The Opening Hours is proud to present a series of interviews with the contributing artists in chapter 3 of Go Font Ur Self*. The exhibition “dedicated to exploring and pushing the diverse range of techniques employed in type design of past, present and future through original pieces of work from talented typographers worldwide.”

Today we have the second installment of the GFUS* (opens this Thursday) interviews, with British artist Dave the Chimp.

1. Describe yourself with one word
RAWESOME!

2. Describe your typography.
Hand drawn, proper letter spacing!

3. Do you adhere to the rules and regulations of typography, or make up your own?
The ones that makes sense, probably. But I’m not completely sure what the rules are…

4. What artists / typographers have influenced you in your recent work.
Sign writers from the first half of the 20th Century, and advertising artists from the 1950′s

5. What is the most acclaimed project you have worked on?
Typography wise? No idea. I wrote my name in 10 foot high letters with tar on an old building in the Bulgarian countryside. It’s not “acclaimed”, but it’ll still be there years after everyone elses’ fame has faded…

6. what is it about typography that you love?
Communication. A set of pre-determined characters that can be played with in endless ways, forever

7. What is your favourite letter and why?
French. Prevents AIDS

8.  Serif or san serif ?
Different strokes for different folks

9. What can we expect to see soon from you? Other projects, shows, etc.
Joint show with Ekta at the Don Gallery in Milan opening November 12th. Working on some new zines. Skateboard graphic for Mob Skateboards out 2010. And compiling a kids colouring book containing the work of 70 street artists from around the world, published by Laurence King Spring 2010.

GFUS* opens this Thursday night, 6pm. Get down.

www.davethechimp.co.uk