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UCDA 2025 Fall Book Club

Registration for Meeting 2 — November 5, 2025

UCDA Book Club meets virtually over three meetings to discuss a single book. Each meeting has a separate registration form for attendance. For the best experience, we recommend participating in all three book club meetings, but it is not required. You must be a UCDA member to participate in UCDA Book Club.

Fall 2025 Book:
"In Progress (Revised Edition): See Inside a Renowned Lettering Artist’s Creative Process" by Jessica Hische

Dates: 
First Meeting: October 22
Second Meeting: November 5
Third Meeting: November 22
Time: 11 AM-12 PM (Central) / 12 PM-1 PM (Eastern)
Location: Zoom (virtual)

A meeting link will be sent via email once you register. The link is the same for all three meetings. Open to UCDA Members only. Registration ends at midnight (Central) the day before the event. 

Be sure to register for all three for the best experience:

Registration for Meeting 1: October 22
Registration for Meeting 3: November 19

"In Progress (Revised Edition): See Inside a Renowned Lettering Artist’s Creative Process" by Jessica Hische

This revised edition of design-world darling Jessica Hische's career-spanning art book offers a fascinating inside look at her work in progress, featuring highlights from her most exciting recent projects and new tips for lettering with digital tools. "In Progress" is an inspiring and informative book that showcases the creative prowess and technical expertise behind artist, author, and type designer Jessica Hische's distinctive lettering and typography styles. In explanatory captions throughout these pages, Hische guides readers through the phases of each hand-lettered project—for major clients such as Wes Anderson, NPR, Nike, and more—from gathering inspiration and sketching out rough ideas to revising and refining final designs. (Description via Amazon)

About the Author
For nearly 15 years Jessica Hische has had the pleasure of collaborating with amazing clients—creating custom lettering artwork for established brands, classic books, postage stamps, and so much more. She's travelled the world speaking at creative conferences and colleges, and befriended innumerable internet strangers while navigating the depths of social media. Jessica cut her creative teeth in Philadelphia and Brooklyn but is now (and forever) based in beautiful downtown Oakland, California. When I’m not drafting letterforms, manipulating beziers, writing kids books, or letterpressing on her Vandercook, Jessica is doing her best to help others find the same happiness and fulfillment that she's found in her work.

Location: Zoom

Date: Nov. 5, 2025, 11 a.m. - Nov. 5, 2025, noon