As, hopefully, these upside-down times have a beginning, a middle and an end, I’m choosing to write about three things in those categories I enjoyed a lot this year. Continue reading
Bette(r) Birds
2020 has been a bit of a grind, to say the least. Every morning we wake up to devastating news about the decline of our planet, the various threats to our health, racial injustice, inequality, police brutality, politics, wars, the economy, J. K. Rowling being an idiot. But against all odds, there are some things that keep us going even when everything around us starts to come crashing down.
And it appears that when it comes to self preservation my natural instinct is to go out and look at birds.

Coots actually have way larger feet than this.
How to find your inner compass as a lettering artist
Recently, Dominique Falla asked me to be part of Typism’s new podcast series, and talk about the concept of inner compass. After the recording was done, I realised that the notes I prepared for our interview could be valuable for many designers in the visual communication field, and not only for the ones interested in lettering. Below are my notes for anyone who’d find that useful.
What exactly is an inner compass?
For me, an inner compass is a set of principles to guide you through life and work, and to help you understand what things work and what things don’t work for you.
Behind-the-scenes of the Mentorship Program
Last week at TypeWknd, we were thrilled to share our process behind-the-scenes at the Alphabettes Mentorship Program. We were overwhelmed by the positivity of everyone who joined us!
In case you missed it, watch it here on the Alphabettes blog. 😊
A huge thanks to the team at TypeWknd for their superb organisation, inclusivity and engagement throughout the conference.