signage

008. Angela Southern: Bespoke Lettering

008. Angela Southern: Bespoke Lettering

“Everyone has their own style, I think that'll come out easily over time with just working a lot, and being aware of what's out there.”

Angela Southern is a bespoke lettering artist and illustrator who learned her craft on the job as a sign artist at Trader Joe’s from other professional lettering artists at the company. She became good at cranking out lots of artwork under deadline and is now doing work for Time Out, Cooking Light Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Hudson Valley Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and more.

002. Nikki Villagomez: Culture + Typography

002. Nikki Villagomez: Culture + Typography

“I’ve found a lot of beautiful typography is at tops of buildings where people don’t normally look, in back alleys, and manhole covers, which is one of my favorites.”

Nikki Villagomez is Graphic Designer and Creative Studio Manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman. She is also an avid letterhunter and the author of Culture + Typography: How Culture Affects Typography. She’s been scouring the United States seeking the clues that communicate the culture of a city through the typography of the city surroundings, evident in historical signage, ghost signs, manhole covers, and more.