The 2009 Junior Advanced Design Restaurant Show
The 2009 Junior Advanced Design Restaurant Show was juried by Ms. Jessica Hische. Jessica is a typographer and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Tyler School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design, she worked for Headcase Design in Philadelphia before taking a position as Senior Designer at Louise Fili Ltd. While working for Louise, she continued developing her freelance carreer, working for clients such as Tiffany & Co., Chronicle Books, and The New York Times. In September of 2009, after two and a half years of little sleep and a lot of hand-lettering, she left Louise Fili to pursue her freelance career further. Jessica has been featured in most major design and illustration publications including Communication Arts, Print Magazine, How Magazine, Graphis, American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators. She was featured as one of Step Magazine’s 25 Emerging Artists, Communication Arts “Fresh”, Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists 2009 (commonly referred to as Print’s 20 under 30), and The Art Director’s Club Young Guns. When not working, can be found enjoying heavy unhealthy meals, lusting after expensive furniture, playing with her two cats, and biking around Brooklyn.
After painful deliberation and hours of thoughtful reflection,
the ranking for this year’s restaurant winners is as follows:
First Place: Early Bird • Rachel Ignotofsky
Second Place: Gouda Woulda Shoulda • Kelly Thorn
Third Place: Home Plate • Christine McMahon
Honorable Mentions:
Bento To Go • Aaron Richardson
Line & Dine • Steve Le
Offal Good • Theresa Decker
Logo Merit:
Marrakesh • Megan Scanlin
Along with a monetary award and a healthy ego boost, the top three winners also received a limited edition letterpress alphabet posters designed and printed by Jessica Hische.
