Hi! My name is Vera Drmanovski (dr-ma-nov-ski). I am a lettering artist and designer. I make highly decorative lettering art and floral illustrations to create engaging and eye-catching visuals, for book, magazine & album covers, stationery & greeting cards, editorial design, packaging, murals, advertisement, branding and more.

I graduated from a Computer Graphic Design program with honours and worked in the creative industry for over ten years as a graphic designer and art director. I gained a wide range of skills, from traditional graphic design, illustration and photography, to animation, video and sound editing for multimedia projects. Nowadays, I use these skills and experience to draw letters and create lettering concepts for many design projects. I work with agencies, publishers and brands all over the globe on big and small projects. Some of my clients were Penguin Random House, AudibleUK, The Bookish Box, OwlCrate, Hobbit Press_Klett Cotta, Planeta Arte & Diseño, Ediciones Urano, amongst others.

I am fluent in English, Serbian and Croatian, and proficient in French. Also, I can write in both Latin and Cyrillic.

As a big believer in self-education and self-betterment through self-initiated projects, I often experiment and explore creative possibilities that I can later use in client projects. My work is intricate, with many details, layers and vibrant colours. I love unexpected combinations within my illustrations, like abstract patterns within floral shapes, or stripes within flourishes, and you will often see me applying this aesthetic to details in my work.

 

If you have a project that can benefit from my skills and experience, please contact me directly.

Media

Features & Interviews

Women of Type (2023)

Typism Book 8 (2022);

Spine Magazine (2021);

Typism & International Women’s Day Article (2020);

Typism Book 6 (2020);

Type-01 Article (2020);

Toronto Lettering Crew Interview (2019);

Typism Book 5 (2019)

Swash & Serif (2018, 2019) ;

Ballpitmag (2016)

Talks & Workshops

-Typism Summit Featured Speaker (2023)

-ING Creatives: Online Talk & Online Worksop (2020)