#goodtypefollowfriday

Thank you, Jon, for your fantastic takeover! Now it's time to meet @aureliemaron! For all our new followers out there Friday is the day we introduce you to a talented artist with only a few thousand followers or less! • Aurelie Maron is a Graphic Designer with her own creative studio based on the Gold Coast, Australia. When she's not designing for her clients, she loves to take on any opportunity to work on a creative typography project. "I definitely have a strong passion for typography and lettering, which really influences my work." • Aurelie has always loved drawing and writing, but while studying at Griffith University, she discovered the Art of Typography and has not stopped practicing since. And she is currently working on releasing her first typeface! It will be out soon, so stay tuned! • And yes! She is available for hire! The best way to get in touch with her is by sending an email at [email protected] or via Instagram @aureliemaron ☺️ You know the drill! Cruise on over to Aurelie's 'Gram and show her some love, give her a follow and check out more of her work! #GoodtypeFollowFriday #followfriday #goodtype #strengthinletters #typography #lettering #handlettering #typeartist #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwAJSnHvC2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r33z25090ulr

Meet @candace_carson for this edition of Goodtype Follow Friday—where we feature a talented artist with only a few thousand followers or less! (And thank you Matt Dawson for an amazing Goodtype Curator takeover!) Words below by Candace: "Candace is a graphic designer and lettering artist based in Chicago. She specializes in branding, packaging design, lettering & calligraphy. I began my design career a little over 5 years ago after starting (and quickly ending) a career in media/advertising. Once I realized that path wasn't for me, I enrolled in a 1-year portfolio school program to pursue graphic design. Shortly after, I landed my first design job at a small studio in Chicago and the rest is history. I currently work as a Senior Designer at @landorchi. I started dabbling in lettering and calligraphy about 2.5 years ago. After taking a beginner calligraphy class, I fell in love with the craft and became obsessed with practicing on my own. I tried a ton of different tools, styles and mediums until I figured out what worked best for me. My current favorite mediums to work on are glass and acrylic. I recently did a live lettering art installation at @SXSW in Austin, TX. It was an awesome experience! Aside from that, my current design work includes all things branding for big global brands down to small local businesses. On the lettering side, current projects include custom acrylic signs and wedding calligraphy. As you can see, I love the variety!" Thank you, Candace! And YES, she is available for hire! You know the drill—cruise on over to @candace_carson's profile. Giver her a follow and show her some love! Photo credit for portrait: @janellejaquelinephoto #GoodtypeFollowFriday #calligraphy #typography #lettering #handlettering #goodtype #strengthinletters #chicagoartist #graphicdesign #branding https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmfjrVnapA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=193ntnzf5wl6e

It's time for another edition of Goodtype Follow Friday!! Meet Javi Bueno aka @siroko_studio! Javi is a Spanish graphic designer based in Zaragoza, Spain and the founder of Siroko Studio. Formed after 10 years of experience (with 3 years under the name Javier Bueno Creative Studio), he decided to run and direct his own studio comprised of several design and communication professionals. • Javi's specialties include lettering, illustration and design for advertising. "I love experimenting and playing with typography, with the meaning and the final composition of it." • "Since I was a kid I have always been very curious and passionate about drawing and artistic discipline, I think It’s in my blood. That's why I decided to study Graphic Design. It's a privilege to have spent more than 10 years working on something that I still love like the first day." • Each project, big or small, is a challenge, and Javi loves challenges. He has worked for brands such as Audi, Inditex, Estrella Damm, Gray group. "My star project, so to speak, is the one for Audi, having been able to work with them and see my style in such a complete project, which included handmade typography implemented in different packagings, corporate stationery, mupis and buses. I have several projects for the future, but I always try to find a place to continue experimenting new styles." • Yes, Javi is currently available for commissions from agencies and individuals, both personally and through Siroko Studio. You know the drill! Cruise on over to 👉 @siroko_studio and show him some love! #GoodtypeFollowFriday #FollowFriday #Goodtype #strengthinletters #graphicdesign #illustrator #letterer #lettering #letteringartist #type #typedesign #typography #handlettering #spanishartist #art https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEQZTAH2OG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9vwwagjtt6ch

