Hand Lettering Specialization: From Basics to Creative Storytelling

Chris Bravo holds a degree in journalism but has always been drawn to design. In 2009, she launched her blog and publishers soon started to take notice of her tutorials. As a result, she has published two books: Washi Tape Manía and Craftmanía. She also created her own brand and online stationery store the same year as her blog.

There was a time when she had to balance working in the family business and working on her own brand. That was when the bullet journal became her best friend, helping her stay organized and reach her goals. Today, she is completely devoted to her own brand and the creative bullet journal has turned into a way of life.

Grace Frösén is a self-taught hand-lettering and doodle artist from the Philippines. Growing up, she was always fascinated by letters, typography, and cartoons, but it wasn’t until years later she realized it was a career option. After moving to Finland and beginning her search for a corporate job, she turned to her love for art as a hobby to fill her spare time. From there, she spent time honing her craft through reading and observing others online and eventually started to post her own designs on Instagram in 2016.

Since then, she’s developed an audience of over 260K followers on Instagram, sold her work internationally, and collaborated with clients including Chameleon Art Products, Zoot, UN World Food Programme, and Huawei Mobile.

Driven by a passion for the creation of logos and graphic identities, Stephane Lopes decided to begin his professional journey studying audiovisual communication. He continued his journey into the world of graphic arts, editing, and publishing and slowly began to specialize in typography, and more specifically, lettering, which allowed him to fully explore his creativity.

It is testament to his Instagram account that he has had the opportunity to collaborate with brands like Pilot, Faber-Castell, and Pierre Hermé. His curiosity and thirst for learning new techniques, especially in the digital arena, are what have fueled his desire to share his discoveries with other passionate artists.

David Leutert is a freelance illustrator and lettering artist based in Berlin. Born and raised in Bavaria, he became interested in drawing at a very young age. However, it was thanks to cartoons, comics, cover art, and skateboard graphics that he realized that this was his true passion. After completing his training in media design, he studied design at the Lutheran University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg. He then began working over the summer as a T-shirt designer for Adidas, before moving to New York to pursue a master's degree in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts.

In hand typography, his strong suit is contrasting outlines with limited color palettes. To perfect his lettering technique, he also dabbles in the ancient craft of sign painting. His clients include brands such as Adobe, Coach, Dropbox, MTV, and Pepsi, and his work has won awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Art Directors Club, and American Illustration as well as Communication Arts and 3x3 magazines, among others.

Scott Biersack, also known as youbringfire, is a graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer specialized in hand-lettering. Although he’s been drawing for as long as he can remember, his professional journey really kicked off in 2013 with Project365, in which he shared a new lettering creation on social media every day for a year. It was this online visibility that launched his freelance career into what it is today.

With his colorful palettes and playful style, he provides clients with custom pieces for advertising campaigns, social-media content, branding projects, animations, and much more. He is constantly exploring new mediums, methodologies, and ideas to overcome boundaries. Throughout his career, he’s collaborated with names like Adobe, Facebook, Snapchat, and Oakley as well as received awards from Communications Arts, Print Magazine, and The Type Directors Club.