My name is Franziska Hochuli, I am the owner of Works Graphic Design (www.worksgraphicdesign.ch) an lettering adventures. It is lovely that you visit my website.
Everything according to the manual and precise, as if drawn with a ruler? This is certainly important elsewhere and influences my work as a graphic designer. However, letters drawn, written and painted by hand are much more alive.
Working with pens, pen and ink is complementary to designing with the aid of a computer. The joy to be had from different writing tools, the smell of ink and colour and the different haptics of the paper are part of the fascination of handlettering.
Graphic design has fascinated me all my life. After my apprenticeship as a graphic designer, I studied at the London College of Communication and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. I then spent 15 years with major agencies such as Wirz and Process. Since 2008 I have had my own company Works Design and since 2016 I have also been involved as an examiner in the Canton of Zurich for the final exams of graphic apprentices.