Apr 01, 2016 worldrenowned lettering badass jessica hische is coming to overshare some words of wisdom. Recorded october 18, 2011 at the denver art museum. San francisco, california jessica hische is a letterer, illustrator, and avid internetter. Love and the works of jessica hische typography alphabet. Creative lettering lettering design hand lettering decorative lettering typography love typography letters jessica hische drop cap fancy fonts. What was it like for you, as a designer, to create a book about your work. Illustrator jessica hische who did the typeface for moonrise kingdom, among many other wonderful things has written and illustrated a childrens book called tomorrow ill be brave lyrically written and beautifully illustrated by awardwinning lettering artist jessica hische, this book takes readers on a fantastic journey that encourages them to be adventurous, strong, smart, curious. Im jessica hische, im a letterer, illustrator, occasional type designer, andnewly an author. Jessica hische illustrations of pride and prejudice. Letterpress prints in three colors, perfect for a designy nursery or as a baby shower gift, too. Jessica is actively involved in the design, illustration, and type communities serving on the type directors club board from 2012 to 2015 and is a prolific public speaker, appearing at colleges and conferences worldwide. Jessica hische is a lettering artist and author with a tendency to overshare and a. How we tried to design our own book cover and how jessica.
Feb 08, 2016 how we tried to design our own book cover and how jessica hische saved the day. Jessica hische jessica hische is a designer, illustrator, and typographer living in brooklyn, ny. An a to z of good design, this alphabetically oriented set of 100 postcards features the best handdrawn letters from daily drop cap, jessica hisches popular typography website. Jessica nicole hische born april 4, 1984 is an american letterer, illustrator, and type designer. Tomorrow ill be brave by jessica hische cotton bureau. The art decoinspired interior planner pages include fullpage typographical illustrations of quotations by emily dickinson forever is composed of nows, emily bronte ive dreamt in my life. Each page features an uplifting quality, written in gorgeous artistic typefaces that embody the authors style. Lettering and font design basics from jessica hische. Jessica hische is a lettering artist, illustrator, author, and selfdescribed avid internetter who needs no introduction. Jessica hische is an incredible artist, the illustrations in the book are charming, sweet and captivating.
Jessica hische 826 captains log book cover design, book design, design art. This is jessica hische, she is a letterer and illustrator living somewhere between san francisco, california and brooklyn, new york. Bright colors and highly illustrative letters make a uniquely personal impression in the mail or on display as miniature monograms. Font foundry in united states of america with 3 fonts. Here youll find links to purchase many of the books that ive worked on. Jul 02, 2016 this week on typethursday we sat down with letterer, illustrator and type designer jessica hische. Journey through the beautifully handlettered messages by awardwinning illustrator jessica hische, now available in board book for the youngest readers. Can you tell i am a new parent and think of these things now. Just six years out of college, shes been named one of the new visual artists by print magazine and an art directors club young gun, one of forbes 30 under 30 in art and design, and currently serves on the type directors club board of. It was interesting getting to see how she solves visual equations with design thinking. See more ideas about jessica hische, lettering and hand lettering. She takes you through her whole process, from research, to brainstorming, to sketching, to finalising and digitising, plus criticising your own. Jessica hische is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jul 17, 20 the 5th episode of the passion projects series, featuring jessica hische.
This year, i created individual letter prints from the artwork great for nurseries. Building off daily drop capa project in which she illustrated a decorative letter every dayyoull design a drop cap of your own, inspired by your favorite book. Today, weve got a lesson from the extremely talented type designer, jessica hische. After graduating with a degree in graphic and interactive design from tyler school of art, she worked for headcase design in philadelphia before taking a position as senior designer at louise fili ltd. Jessica hische is a letterer with a degree in graphic and interactive design from tyler school of art. Jessica hische bird alphabet in progress alphabet where each letter illustrates a different bird based off of the o for owl which was a daily drop cap 227. Her impressive list of clients includes chronicle books, etsy, gq magazine, harpercollins, penguin books, random house, tiffany and co. The two books compliment each other wellfirst we have to. Alphabirds letter prints by jessica hische chalk typography, typography tutorial, hand lettering. Journey through the beautifully handlettered messages by awardwinning illustrator jessica hische. Learn the art of lettering from legendary jessica hische, one letterform at a time.
See everything, from hisches rough sketches to her polished finals for major clients such as wes anderson, npr, and starbucks. See inside a lettering artists sketchbook and process, from pencil to vector. Since september of 2009, an illustrative initial cap has been posted daily or at least regularly, to prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts. Worldrenowned lettering badass jessica hische is coming to overshare some words of wisdom. Unlike most focused type and lettering books, jessica covers a very broad. However, this innovation of helvetica almost restricts it to be using for a child related item, whether it be a book, logo for a childrens program etc. This week on typethursday we sat down with letterer, illustrator and type designer jessica hische. Hand lettering for chalk murals lauren hom skillshare. She is best known for her personal projects, daily drop cap and the should i work for free flowchart. T he followup to new york times bestselling tomorrow ill be brave is now available for preorder. This uplifting and positive book encourages kids to promise that tomorrow, they will try new things, do their best, and be brave. Jessica hische is a lettering artist and author with a tendency to overshare and a penchant for procrastiworking.
