LETTERING DESIGN PORTFOLIO

I create bespoke lettering for brands, publications, merchandising and cultural projects seeking expressive, carefully crafted letterforms.

See my all my self-generated and commercial lettering projects below.

Brand Identity

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Packaging Design

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Editorial Design

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Typeface Design

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Calligraphy projects

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Textile PRINT Design/ surface patterns

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Original Artworks

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White, ornate, cursive-style capital letter

Barcelona | Lettering & Monogram Design

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2026
Lettering Project
The word

Fifteenth Anniversary | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
The word

Pussy Pink | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
Black-and-white line art pattern featuring stylized fish with textured scales and distinct dark heads on a white background.

The Shit Series | Part 4

By Maria Montes • March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
A collage of various white typographic logo designs and hand-lettered phrases on a black background.

Lettering Collection 2013 - 2026

By Maria Montes • February 25, 2026
Lettering Design
A bright cyan, elegant calligraphic script on a black background, spelling out part of a name.

Ants In My Pants | Roundhand Variations

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2025
Lettering Project
Person carrying a black tote bag with a white floral letter B design, standing by a graffiti wall

Barcelona–Berlin | Tote Bag Design

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2023
Lettering Project
The letters

No Means No, Always | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2023
Lettering Project
The word

Greetings From Wonderland | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2022
Lettering Project
Chiang Mai orange script lettering design surrounded by black and blue.

I Love Chiang Mai | Script Lettering

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2022
Lettering Project
A roaring tiger against an orange background, overlaid with elegant white script reading

Perfectionism is the Voice of the Oppressor

By Maria Montes • August 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Script hand lettering, followed by a vectorisation using Glyphs App and animated with After Effects.

You Are Not Alone | Script Animation

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
The Magic Begins From Within is a private commission for Glenn Joseph Fusfield, One Spa World.

The Magic Begins Within | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Stylized black poster with white “THE BEST is yet to come” text and a gold flower accent

The Best Is Yet To Come | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
A person seen from behind wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with blue, ornate, gothic-style text on the back.

Operetta Hysteria by Nina Utashiro | EP Merch

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Lettering design animation announcing my first Copperplate Calligraphy Retreat in Australia.

Copperplate Calligraphy Retreat | Announcement

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2020
Lettering Project
Monoline vector lettering using Adobe Illustrator and animated with After Effects.

The Quiet Ones | Script Lettering Animation

By Maria Montes • March 8, 2020
Lettering Project
A person with dark hair and glasses meticulously draws ornate, black-ink script on a white surface against a dark background.

LOVE | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2017
Illustrated Lettering Project
Hands holding several illustrated greeting cards with intricate calligraphy and cocktail art on a white desk.

Letterpress Cocktail Cards | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • November 20, 2015
Lettering Project
Intricate white paisley and floral line art on a dark blue background, featuring the partial text

The Richardson Family | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2015
Lettering Project
A person wearing glasses draws an intricate black-and-white circular pattern with a pen on a piece of white paper.

15.05.2014 | Private Wedding Commission

By Maria Montes • May 15, 2014
Lettering Project
White, ornate, cursive-style capital letter

Barcelona | Lettering & Monogram Design

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2026
Lettering Project
The word

Fifteenth Anniversary | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
The word

Pussy Pink | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • March 29, 2026
Lettering Project
Black-and-white line art pattern featuring stylized fish with textured scales and distinct dark heads on a white background.

The Shit Series | Part 4

By Maria Montes • March 26, 2026
Calligraphy & Lettering Projects
A collage of various white typographic logo designs and hand-lettered phrases on a black background.

Lettering Collection 2013 - 2026

By Maria Montes • February 25, 2026
Lettering Design
A bright cyan, elegant calligraphic script on a black background, spelling out part of a name.

Ants In My Pants | Roundhand Variations

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2025
Lettering Project
Person carrying a black tote bag with a white floral letter B design, standing by a graffiti wall

Barcelona–Berlin | Tote Bag Design

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2023
Lettering Project
The letters

No Means No, Always | Lettering Design

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2023
Lettering Project
The word

Greetings From Wonderland | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2022
Lettering Project
Chiang Mai orange script lettering design surrounded by black and blue.

I Love Chiang Mai | Script Lettering

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2022
Lettering Project
A roaring tiger against an orange background, overlaid with elegant white script reading

Perfectionism is the Voice of the Oppressor

By Maria Montes • August 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Script hand lettering, followed by a vectorisation using Glyphs App and animated with After Effects.

You Are Not Alone | Script Animation

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
The Magic Begins From Within is a private commission for Glenn Joseph Fusfield, One Spa World.

The Magic Begins Within | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Stylized black poster with white “THE BEST is yet to come” text and a gold flower accent

The Best Is Yet To Come | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
A person seen from behind wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with blue, ornate, gothic-style text on the back.

Operetta Hysteria by Nina Utashiro | EP Merch

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2021
Lettering Project
Lettering design animation announcing my first Copperplate Calligraphy Retreat in Australia.

Copperplate Calligraphy Retreat | Announcement

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2020
Lettering Project
Monoline vector lettering using Adobe Illustrator and animated with After Effects.

The Quiet Ones | Script Lettering Animation

By Maria Montes • March 8, 2020
Lettering Project
A person with dark hair and glasses meticulously draws ornate, black-ink script on a white surface against a dark background.

LOVE | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 16, 2017
Illustrated Lettering Project
Hands holding several illustrated greeting cards with intricate calligraphy and cocktail art on a white desk.

Letterpress Cocktail Cards | Collaboration

By Maria Montes • November 20, 2015
Lettering Project
Intricate white paisley and floral line art on a dark blue background, featuring the partial text

The Richardson Family | Private Commission

By Maria Montes • April 17, 2015
Lettering Project
A person wearing glasses draws an intricate black-and-white circular pattern with a pen on a piece of white paper.

15.05.2014 | Private Wedding Commission

By Maria Montes • May 15, 2014
Lettering Project