A Recap of My 7 Artist Trades from 2024
Recapping Lettering Works’ 7 Artists Trades in 2024 from abstract painting to pressed flowers to podcast advertising space, a lot of fun things came out of the Artist Trade Program in a year…
Lettering Works Business Journal - January in Review
January’s highlights included reflecting on 2024 artist trades, working on two branding projects, spending a week in Tampa with friends, sketching new ideas for potential stickers and collaborations, and participating in the Faire Winter Market…
Lettering Works - 2024 Year in Review
As we say goodbye to 2024, I am taking some extra time to round up some highlights from the year and appreciate the life that I’ve been building for myself…
Lettering Works Business Journal - December in Review
December’s highlights included being selected for the She Was An Inspiration Contest, sharing a blog post about my journey into aviation, doing end-of-year business tasks, spending time with family and friends, and painting more…
Lettering Works Business Journal - November in Review
November’s highlights included sharing the development of my new neon signs, launching an update pizza sticker, seeing my products in T5 of O’Hare airport for the first time, launching a new passion project around favicons, and spending time with my family in Colorado…
10 Thought-Provoking Questions Every Aspiring Designer Should Ask an Industry Pro (Answered)
I was recently connected with a student at Columbia College, Elya Stumbaugh, who had some questions for me as a working artist and entrepreneur. I wanted to share my responses here, in case they might helps someone else as well…
Lettering Works Business Journal - October in Review
October’s highlights included attending Adobe MAX, creating a new hot dog design, celebrating my birthday, being featured on three podcasts, and restocking the Chicago Architectural Center store…
Lettering Works Business Journal - September in Review
September’s highlights included traveling to England with Daniel, launching in 10 Rally House stores throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee areas, and spending a week in Peoria for an artist residency...
Lettering Works Business Journal - August in Review
August’s highlights included being invited to Adobe MAX and an artist residency in Peoria, presenting at the Typism Summit, completing two artist trades, developing a new free resource, visiting friends and family in Portland and fulfilling wholesale orders...
Laughing Angels Branding
Get to know Monica Dougherty, the multi-faceted artist behind Laughing Angels…