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Hi there! I am a multi-awarded senior copywriter, editor, and author, and I’m ready to partner with you on your next project. I champion simplicity, clarity, and excellence in all things; shoddy is not my cup of tea. Heck, tea isn’t even my cup of tea.

These commitments have allowed me to build a roster of work that includes Apple Inc., Martina Flor, Laura Worthington, Tobias Frere-Jones, Underware, Neil Summerour, Google, Joana Correia, TypeTogether, the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI), 365Typo Volume 1 and 2, Roger Black and TYPE Magazine, Type Network, as TypeCon workshop instructor, and many others.

My wide-ranging background and interests help me approach text from the perspective of a designer and design from the mindset of an editor. I have worked on branding, researched and chosen typefaces to set a tone, taught about writing and editing and using type, edited peer-reviewed research journal articles, and even played drums on an album. With ten books to my ghostwriting and editing credit, an Advertising Artist’s Guild Award, a nursing degree, a graphic design degree, and a decade in real estate, I’m a perpetual learner who likes to stay productive.

I make my home amidst an arts resurgence in America’s silicon prairie, Kansas City, where I have taught typography and design at the renowned Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI).

And my favorite project is the one we can do together.

Extra details
Proven record of delivering captivating and persuasive copy across various mediums, while also providing creative direction to elevate brand identity and engagement. Proficient in editing and proofreading written materials for clarity, consistency, and grammatical accuracy within standard guidelines. Strong expertise in conceptualizing marketing campaigns and leading cross-functional teams. An obsession with all things font related. Committed to creating impactful creative solutions and driving exceptional results that resonate with audiences. Projects include: social media, blogs, magazine articles, video scripts, newsletters, book ghostwriting and editing, marketing and promotional materials, style and text guideline creation, peer-reviewed journal articles, press releases, and more.


Select Projects & Awards

European Design Award Agencies League, for top design agency (2021–2025): This accolade is not only for award-winning work, but also for the consistency and competitiveness of that success over time, including winning six major ED Awards in only three years (four gold, one silver, one bronze).

Primarium book & website
–Gold at European Design Awards (ED-Awards)
–Gold at Indigo Awards in Digital Design for Social change
–Silver at Indigo Awards for website design

Playwrite typeface engine
–Gold at European Design Awards for Original Text Typeface, and Best of Show
–Type Director’s Club (TDC) Certificate of Excellence
Yellow Pencil at Design & Art Direction (D&AD) Awards
Gold at Joseph Binder Awards in Type Design
–Premios CLAP Selection

Futura®100 typeface
Grand Prix at Tokyo TDC

Bely typeface
TDC Award of Excellence in Type Design
SOTA Catalyst Award
–Étapes, 2014 Diploma Issue
Gerard Unger Scholarship winner
“TransFormations” exhibition, Centre Pompidou

Playpen Sans typeface
–Gold at European Design Awards 2024
–ISTD Certificate of Excellence
–Premios CLAP Selection 2024: Best Headline Font
–Premios CLAP Selection 2024: Best Text Font

Alverata typeface
–ISTD 2014
–Communication Arts, 2014 Typeface Design
–Rutenia 2014
–Fontshop’s Best of 2014
–Typographica’s Notable Releases of 2014
–Gold, 2015 ED-Awards
–Honorable Mention, Print Magazine
–Yearbook of Type II, 2015
–TDC Tokyo, 2016: Type Design Prize
–50 best typefaces, étapes magazine 2014

Tablet Gothic typeface
–Typographica’s Best Typefaces of 2012
–Silver, 2013 European Design Awards
–Yearbook of Type I, 2013
–2013 Tokyo Type Directors Club Exhibition
–Premios CLAP, 2013
–Tipos Latinos, 2014

Aneto typeface
–Bronze, 2023 European Design Awards
–Bronze, 2024 Hiiibrand Awards
–ANUARIA Argentina 2024, Best Typeface
–2024 ISTD Certificate of Excellence
–Premios CLAP Platinum 2023, Best Title Font

Abril typeface
–Typographica’s Best Typefaces of 2011
–Gold, 2012 European Design Awards
–Tipos Latinos, 2012
–Bienale Brno, 2012
–2012 Type Directors Club Tokyo exhibition
–Yearbook of Type I, 2013
–Premios CLAP Award, 2013
–ISTD 2014

Adelle typeface
–Third prize, 2009 Granshan Type Design Competition
–Gold, 2010 European Design Awards
–Ukrainian Typeface Competition, 2010
–Rutenia Calligraphy & Typography Festival Exhibition, 2010
–2011 Type Directors Club Tokyo exhibition
–Communication Arts, 2011 Typography Annual
–Yearbook of Type I, 2013
–“Call for Type” and subsequent book Neue Schriften

Adelle Sans typeface
–Typographica’s Best Typefaces of 2012
–Yearbook of Type I, 2013
–Premios CLAP Selection, 2013
–ISTD 2014
–Rutenia 2014

Atlante typeface
–2022 Premios CLAP Platinum Award: Best Headline Font
–Gold, 2023 European Design Awards
–TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence

Karmina & Karmina Sans typeface
–Merit, 2007 European Design Awards
–Tipos Latinos, 2008
–23rd Brno Biennale of Graphic Design, 2008
–Typography Served II, 2010
–First prize, 2009 Granshan Type Design Competition
–Bronze, 2010 European Design Awards
–Communication Arts, 2011 Typography Annual

Temeraire typeface
–2016 Gerard Unger Scholarship winner
–Selected by French magazine étapes for the 2016 Diploma Issue
–Selected for the 2016 exhibition “Pangramme: Learning Type Design”
–Shortlisted, 47th Club des Directeurs Artistiques, 2016
–Yearbook of Type IV

Lektorat typeface
–2019 Gerard Unger Scholarship winner
–Gold, 2021 Indigo Awards
–Merit, 2021 ADC Awards

… and, over the years, a few more where these came from.