I’m a graphic designer.
I'm Tyler Kemp-Benedict. hardworkingtype.com is my online home. I also post links to recent web projects at tylerkb.com
In the context of design, what I might call a hardworking picture is elegant—it says just what's needed, cleverly and efficiently. Well-chosen colors are eloquent about what a thing is and whom it's for. Good writing says what it's meant to, in the right voice. And a good idea is the reason for all the rest.
So it's not that I think type is everything. But type can play an essential, not always obvious role—working under the surface, bringing clarity and definition, expertly supporting the whole.
I like to work that way myself.