Emily Rasmussen Lettering & Illustration

Whipped up a design for my family reunion this year! I went for a kid-friendly, summer camp-type design since we spent the weekend hanging out, grilling, floating on a river, playing games and just having an all-around wonderful time catching up! (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0QytrMH6gg/?igshid=1m2y6c1e4agd4

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and I was wondering as it approached if I would feel freaked out about hitting the halfway point of my thirties. Instead, I found myself feeling incredibly grateful for amazing friends and family and optimistic about the years to come. The older I get the more I feel appreciative of who I am, what I have, and what I’ve accomplished, even if things haven’t always gone the way I expected them to when I was younger. Thank you all, dear family and friends, for making my life wonderful! 💕 (at Albany, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bykr6M2n6j6/?igshid=gc8ji7mngne8

Heyo, that’s me swearing in a book! 😂 So thrilled and honored to be in the Typism Book for a third year in a row, alongside so many amazing lettering artists! Thanks to @typism @dominique_falla for all of the your hard work! (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBByNPH54_/?igshid=1bxqt7s20ueey

I cleaned up this friendly little sketch and it was accepted into Typism Book 5! They’ve extended the preorder period to April 6th, so if you want to grab a copy at a reduced price (with free shipping!!) head over to typismbook.com 🚗💨 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1oQCtHhnC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pof2rgvpnkhs

The awesome folks at @oakland_cm put this design I made for them on mugs in lots of fun colors! If you find yourself at an Oakland Creative Mornings event (and you should!) you can pick one up and support a really great community organization at the same time. Thanks to @feesh for always being such a delight to work with! 🥰 (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMe9u1Hvrv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ejyuzurfth4b

Hello yes my name is Emily I cannot resist a @stickermule sale 👋 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bue32-lH2-5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uph8fshgzt3

Oh hey, that’s my lettering on today’s page of @workmanpub’s #todayisgoingtobeagreatday calendar! If you still don’t have a calendar for this year (allow is it already mid February? 😄) and you live in the Bay Area, check my stories and maybe I can give you one of these 😉 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwIov4n44S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pgiil1avvjf4

Late last year, I had the great pleasure of lettering this phrase for a friend. While the sentiment is surely relatable, the personal story behind this piece made it a special joy to work on. 😘 @loganpearsall @peach_cobbler985 @oneandonly18 #fuckdiabetes (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMBwXwn-jL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14c2e5gfoq87o

Book list, 2018! Can you tell I’ve been working on a jigsaw puzzle lately? Swipe to see the titles by color; this gradient was my favorite but it’s pretty illegible 😄 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs0yRmundF5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sjwte1p1ay64

Warming up with a fruit and veg alphabet - don’t ask me how many time I had to stop and google “fruit that starts with...” 😅 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrN_YjwHOCU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eanw96g8r14g

I just heard it’s National Cookie Day today and I neither baked nor ate any cookies!! A travesty, truly. But it’s December, so I’ll be making lots soon enough 😏 Hope you all got to eat a cookie today! Finally (finally!!) playing around with @iiaspire’s rad Procreate lettering brushes! Definitely getting a nice soft Crayola marker feel from this one, it’s my favorite so far! (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_SSXenda4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=951uzoqttg4

‘Tis the season for holiday info! I usually post my signs on my other account @emilyras.signs, but here’s a nice clean one I did recently for a great local business @montereyfishmarket. If you need some chalkboards or signs for your business this season, get in touch! (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-J4Yen7Et/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w2syng3cq7ze

I had the great honor of designing a quote by the one and only Paula Scher for @design’s #designedtotheletter series! Not only have I been an admirer of Ms. Scher’s work for a long time, I also really connected with the quote that was chosen, so I feel very fortunate to have had this opportunity. And designing the piece was fun too! Head over to @design to see me drawing at warp speed 😄 Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks on the @design team! ❤️ (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSwokhHvr8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jay8uup4d16y

Oh hey friends! Been taking an incidental social media break for the last few months, but I check in to see what cool stuff y’all are up to now and then 😉 Anyone else been enjoying a screen break now and then? (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpP2vu5gCuM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ray3ka51b1yh

Here’s another lil fun one from the page-a-day calendar I posted about recently! This project was a fun opportunity to play with a lot of different styles, which was great because I can never pick a favorite 😜 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWTULWA4rF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uf1jaowyz7yc

Had a lot of fun making some lettering pieces for next year’s Today Is Going To Be A Great Day page-a-day calendar! So flattered have my work alongside such great artists @crashboomdesigns, @zacharyhorst, @marlenesilveira, @southernangela, @petitserif and so many others! I have a few of these, so maybe I’ll give some away... 😉 Thanks @workmanpub for the fun project, and a special thanks to @zacharyhorst 😘 (at Berkeley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKcbFwAhQK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15ao29f5sicaj

Here’s another one from the aforementioned project that I swear I’m going to photograph today! 😅 Looking forward to crossing a lot off of my to-do list today, hope you’re all having a good Monday as well! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm_V3bPAS-_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cyrdpg4d1y33