Jessica Hische
Released on March 15, 2019
Photo by Connie Tsang
Jessica Hische is an artist, lettering designer, and author whose clients include Wes Anderson, the US Postal Service, Wired, Starbucks, and others. Her first picture book, Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave, was a New York Times bestseller. In this conversation, she discusses her early decision to become an artist; how she learned to accept that “what’s right in the moment is what’s right in the moment”; and how to manage introspection, self-doubt, and your time.
CreditsFirst Things First is produced in partnership with the Association of Registered Graphic Designers. It is hosted by Paddy Harrington and edited by Max Cotter. Frontier’s sponsor music is an edited version of “sketch (rum-portrait)” by Jahzzar from the album Sketches.
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