Alissandra Seelaus - Lettering Artist & Illustrator, Denver

Alissandra Seelaus is the go-to artist for beautifully crafted, expressive lettering that explodes off the page, or screen. Combining her typographic skills with captivating illustrative compositions and vibrant colors, she creates book covers, packaging and a wide variety of paper products, astounding viewers and pulling them into the project’s narrative.

Based in Denver, Alissandra has a BFA in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art and with her encyclopedic knowledge of typography is able to find the right letterforms for projects across a broad range of themes and subjects. Clients are amazed by her attention to detail, creativity and polished, on-time delivery of original artworks. Scanning the world with a curious eye, Alissandra takes inspiration from the things that hide in plain sight: vintage signage, packaging and ephemera spotted in new cities and old antique shops, along with flowers, plants, animals and natural scenery both near her home and further afield. Her wider influences include the Rocky Mountains, Dutch landscape paintings, vintage National Parks posters and humorous wordplay, which feeds into her designs.

Approach

Alissandra’s approach is informed by 15 years of experience teaching art and her expertise using traditional media underpins her contemporary digital practice. All her lettering is hand-drawn right down to the finest detail, and each illustration begins as a pencil sketch establishing a direct connection between the idea, the hand of the artist and the work that is finished on her tablet.

Key software

Procreate, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Styles

Using illustrative techniques, Alissandra creates work that is playful, bright, lively and humorous, but also sincere, with vibrant colors and precisely rendered detail to capture the imagination of the viewer. She’ll adapt her style and palette to suit the tone of the project, and the creative hand of the artist is there in each image she produces.

Social Reach

Instagram: 45k

Client list

Alissandra’s clients include Simon & Schuster, Publix, Sourcebooks, Penguin Random House, Adobe, American Greetings, Scholastics, Harper Collins, Trader Joe's, Denik, Design House Greetings, Rakuten and more.