Nick Misani is a designer and letterer based in Paris. Formerly the senior designer at Louise Fili Ltd, an award-winning studio specializing in historically-inspired lettering, Nick began his formal training by studying architecture and industrial design in Italy. He then relocated to the US and obtained an MFA in Communications Design from the Pratt Institute in New York City. In addition to period typography, Nick is passionate about decorative arts and old crafts—especially when reimagined in contemporary, unexpected ways.
He was named a Young Gun by the Art Directors club and has received recognition from the Type Directors Club, Print Magazine, the AIGA, Communication Arts, and HOW magazine. Nick’s work has been featured on Fast Company, The Dieline, Wired, Quipsologies, Adobe, and Designboom among others. Clients include: Target, PepsiCo, Airbnb, The Village Voice, Penguin Random House, the Hillary Clinton Campaign, BBDO, Vanity Fair, Abrams, Simon & Schuster, and Landor. Over the years, Nick had the pleasure of guest-lecturing at Pratt, Parsons, the School of Visual Arts.
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