Ryan Hamrick / Projects / Lettering

Sports Illustrated - Covers

May 14, 2019

Finally, after banging out the first two pieces, I was asked to save what ended up being three different covers from a less than exciting script font, by lettering the names of the three cover models (and the word Plus)! I didn't know ...

Sports Illustrated - Great Exuma

May 14, 2019

After I got done with the Kangaroo Island piece a little early, CD @Stephen Skalocky asked if I had time to knock out one more, and I said absolutely! He warned me that the plan for this one was not a script direction, but I told him tha...

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Sports Illustrated - Kangaroo Island

May 14, 2019

I was asked to contribute some lettering for this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. This was the first (and originally only) piece I was asked to do, since the plan was to have this cartouche style that I so often do. This issu...

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Hire by Google

September 06, 2017

Google hired me to create some custom t-shirt lettering of Now Hiring for their employees to wear at on site popups for the company's new recruiting product Hire. Bunch of used and unused concepts attached.

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Don't Forget to Call Your Mom

September 06, 2017

Facebook asked me to create a hand-lettered cartouche design for a poster of a quote from one of its VPs, Regina Dugan. Full shot and rough sketch attached.

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The CurveCast from Handling the Curve

May 26, 2017

One of my longest-running goals since the day I first started Handling the Curve as a Medium publication (over two years ago) was to eventually launch a podcast as well. Last week, The CurveCast finally became a reality! I posted a bri...

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Ban Fascists, Not Religions

January 31, 2017

I launched a new shirt this morning on Cotton Bureau. All my proceeds will be going to the ACLU. In just eight hours, we've already racked up $120 for them, and it's up for sale until February 14th at 8PM EST. Get yours here: https:/...

Shots & Shots

June 17, 2016

If you have your calendars marked already for next Thursday night, June 23rd, erase them immediately for something better! I’m partnering with my buddy @Andy Keil at Waldo Photos and Jameson Whiskey, for Shots & Shots, a photo walk...