Jessica Hische and Louise Fili

First off, I love these two ladies because one of my favorite things in the world in hand made type. Well, type in general, but especially people who can design their own type. That is what first peaked my interest in design is type. Whether it was on some package of some make-up I bought or picking the perfect type face to write a paper in, type has always been a favorite. The Jessica Hische video was really interesting because she has worked in a lot of different fields of design, so she has a perspective that a lot of other people do not get to see. It was great getting to hear about how the different fields differ so much and the pros and cons of each, because as a sophomore in design, I have no clue where I will want to be or what specifically I will want to be designing. The fact that she just kinda bounced around from project to project makes me a little more at ease because I know that I have time to choose what I will want to do after college, and even better is that if what I am doing doesnt interest me after a while, I can just merge into another field. But besides her lecture, Hische does amazing work. I can definitely see the influence that Fili had on Hische through her lettering, but it is also interesting how, even though Hische learned from Fili, she spun what she learned into something that she can now call her own style. Its nice to see two people who have had so much success in lettering, despite now specific of a niche it is.