Lettering / Illustration

Illustration | Lettering | Invitation Design

Lettering is the crossroads where illustration and typography meet and can be incredibly useful in conveying a highly personalized message. I have had the opportunity to create custom lettering for several brands as well as my own personal projects.

Ten Gun Design Type System

I created a custom lettering system for the design firm Ten Gun Design’s portfolio website. This included dynamic type for their splash homepage that lived on top of a slideshow of duotone images (shown above) as well as site category titles for both the header and footer of the portfolio site pages.

Lettering title system

Website header example

Website footer example

Microsoft Design Day 2019

In 2019, Microsoft held a day-long conference for its in-house designers that featured speakers, design talks, and more. The organizing committee held a competition for the brand artwork for the event. While my submission wasn’t chosen for the main headline art, the organizers asked me if they could feature it on custom swag. Screenprinters were on-site to live print my design on totebags, t-shirts, and more for attendees.

Shown Here:
Original artwork submission and screenprinted version of the design on Microsoft Design Day tote bag swag.

The Washington Post Travel Segment

In 2019, representatives from The Washington Post reached out to me about their new social media blog segment focused on travel called ByTheWay. Their curators commissioned several local lettering artists from cities all over the country to create a graphic of their city’s name in a style that captured the local vibe. I was chosen to represent Seattle. My Seattle lettering artwork has shown up in the ByTheWay feed whenever the blog discusses tips and trips for travelers in Seattle.

Baby Turner Shower Invite

This baby shower invite was a personal commission. The event theme was outdoorsy and nature-inspired. I combined a personalized illustration of the family as fox characters with a modern type treatment for a fun, lighthearted design.