theme. While they both escaped the dastardly wiles of the plotting fembot, Rian’s design delivered the visual knockout. The palette, typographic treatment, and creepy robotic hands captivated the judges, whereas Jon’s design received nods for conceptual prowess. Mission accomplished!