A Legacy in Lettering with Jessica Hische

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03/13/25 • 32 min

This is the third episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!

In this episode features the legendary, Jessica Hische. You’ll hear Jessica’s origin story in graphic design and illustration, how she works with sources of inspiration and what her process looks like (yes, verbal brainstorming!). You’ll hear how and why technology has changed Jessica’s process and how she thinks about the topic on so many creatives’ minds: AI. Finally, Jessica shares that it’s a small world, after all, and that, in fact, is a really big deal.

I’m also joined by Chris Rouleau, co-hosting this episode alongside me.

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This is the third episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!

I’m also joined by Chris Rouleau, co-hosting this episode alongside me.

I'm all about interesting projects with interesting people!
Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)

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Lettering, Signs and Graphic Design with Chris Rouleau

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This is the second episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!

In this episode you’ll hear about Chris’ recent projects, the magic to be found in creative constraints, and helpful advice about where to find inspiration. You’ll hear about Chris’ typical process, his thoughts on how many is too many typefaces and advice for muralists looking to scale up and transfer designs onto a wall. Lastly, you’ll hear the role that failure plays in Chris’ process and what Chris is up to next.

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Baselines and Basslines with Jamie Chang of Manic Type

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This is the fourth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!

This episode features Jamie Chang, founder of Manic Type in Toronto, Canada. You’ll hear Jamie draw parallels between brand identity design and type design, better understand his process and hear about ways that designing a typeface can get out of hand (in a both a good way and bad way). You’ll hear how Jamie decides what kind of type to design next, demystifying the licensing of his fonts, and why he doesn’t use AI in his process. Finally you’ll hear why creativity shouldn’t always be the goal.

The thread that travels throughout the conversation is a brilliant analogy comparing the type design industry to the music industry. You’ll never look at a font (or a guitar!) the same way again.

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Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)