Gemma O’Brien fell in love with writing, at least the artistic side of writing. Specializing in lettering and typography, O’Brien has built a flourishing career around drawing letters.
Her calligraphy and illustrations can be seen in advertising campaigns, editorial publications and large-scale murals in galleries and interiors around the world. She has also collaborated with global brands and publications including Apple, Google, Adobe, and The New York Times.
“Within the field of typography, you have such a diverse range of professions and people doing different things,” explained the letterer in an interview with 99U Magazine. “My work is more in this category of looking at words and thinking of them as art or bringing them into a picture as themselves. That can be to create a beautiful image or add new meaning to words – connecting people in a way that they might connect with illustration or art, as opposed to just the printed word.”
Take a look at some of her designs in the gallery below. Do you have a favorite?
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