Artist of the day: Artist of the day, August 15: Louise Fili, Italian-American graphic designer

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Artist of the day, August 15: Louise Fili, Italian-American graphic designer

Louise Fili (1951) was born and raised in New Jersey, she lived here her whole adult life, though, so consider herself to be a New Yorker.

A designer who is absolutely enthralled with Italian culture, Louise Fili was born and raised in New Jersey, she lived here her whole adult life, though, so consider herself to be a New Yorker. She worked in the book publishing business for 11 years and now runs her own design studio where she specializes in restaurant identity, food packaging and book jacket design. Her interest in food and the Italian culture started when she was very young. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she first visited Italy when she was 16 years old. Her affection for typography also started when she was very young and she would often spend the night-time hours hiding in the dark so she could carve lettering into the wall over her bed.

She was a designer for Herb Lubalin for 3 years before becoming an art director for Pantheon Books. While she was there she designed over 2000 book covers and jackets. She is married to designer and author Steven Heller, with whom she has collaborated on several books with. Louise Fili, Ltd. was founded in 1989, where she continues to create Italian Art Deco inspired designs for a wide variety of clients.

Mrs Louise Fili

© Louise Fili Ltd.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Artist of the day, August 15: Louise Fili, Italian-American graphic designer

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