judith@judithangelo.com

Lettering, Illustration & Design
“remarkable inventiveness and range with a gift for language”*

In-house
1986-2011: Designer, American Greetings  Over 20 years of satisfying art directors, collaborating with writers,
and having original designs accepted for programs.  Variety of media, developed in Photoshop.

• Part of the original dedicated teams for hugely successful lines, including In Touch, Couples, and Coffeehouse.
• Six proprietary fonts for American Greetings, including two of the most popular fonts in their product: Josephine and Emmylou.
• Brought ‘the whole package’ (writing, illustration, lettering) to collaborative development projects.
  Primary designer and artist for best-selling contemporary Christian line (Walmart).

Freelance Illustration, Lettering & Design
branding for artists & small business
advertising, newsletter and billboard design
presentation pieces for LTV Steel, Cleveland Public Library
consulting, presentations & workshops for artists using text

Fine Art

• Over 30 years showing and selling at invitationals, galleries and juried shows. Ink, acrylics, oil pastel, colored pencil, collage, assemblage, altered books.
• Awards: multiple inclusions in the international Letter Arts Annual competition, Juror’s Awards in the annual Fine Art Show sponsored by American Greetings.

Teaching

• Collage Journaling:  Develop written & graphic personal narrative, bring fresh elements & insight to work. Cleveland Art Institute,  and 2-5 day workshops.
• Collage Studio:  Journaling, Lettering & Altered Books, Cleveland Art Institute

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Education       BS Art and English Education, Ohio State University, 1971
Cleveland State University, 2001

* “ Judith’s remarkable inventiveness and range, combined with her gift for language, have earned  her unique assignments and respect in a highly compartmentalized design environment.”
—Suzannne Moore, Art Director 2000-2005, American Greetings Corporation.