Letter Together
with
Jessica Hische
In this two-day intensive workshop, students will work collaboratively to create a full vector alphabet by the end of the weekend. On day one, we work entirely analog, talking about the design of letters and best practices for sketching. On day two, we work entirely digitally and concentrate on plotting vector points like a pro and creating beautiful bezier curves. This is a great workshop for beginning to intermediate level letterers that want to learn a lot about drawing type in a short amount of time. Participants must bring their own laptop with Adobe Illustrator installed. If you use a mouse or wacom tablet for vector drawing, bring that as well.
Analog drawing materials will be provided for this workshop by the instructor
About Jessica Hische
Jessica Hische is a lettering artist and author working in San Francisco and Brooklyn. She has had the pleasure of working for clients like Wes Anderson, The United States Postal Service, The New York Times, and Penguin Books and her work has been featured again and again in design and illustration annuals both in the US and internationally. She’s been named a Print Magazine New Visual Artist (20 under 30), one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Art and Design two years in a row, an ADC Young Gun, and a “Person to Watch” by GD USA. Aside from her illustrious client work, she has created numerous side projects including Daily Drop Cap, Should I Work for Free?, Mom This is How Twitter Works, and Don’t Fear the Internet (created along with Russ Maschmeyer), and has traveled the world speaking at conferences about her work and ideas. Her first book, In Progress, is available through Chronicle Books.