Luca Ionescu x Screaming Hand
Luca Ionescu is Sydney based typographer, designer, artist and curator
with a range of local and international commercial clients. Luca is also
the owner of Like Minded Studio, renowned for their logo and typography
work, which has been documented in numerous publications and online. His
long list of curatorial work through refilL magazine and beyond has
brought a range of established international artists to Australian shores
as well as showcasing established and emerging local talent. Like Minded
Studio studio has received international awards and recognition from the
New York Type Directors Club, D&AD, and Cannes Lions.
Damo: What’s your first memory of the Screaming Hand? Where does it take you
back to?
Luca Ionescu: The graphic for me has its earliest roots round 1990, the fam was living
in Fairfield an outer suburb of Sydney. That summer all the local kids
would be building our own make shift ramps to launch from at home and if
at all possible making a trip across town to get together at the large
vert ramp at Fairfield Pool, which attracted a congregation older
skaters from all around showing off their skills, whilst the youngsters
would sit gazing in awe as if upon some idol skate gods. The 7 ply
objects of desire were adorned in Santa Cruz & Peralta graphics. The
rendering and detail on Jim Phillips speed wheels is the earliest memory
of spotting the screaming hand along w the dope vains making the
lettering out the back wrapping round the wheel.
