Tag Archives: Typography

Josie Portillo

November 18, 2019 12:03 AM \

Josie Portillo is a prolific illustrator based in Los Angeles.  She has created illustrations for a variety of clients but today we are focusing on her illustrated alphabets.  The artist is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design receiving a BFA in illustration.  She draws inspiration from mid century design, vintage children’s animation, folk art, nature and traveling.  On an interview with Red Cap Cards she says this about inspiration: 

“Reading is important to me, and is a big source of inspiration. I’m also inspired by some of the travels I’ve done and a lot of what I do is based on memories of experiences I’ve had and places, people, and things I’ve seen. As far as reference goes, I was looking at a lot of 1950’s children’s books when I was in college – I think a lot of the simplistic shapes of that era stuck with me.”

Learn more about the artist on her website, Behance and Instagram.

Images:  Courtesy of Josie Portillo.

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Violaine & Jeremy

November 1, 2019 12:03 AM \
Designer/manager Violaine Orsoni and artist/illustrator Jérémy Schneider are the creative pair behind the Violaine & Jérémy graphic arts studio.  The Paris-based studio’s main focus is on illustration, editorial design, web design, artistic direction, textile pattern design and graphic identity.   We love their fonts particularly the ones featured above, “Love” and “Cako”.    

Visit their website, Facebook and Behance to view more of their work.  Their fonts can be purchased in their foundry, VJ-Type.

Images:  Courtesy of Violaine & Jeremy.
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Jack Stauffacher (1920 – 2017)

August 19, 2019 12:03 AM \
Jack Stauffacher was a self-taught master printer, typographer and book publisher.  In 1936 he established Greenwood Press printing everything from business cards and tickets to fine art books and museum monographs.  He taught at Carnegie Institute of Technology, San Francisco Art Institute and was hired as typographic director at Stanford University Press. He resigned from Stanford and in 1966 he reopened Greenwood Press in San Francisco.  

Some of his work are in the permanent collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stanford University Library and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Images:  Courtesy of various sources.
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