ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THIS BOOK
JACKSON ALVES, BRAZIL |
Jackson is very well-known in South America for everything that has to do with brush lettering.
JONATHAN BALL, UNITED STATES |
Jonathan is, in my opinion, one of the most successful artists at immersing himself in styles from various eras while also always adding his perfect personal touch and color palettes.
KEN BARBER, UNITED STATES |
Ken is a letterer and typographer who works for the very highly respected House Industries studio. He lives and works on the East Coast, and I had the chance to do a weeklong workshop with him in New York. He is one of the most respected and talented contemporary letterers. Many practitioners of lettering, both beginners and those who are more advanced, attend his workshops regularly to improve their skills.
LUCA BARCELLONA, ITALY |
I believe that Luca is one of the greatest calligraphers in the world. He masters the entire range of styles and his experiments are always exciting to follow. He has also produced a number of lettering projects for large corporations.
TOMASZ BIERNAT, POLAND |
Tomasz is a letterer who specializes in vintage lettering. His works are inspired by the Victorian era.
SCOTT BIERSACK, UNITED STATES |
Scott is a young American letterer and typographer who is very active on social networks like Instagram and Dribbble.
JÉRÉMIE BONNE, FRANCE |
Jérémie is a French artist who has a perfect mastery of vectorized lettering. He is also, in my opinion, one of the most thorough explorers of the letter.
MARK CANESO, UNITED STATES |
Mark is one of my favorite letterers. He is also a typographer and is among the best at working letters, in any style. He is known for his very bold, powerful, and well-contrasted scripts.
OLIVIER CASTELLY, FRANCE |
Olivier is a French letterer who specializes in brush lettering. I consider him to be one of the best practitioners of that style. I particularly like the way he works the letters in such a way as to retain the brush lettering feeling, even after vectorization.
IVAN CASTRO, SPAIN |
Ivan excels in all styles from the 1950s through the 1970s. His works are imbued with the graphic look and feel of that era. He is an important reference point for me because of his graphic culture and his vision of lettering.
instagram.com/ivancastrolettering
Jed is a British artist who knows letters very well and knows how to use them to create unique pieces. His experiments are always interesting to follow.
WELLS COLLINS, UNITED STATES |
Wells is well known for his work in brush and script lettering. His work has a very particular vintage and textured look.
CYLA COSTA, BRAZIL |
Cyla is a Brazilian artist who creates a lot of illustrative compositions that incorporate lettering. She has perfect mastery of a whole raft of styles and knows how to carry them out brilliantly.
CLAIRE COULLON, FRANCE |
Claire is a French artist who lives in Great Britain and specializes in visual identity. I consider her to be one the most talented figures in this field, producing logos that are conceived and drawn with a great deal of finesse.
DESS, FRANCE |
Dess is a French artist who knows how to do great work on details. I first discovered him while he was doing dot work—that is to say, lettering everything using dots. His precision was truly impressive. For some time now, he has been working in the digital world, where he performs notable feats, especially on the iPad Pro.
JAKOB ENGBERG PETERSEN, ALIAS COPENHAGEN SIGNS, DENMARK |
Jakob is one of the forces behind the revitalization of the art of painting in letters. He masters all the classic styles of the profession, but he particularly excels in his way of exploring lettering, with a touch of sign painting.
BOB EWING, UNITED STATES |
Bob is a very talented letterer who specializes in script lettering, which he uses for both compositions and logos.
PAUL VON EXCITE, NETHERLANDS |
Paul specializes in visual identity. He creates logos composed entirely of letters in different, but always very refined, styles.
JOEL FELIX, UNITED STATES |
Joel is both a letterer and a typographer. He has worked on the covers of major magazines and is a master of the typographic character, with a slight preference for vintage styles.
MARTINA FLOR, ARGENTINA/GERMANY |
Martina’s work on script lettering—both in traditional styles and in modern, reinvented designs—probably makes her one of the most famous artists in her field. She is also the author of The Golden Secrets of Lettering (Princeton Architectural Press, 2017).
Jeremy is one of the most talented letterers I know. He really knows how to work on a letter in such a way as to give it a unique look. He has produced some of the most accomplished works in brush and script lettering.
JEAN CARLOS GARCÍA, ALIAS CHAMPOLA TYPE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Jean Carlos is a letterer and typographer whom I particularly appreciate for his fonts, but also for his work in script lettering in a pretty funky style. It is always a pleasure to discover his pieces, which can serve as great inspirations.
TOBIAS HALL, UNITED KINGDOM |
Tobias is a letterer of many talents. He does extremely detailed work, as well as more spontaneous pieces in brush lettering. His productions are regularly featured on magazine covers.
RYAN HAMRICK, UNITED STATES |
Ryan is an American artist who specializes in script lettering. He also works as an agent for other letterers.
JOLUVIAN, VENEZUELA |
Joluvian is one of the best-known and most highly regarded calligraphers. A graphic designer based in Barcelona, he specializes in brush lettering.
KUSTOMTYPE, BELGIUM |
Kustomtype is the foundry of Coert De Decker, a Belgian graphic designer. I particularly appreciate his work because he produces unusual, high-quality fonts.
