H I S C H E Jessica Hische has a successful career that has led her down many different avenues to spread her work around the world. Beginning as a simple freelance illustrator, she was able to incorporate her passion into her work that would build in degree overtime. Building the amount of lettering into her illustrations caught the attention of others. This led to her landing many job opportunities based only on her lettering. Job after job, she continued to work and hone her craft. Her proficiency and passion for her work brought her to the crossroads of literature. Here, she published two children’s books and a book on lettering called In Progress. Jessica Hische has made her mark on the typography world and is continuing to spread her work through the reach she has created over the years.
Quotes from Hische: “As a letterer, when I’m hired to draw the word “holiday” I don’t first draw the entire alphabet in the style I wish, then position the letters to spell out the word. I draw the word as a unique image. This means that in a lot of lettering, if you rearrange the letters it would look pretty crappy—it’s meant to be seen and used in that configuration and that configuration only.” “I strive to create beautiful and legible work with just enough personality and a high level of technical precision.”
Typographise // Spring 2021 // 11
