Nice to meet you
I’m Nick, a designer with a passion for typography, pattern, decorative arts, and interiors. My process is based in historical research and centred around craft.
I studied architecture and industrial design in Italy before relocating to New York City to obtain an MFA in Communications Design from the Pratt Institute.
Whilst in NYC, I worked at Mucca Design, Penguin Random House, and was the senior designer at Louise Fili Ltd. In 2018, relocated to Paris to head-up WeWork’s France and Southern Europe Art & Graphics team. I’m now based in the UK where I’m a freelance designer and consultant.
Over the years, I have taught workshops and given keynotes on lettering at conferences in France, Australia, and around the United States. I’ve guest-lectured at several NYC design colleges including the School of Visual Arts, Parsons, and Pratt and taught a summer session at Type@Paris.
Contact
Please use the form below to get in touch. I look forward to working together!
Awards
Academy of British Cover Design, 2026
Society of Publication Designers Annual, 2019
Ascenders, Type Directors Club, 2018
HOW International Design Award, 2018
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, 2018
Communication Arts Typography Annual, 2017
The Type Directors Club Annual, 2015
ADC Young Guns (YG12), 2014
Books
I've had the honor of being included in the following books
Goodtype: the Book. Vol II (Rizzoli)
Posters for Change (Princeton Architectural Press)
Les ateliers du lettering by Francis Chouquet (Broché)
Classics Penguin: Cover to Cover (Penguin Random House)
Lettering: Through the Creative Process (Monsa)
Typism. Vol I, II, IV (Finesse Press)
Select Clients
Apple, Target, PepsiCo, Disney, The New York Times, Aribnb, Penguin Random House, WeWork, LG, Victoria’s Secret, Vanity Fair, Print Magazine, Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster.
Select Press & Features
Print Magazine (twice), Fast Company, The Dieline (three times), Quipsologies, Novum, AIGA, Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover, The Casual Optimist, Buzzfeed, Abduzeedo, My Modern Met, DesignTAXI, Designboom, Designspiration, Good Design Makes Me Happy, Visual News, Quartz, Frankie Magazine, Highsnobiety, SVA Features, The Design Blogm, Design Milk, Design Lifestyle
Interviews
Q&A with Nick Misani (TypeParis)
Now on View: Nick Misani (Society6)
Perspective Podcast: Episode 80
Works in Process: Nick Misani
Designer of the Week (Print Magazine)
Society6 Artist Feature (Society6)
Passion Behind the Art: Nick Misani
Set in Stone (TypeEd's Typography Dojo)
An Interview with Nick Misani (WeMake PDX)
Meet the Speakers: Nick Misani (Typism)
Nicholas Misani: More on the Floor (ADC Blog)
Live From 99U Conference with Nick Misani (Adobe)
Art Directors Club Typography Spotlight (ADC Blog)
“Fauxsaicist” and Designer, Nick Misani (Lettering Guy)
Pixel di design: Fauxsaics e le sinfonie superficiali di Nicholas Misani (Design Lifestyle - in Italian)
