Lino Stamp

Here's a sneak preview of a new typeface I'm currently working on. It's based on printed lino-cut letters. Letterforms imitate Futura Bold Condensed. A demo version is available at dafont.com/lino-stamp.font and at Seagull Hut.

Greater London Type Map

Finally the long awaited the Greater London Map is ready for sale.

Includes Enfield in the North, Sutton in the South, Southall in the West and Romford in the East. Prints have been produced in London. It is a limited colour edition, screen printed on archival paper. Available at Seagull Hut and culturelabel.com

Featured in Completely London

I'm very excited to see my work featured in the latest edition of award winning Completely London Magazine. The article is quoted below.

GEOGRAPHY LESSON

Typographical artist Ursula Hitz puts your borough on the map – created exclusively for Completely London
Swiss-born artist and resident Londoner Ursula Hitz has a way with words. Her distinctive brand of prose reaches beyond paperbacks and on to the city maps she creates out of a visually charming jumble of hand lettering. There’s order among the apparent chaos, as the typography represents the boroughs that make up each city – Zurich, New York and Paris have all been laid out. Why the passion for place names? ‘I love becoming fixated on their intricacies, before taking a step back and seeing a bigger structure evolve,’ she explains. ‘Unlike regular maps, mine don’t focus on streets or buildings. Instead, they build an organic texture of words that grow from the centre – in the way that most cities have grown.’ · Donna Hardie

The readers' edition (limited edition of 100, signed and numbered, black/pearl blue), is now available at CultureLabel and Seagull Hut.

Letters to...

 

Letter to Sex

Letter to Laughter

Letter to the ones we've lost

Fascinating series of letters made of colour snippets by Spanish artist Catalina Viejo Lopez De Roda. See more of her work at Saatchi Online.

Type Map of Zürich

Excited to see the Zürich type map in printed. Nothing like the smell of fresh ink! Letters are based on Helvetica typeface. Includes Kreis 1 - 12, Affoltern and Seebach in the north and Goldbach in the south. Available at Seagull Hut.

Kate & Will Forever

Friday 29 April. Not just any old day. But one that sees His Royal Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton tie the knot. It’s a chance for us Brits to remind ourselves just how spiffing we really are. Champagne will flow. Duchy biscuits will sell out. And Corgi marketers from across the UK can expect a much-needed economic boost. This made-in-Britain, limited-edition* print commemorates history, heritage …and an extra Bank Holiday. Just like Kate and Wills, it’ll be love at first sight. Aww.

Available only at Seagull Hut and Grapefruit Gallery, London.

(*3 colour limited editions of 95, signed and numbered, Somerset Satin archival paper, 38 cm x 56 cm)

NEW IN - NYC type map (2nd colour edition)

Limited edition (100 - anthracite/pink/blue) screen print. Now available at Seagull Hut.