Kelly Tilas is a designer and illustrator from New Jersey.

Loves: hand lettering.
getting chatty about type history.
color, color, color.
authentic branding.

With over a decade of professional experience and a lifelong love of design, Kelly’s work encompasses everything from confectionary packaging to digital media and branding. Her work has been featured in People Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, The Knot, and other publications. She is a featured lettering artist in Ascenders, Vol. 1 and currently teaches Advanced Typography and Identity Design at The College of New Jersey. She has previously taught a number of studio courses at her alma mater, Kean University.

Kelly lives by the sea in New Jersey with her husband and their little lady. When not elbows-deep in paint and ink or exploring the darkest corners of the Creative Cloud, you can probably find her at the beach, knitting a sweater, enthusiastically wrapping a present, or yelling at a Rangers game on TV. She is happiest when she is creating and loves dreaming up new projects and collaborations.

All photography unless otherwise noted courtesy of John Kotlowski.