I created the original alphabirds print a few years ago and letterpress printed them myself. Youll go behindthescenes with her process and learn tips for preserving, fixing, and flourishing your work. Join lettering artist lauren hom for a fun 40minute class on bringing chalk murals to life. The 5th episode of the passion projects series, featuring jessica hische. It was great to hear her story, see her creative process, and hear her talk about the finished piece. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Shes worked for headcase design in philadelphia, louise fili ltd in new york, and now runs her own studio in san francisco. In the video below, she discusses letterform basics and walks you through some unexpected surprises regarding how letters are constructed. Every day, jessica hische and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on be yourself. Jessica hische is an illustrator best known for daily drop cap and the should i work for free. These beautiful letterpress prints are great on their own but are really fun when used to spell out the name or initials of someone special or some random word, no judgements. I find it relatively easy to keep my ideas fresh because i focus on the book article source material most when coming up with concepts rather than falling in. This showall romp through designworld darling jessica hisches sketch.
Unlike most focused type and lettering books, jessica covers a very broad range of topics in very approachable terms. Ive worked for a wide variety of clients including wes anderson i designed the titles for moonrise kingdom, penguin books, starbucks, target, and dave eggers. Jessica hische provides that peek, and anyone who cares about drawing, lettering, ordare i saythe power of the written word will be absolutely enthralled with what she reveals. She is best known for her personal projects, daily drop cap and the should i. A collaboration between jessica hische and penguin art director paul buckley, whose series design encompasses a rainbowhued spectrum across all twentysix books, penguin drop caps debuted with an a for jane austens pride and prejudice, a b for charlotte brontes. Tomorrow ill be brave english, board book jessica hische. Tomorrow ill be brave, my first childrens book, will be published this fall in partnership with penguin workshop available for preorder now. After graduating with a degree in graphic and interactive design from tyler school of art temple university in 2006, she worked for headcase design in philadelphia before taking a position as senior designer at louise fili ltd. Jessica hische bio, facts, family famous birthdays. See everything, from hische s rough sketches to her polished finals for major clients such as wes anderson, npr, and starbucks.
Jessicas work has been everywhere from movies like moonrise kingdom to gracing the covers of the most famous novels ever written. Printed in three color ways which compliment each other perfectly a warm pink, pastel teal, and a lovely sunny yellow, you. This showall romp through designworld darling jessica hisches sketchbook reveals the creative and technical process behind making awardwinning hand lettering. While it will be a bit until you can get your hands on a copy, this shirts design is pulled from its endpapers. Penguin drop caps is a series of twentysix collectible hardcover editions of fine works of literature, each featuring on its cover a specially commissioned illustrated letter of the alphabet by type designer jessica hische. I loved getting to know the designer jessica hische in her book in progress. Jessica hische aiga colorado speaker series youtube. Letterpress prints in three colors, perfect for a designy.
Im jessica hische, im a letterer, illustrator, occasional type designer, andnewly. Jessica is known for her personal projects daily drop cap and the should i work for free. The message is just as uplifting as in brave and my son now insists we read them together. This uplifting and positive book now a new york times best seller encourages kids to promise that tomorrow, they will try new things, do their best, and be brave. Aug 10, 2016 recorded october 18, 2011 at the denver art museum. This showall romp through designworld darling jessica hische s sketchbook reveals the creative and technical process behind making awardwinning hand lettering. Not so much books worth reading though they are as. One of my favorite designers, jessica hische she did the film titles for moonrise kingdom, is coming out with a new book in september called in progress.
An a to z of good design, this alphabetically oriented set of 100 postcards features the best handdrawn letters from daily drop cap, jessica hische s popular typography website. Its a beautiful bedtime book with playful illustrations, loads of lettering, and an inspiring message. The today is the day pocket planner looks like those old hardcover books with gold letteredtitles. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. How we tried to design our own book cover and how jessica hische saved the day. Jessica hische artwork alphabirds edition of 185 nucleus art. Connect with this designer on dribbble, the best place for designers to gain inspiration, feedback, community, and jobs worldwide. However, this innovation of helvetica almost restricts it to be using for a child related item, whether it be a book, logo for a. While brave encourages readers to enrich their own lives, kind is all about helping others through big and small acts.
Jessica hische has 33 books on goodreads with 25810 ratings. These beautiful letterpress prints are great on their own but are really fun when used to spell out the name or initials of someone special or. We discussed the how and why behind documenting her process for posterity and. The next time any of us writes a book, were going straight to jessica. Bright colors and highly illustrative letters make a uniquely personal impression in. Russ maschmeyer is an interaction and product designer who spent a few years touring with his band, the xyz affair.