I have been lucky enough to be invited by guest curator Ben Peterson  to contribute to a show titled “Wearing Whitman’s Words; A Typographic Exploration” at Lucky Gallery. I am in very good company with: Friends of Type, Jennifer Heuer, Jessica Hische, Justin Thomas Kay, Pablo A. Medina,  Meg Paradise, Pillow Fort, and Travis Simon all contributing their talents.

Each designer was asked to make selections from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman to visually explore letter forms. The designed words will be displayed on the front of t-shirts with the selected text written on the back in a font consistent across each of the shirts. This contrast will highlight how the shape of letters can add meaning to the words we read.  Everyone attending the opening will receive a free shirt from the show, extending the exhibition beyond the gallery walls.

The opening is Saturday, December 5th from 6-9 pm and runs till January 10th.

Poster/Illustration by Portal Porfavor

More about the show and the other artists

I am very excited to meet these talented designers and see their work for the show! Hope to see you all there.