KYLE LETENDRE, UNITED STATES |
Kyle is a talented young letterer whose work is very illustrative, but also very advanced in terms of his use of color. He is undoubtedly one of the most promising lettering artists of the moment.
LETTERHEAD FONTS, UNITED STATES |
Letterhead Fonts is an American foundry that works with many letterers around the world to provide vintage-style fonts and letter painting. They provide the benchmark in these fields.
STÉPHANE LOPES, FRANCE |
Stéphane Lopes is a French graphic designer who has made a name for himself on Instagram thanks to his colorful and dynamic brush lettering compositions.
ERIK MARINOVICH, UNITED STATES |
Erik is a very prolific American artist who continually explores the possibilities of the letter. His pieces reflect his research into various styles as well as his inspirations from different eras.
MIKE MEYER, UNITED STATES |
Mike is one of the most famous and most veteran sign painters in the profession. In addition to his regular work as a letter painter, he travels the world to introduce others to this practice, particularly by organizing a great number of workshops.
betterletters.co/Artist/mike-meyer
NICK MISANI, UNITED STATES |
Nick, who learned the ropes of the business at Louise Fili’s famous New York studio, is one of those talented young people who is already revolutionizing the world of lettering. His works are regularly featured, especially his series of lettering pieces imitating mosaics, called “Fauxsaics.”
Mister Doodle is not to be missed in the field of Monoline lettering pieces, which he stages, notably, with landscape photographs in the background. He was a forerunner of this style and has many followers.
PAVLOV VISUALS, NETHERLANDS/UNITED STATES |
Pavlov Visuals is a studio that specializes in illustration, but also carries high-quality lettering work for major brands.
PIETRO PISCITELLI, ITALY |
Pietro is an Italian letterer who really works the letter and who draws heavily on the culture of his country in his lettering and letter painting pieces.
instagram.com/piscitellipietro
RIGOUR STUDIO, UNITED KINGDOM |
Rigour Studio specializes in illustration and lettering. I love their Interlock pieces, which use volume effects to great success. This is what makes their style unique in the lettering community.
LUKE RITCHIE, SOUTH AFRICA |
Luke is a well-rounded South African artist who is a master of visual identity and composition. He is also able to produce very different styles and take letters in unexpected directions.
JEFF ROGERS, UNITED STATES |
Jeff produces work that I particularly enjoy, even more so because he is one of the artists among letterers. He is not a letter painter, but he regularly creates lettering pieces using acrylic paint, which makes his work unique and authentic.
TOBIAS SAUL, GERMANY |
Tobias specializes in vintage lettering with a strong Victorian feel. His detailed, complex pieces are true works of art.
MARTIN SCHMETZER, SWEDEN |
Martin specializes in vintage-style visual identities, and his pieces stand out for their high degree of detail. He also works his letters very carefully and thoroughly, giving his compositions a unique character.
NEIL SECRETARIO, UNITED STATES |
In my opinion, Neil is one of the best representatives of brush lettering because the pieces he produces are very strongly connected in style to the work of American sign painters of the first half of the twentieth century. He also excels in more classical registers, such as Copperplate and Spencerian script lettering.
SERGEY SHAPIRO, RUSSIA |
Sergey has been working in the field of lettering for a long time. He is a great star of brush lettering, producing unique and very dynamic pieces.
TONY DI SPIGNA, UNITED STATES |
Tony Di Spigna is a lettering legend, who has worked, most notably, with Herb Lubalin, a crucial figure for the American Spencerian script of the 1960s.
BRETT STENSON, UNITED STATES |
Brett is a graphic designer who produces high-quality pieces both in illustration and in lettering. I particularly appreciate his work because he uses a lot of styles from the 1950s—1970s and really knows how to highlight the lettering in a composition.
Ade is a young artist whom I particularly appreciate for how he explores different styles and techniques and regularly shares that exploration on his Instagram account.
TERENCE TANG, TINLUN STUDIO, UNITED STATES |
Terence is an American graphic designer who specializes in lettering. He is recognized for his work in brush lettering as well as for his beautiful compositions in a large variety of styles.
COLIN TIERNEY, UNITED STATES |
Colin is an essential reference point for everything that has to do with brush lettering, especially for his vintage styles and his original compositions. He also pioneered brush lettering using Crayola felt pens.
DIMA TKACHEV, BELARUS |
Dima excels in script lettering, especially in variations on funky style and street art.
TYRSA, FRANCE |
Tyrsa, whose given name is Alexis Taïeb, is a prolific artist who works in many areas, including visual identity and advertising, and in media as different as packaging and murals. He is the best-known French lettering artist today.
OLGA VASIK, RUSSIA |
Olga specializes in lettering and especially in the creation of visual identities. She is very present on social networks, especially on Instagram and Dribbble, where she shares her work.
MATT VERGOTIS, AUSTRALIA |
Matt is both a graphic designer and a surfer. He is left-handed, and is a reference for the field of brush lettering logos.
GERALD WESTLUND, UNITED STATES |
Gerald is a young letterer who likes to explore different styles. He experiments a lot and often puts forward pieces that attract the eye because of their unique and experimental aspect.