It's Friday! And you know what that means! If you're new here, welcome to Goodtype Follow Friday! Meet @sspunn! Spun Inthawong graduated from visual communication LCC London and is a Bangkok-based typographer and illustrator. She is also a permanent illustrator and painter for Louis Vuitton @louisvuitton. Spun a self-taught illustrator. She studied fashion design in BA and practiced different drawing techniques though many Google tutorials. After she graduated, Spun interned with a Thai-artist whom let her explore typography design for the first time. She fell in love with it and has been developing her own unique and colorful lettering and type design ever since. Spun has design and developed type for Leica as well as illustrated for Onitsuka Tiger. One of her upcoming projects is a book cover design for Penguin Random House, NYC. And YES, Spun is available for hire! Cruise on over to her Instagram to checkout more of her work and get in touch! #GoodtypeFollowFriday #Goodtype #followfriday #strengthinletters #illustration #type #typedesign #typography #lettering #calligraphy #handlettering #handtype #handpainted #art #illustrator #louisvuitton #spuninthawong #artist #femaleartist #womanartist #bangkokartist https://www.instagram.com/p/BrqB6hWH_cG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mdckgc8kfegg

Meet @ju_schnee, a 26 year old multi-disciplinary designer and illustrator focusing on colorful illustrations and letterings. Ju is originally from Graz / Austria, but has been living in Berlin for nearly the past two years. • She works worldwide for print and online campaigns, murals and branding. "My works are usually insanely bright, colorful and a lil‘ cheeky." • We asked Ju how she got her start in design and lettering: "After I was educated in fine arts at school, I went on to obtain a BA and MA degree in Communication Design in Graz and I've worked as an independent designer since 2015. Drawing and painting has always been a part of my life. When I look back I was always the one running around with brushes and pens, painting the walls (which made my mom go crazy). I never thought of digital lettering back then or even animation, I was always working analog. The first time I got in contact with graphic tablets or Adobe Illustrator was during my Bachelor study in 2010. That’s when I started experimenting with illustration and typography. Since 2015, I have been a full-time independent illustrator and lettering has become a big part of my job." • Her works are primarily created digitally, using graphic tablets allowing her to work more efficiently. Ju also loves to paint walls in public spaces or do live illustrations and letterings at events. • And, yes @ju_schnee is available for hire! "I’m a full-time freelancer and always open for new projects. Especially in the US and world wide I would love to collaborate a little more. I’m also trying to make NYC my second home and always reaching out to new NY clients." • You know the drill, cruise over to @ju_schnee to see more of her work and give her a FOLLOW! • Thanks for tuning in to this edition of #GoodtypeFollowFriday! Until next time! • Slide 1 photo by @jaesfilm Slide 4 by Michael Koenigshofer Slide 6 by Michael Koenigshofer Slide 9 by @jaesfilm #Goodtype #strengthinletters #illustration #design #austrianartist #berlinartist #type #typography #lettering #typedesign #handlettering #followfriday #femaleartist #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyQwntnEHy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dn8obxeh1azw

Welcome to another edition of #FollowFriday! Meet @jayroeder! An official artist of our book "Goodtype: The Art of Lettering" (see slide 8). Jay is a hand-lettering artist and illustrator based in Minnesota by way of Connecticut. Jay's style is a playful blend of lettering with retro thematics and bumper sticker humor. He has worked with Nike, Hilton Hotels, Facebook, Ray Ban and American Greetings. Jay's lettering career dates back to when he was 5 years old, drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle logos on everything! But really, it wasn’t until the late 2000’s that he started to focus on lettering. At one point, he had a creative director ask him to hand letter a headline as an option for a campaign. Since then, Jay has gone out on his own to focus on his lettering passion. He said it has been the best decision he has ever made. Earlier this year he released his first book: 100 Days Of Lettering! It's a great tutorial (swipe up in stories to get one!) And Jay is currently working on his second book: Lettering Alphabets & Artwork, which will focus on hand-lettered alphabets and artwork. @jayroeder is currently available for hire. He loves receiving emails from prospective clients and is always looking for fun new projects to work on. Cruise over to @jayroeder to view even more work! #followfriday #goodtypefollowfriday #goodtype #strengthinletters #illustration #illustrator #graphicdesign #art #artist #graphicdesigner #freelance #freelancelife #freelancer #type #typography #lettering #handlettering https://www.instagram.com/p/BqP3b9UHQ9d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gb3iu1rhwml2

