Marian Bantjes meets David Carson, Mississauga-based Paul Sych’s art direction and titling resulted in some of Lush Magazine’s most critically acclaimed issues. Having hand drawn every headline face for the first three issues, Sych’s work blurs the lines between typography, illustration and art ‚Äî glyphs become compositional elements, imagery is dense and energetic, and letterforms tell complex stories unto themselves. Unceremoniously let go after only a few issues, Sych’s work for Lush Magazine represents a high watermark not only for Lush but contemporary Canadian magazine design as well. To see more of Sych’s work visit