Lyn & Cooper
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Lyn & Cooper

Lyn Tran (of Draw&Explore) is a longtime, long-distance friend of our human Nicole! They first connected over a love of lettering. Nicole featured Lyn in the 3rd volume of TYPOgraphJournal and they stayed intouch via social media (and lovely lettered snail mail) since. So we are thrilled to welcome Lyn and her adorable three-legged pal Cooper to our pack.

In our latest WalkThe_Talk profile, we learn about Lyn and Cooper’s bond, and debut Lyn’s latest artwork Love is a paw-legged friend!

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Leesa & Grumpy4Legs
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Leesa & Grumpy4Legs

We follow a lot of talented artists and makers on Instagram - but Leesa Pertsinidis portraits always demand attention in our social feeds. Each demonstrates a masterful command of light, and a sensitivity to detail. Leesa does a wonderful job of capturing spirit of the people and pooches she draws. We caught up to learn more about her artistic practice and her love of wire haired fox terriers.

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Lee, Bamm & Manny
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Lee, Bamm & Manny

Lee Parkinson is the strategic Director at Strategy Creative one of New Zealand’s premier design studios. We spoke with Lee to learn more about his creative journey, and his griffon collaborators Manny the gentleman and Bamm the sassy strategy dog.

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Emily, Banzai, Rex & Clovis
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Emily, Banzai, Rex & Clovis

Emily VanderMey ceramics absolutely put a wag in our tail! Her style is phenomenal, so we reached out to learn more about her studio, her collaboration with her husband Nick, the three canine members of their family and the beautiful sgraffitto animal portraits that adorn Emily’s work.

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Barry & Eli
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Barry & Eli

Today our pack is excited to introduce you to our friends Barry and Eli. Nicole met Barry 8 years ago when Eli was just a young dog. Barry’s work is bold, daring and refreshingly different. He takes creative risks and experiments but his work has a defined methodology which grounds his design in theory while seeking to advance the accepted territory of typographic form. We spoke to Barry (aka @speculatype) to learn more about how he redefines the typographic landscape and his relationship with his four-legged pal Eli.

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Byron, Maggie & Francine
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Byron, Maggie & Francine

In our latest WalkThe_Talk profile we meet creative Duo Byron and Maggie Griffin. After loosing two beloved pets in quick succession these talented makers began to memorialise pets in chain stitch embroidery, with a vintage singer sewing machine.

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Art Johnstone
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Art Johnstone

Art Johnstone is a multidisciplinary creative based in Waihi (NZ). He taught design technology in the UK and NZ, and has recently retired from teaching to focus on prose, which he publishes online at https://foolonthehills.com/. Art is writing his first book, and also cuts poetry into plywood artworks which he distributes at Bay of Plenty cafes.

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Kate & Vinnie
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Kate & Vinnie

Illustrator and Letterer Kate Pullen’s work is smart, fun and full of heart, in 2018 Kate hosted an exhibition “The A to Z of Things I’ve Pulled Out of My Dog’s Mouth” which combined 3 of my favourite things type, art and dogs. I have been enthusiastically following Kate’s relationship with her handsome English Staffie Vinnie since.
In April this year, Kate released her first book: “I am about to Lick your Human” a staggeringly well-executed illustrated compendium of all things dog-related. Kate demonstrates and intimate knowledge of the collective canine brain with their personality traits (& reasoning) explored in detail alongside fun, honest reflections on dog parenthood.

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Wanissa & Dapper Pupper

Wanissa & Dapper Pupper

Wanissa Somsuphangsri is a designer, illustrator and letterer based in Melbourne, our human (Nicole) has been a fan of Wanissa’s lettering work for sometime, recently, a mutual friend (Maria Montes) alerted us to Wanissa’s latest project Dapper Pupper “born out of our love for dogs and an appreciation of all things handmade.

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Nahila & Lolo
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Nahila & Lolo

Artist, Fashion Designer and Dog mama Nahila Cuesta’s pet portraiture business Pawlander began with a need to raise funds to help pay for emergency veterinary costs for a family members cat. Her artwork has huge momentum and a growing following of fans on social media.

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