Jessica Hische is a typographer and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Tyler School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design, she worked for Headcase Design in Philadelphia before taking a position as Senior Designer at Louise Fili Ltd. While working for Louise, she continued developing her freelance career, working for clients such as Tiffany & Co., Chronicle Books, and The New York Times. In September of 2009, after two and a half years of little sleep and a lot of hand-lettering, she left Louise Fili to pursue her freelance career further. Jessica has been featured in most major design and illustration publications including Communication Arts, Print Magazine, How Magazine, The Graphis Design Annual, American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators. She was featured as one of Step Magazine’s 25 Emerging Artists, Communication Arts “Fresh”, Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists 2009 (commonly referred to as Print’s 20 under 30), and The Art Directors Club Young Guns.

Education

  • 2006 // BFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University // Philadelphia

Work History

  • 2006 to present // Principal // Jessica Hische Design & Illustration // Brooklyn
  • 2007 to 2009 // Senior Designer // Louise Fili Ltd // New York City
  • 2006 to 2007 // Freelance Designer // Headcase Design // Philadelphia
  • 2005 to 2006 // Intern // Headcase Design // Philadelphia
  • 2005 // Intern // SK Designworks // Philadelphia
  • 2004 // Intern // Quirk Books // Philadelphia

Selected Clients

  • American Express •
  • Bath and Body Works •
  • The Boston Globe •
  • Chronicle Books •
  • Entertainment Weekly •
  • Forbes •
  • Fortune Small Business •
  • Golf Digest •
  • GQ Magazine •
  • Hachette Book Group •
  • Harper Collins •
  • Harvard Business Review •
  • InStyle Magazine •
  • The IRS •
  • New York Magazine •
  • Nickelodeon Magazine •
  • O Magazine •
  • Penguin Books •
  • Random House •
  • Redbook •
  • Scholastic •
  • Simon & Schuster •
  • Target •
  • The New York Times •
  • Tiffany & Co. •
  • Victoria's Secret

Recognition

  • Art Directors Club Young Guns 7
  • Print Magazine “New Visual Artist” 2009
  • Communication Arts “Fresh”
  • STEP Magazine “Emerging Artists” 2009
  • As well as The American Illustration Annual, The Society of Illustrators Annual, Graphis, The Print Magazine Design Annual
  • The How Magazine Self-Promotion Annual, and The Communication Arts Illustration Annual