Meet @andrewfootit for this edition of #GoodtypeFollowFriday! And a BIG THANK YOU to Mary Kate McDevitt for her amazing Goodtype Takeover (even though Instagram broke)! Now back to Andrew! Andrew is a South African designer, currently based in Johannesburg. He specializes in custom typography and design projects in both 2D and 3D formats. He also create typefaces—some of which have been licensed by some big brands. Goodtype: Tell us, Andrew, how did you get your start into type design and lettering? Andrew: "I first started out working for a small marketing and advertising studio in my home town, I worked there as an intern for free for two months and that’s how my journey in design began. During my time with this company I would often just be left alone to figure out design software and work things out on my own which really helped me learn and grow quite quickly. My first break came along a couple years later to work for a really good production agency located in Johannesburg. Working at this agency I got to experience many areas of design like 3D, animation and branding. It was at this agency I discovered my love for typography and it just developed from there. I started exploring typography and type-design more and more and became a little obsessed with studying letterforms and various typographic styles. I think as creative, when a particular field of design fills your mind and your time, and you have a passion for it, you know that this is the direction and focus your design career must take." • GT: Any upcoming or past projects you'd like to talk about? Andrew: "More recently I have been doing more editorial typography which has included features for magazines like Entrepreneur, ESPN and Billboard. I’ve really enjoyed these projects, it gives me the opportunity to use both type-design and illustrative typography in one project by creating a custom font and getting creative with it. In terms of upcoming work, I have some new font releases coming up really soon which I am quite excited about." GT: Are you available for hire? Andrew: "Yes! The best way to contact me is on [email protected] or through instagram." * You heard it here! He's avail https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCECD_nBD1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ayxcuc21jyi1

Hello Friday! Meet @markserrano for this week's edition of #GoodtypeFollowFriday! Where we feature a talented artist with only a few thousand followers or less. Mark Serrano is a Toronto-based Graphic Designer who loves to explore different ways to convey messages but his main loves are chalk lettering, digital illustration and pyrography! Pyrography is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. GT: How did you get your start in lettering, illustration and design? Mark: "I think I can pinpoint the moment I started to love lettering. My mom gave me my uncle’s old dictionary and he had drawn block lettering all over it. I thought It was fascinating how he made letters out of mostly squares and lines. They were so easy to do so I started copying them! (Example at the end of the gallery). And I’ve been drawn to it ever since. I did mostly graffiti-inspired arts in high school. Then in college, I took Graphic Design where I had a wonderful Typography professor. I learned a lot about the history and working with type but I wanted more freedom, and that’s when I started to do lettering. I felt like I could express myself more and I wasn’t confined to the fonts that were available out there. With the encouragement of a few friends, I started advertising my work and services. I’ve been working as a freelance lettering artist/designer for 2 years!" GT: Tell us about some influential projects: Mark: "One project I’d love to share with everyone is the "365 Days of Lettering’" It really brought me out of my comfort zone because I wanted to create something new everyday. I explored different types of medias like watercolour, wood burning, black letter calligraphy and oil pastel. The one day that stood out to me was the “That’s All Folks!” piece at the very end of the project (Dec. 31, 2016). I’ve been wanting to do that piece for months and for it to be the last one felt like a such a sweet victory." Thank you, Mark! And yes, he is available for hire! Cruise on over to @markserrano, give him a follow and check out more of his work! #GoodtypeFollowFriday #goodtype https://www.instagram.com/p/BtoimCTHBlj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rn96l2rptrjo