Edward Fella
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Ed Fella( born 1938) is an artist, educator and graphic designer whose work has had an important influence on contemporary typography. He practiced professionally as a commercial artist in Detroit for 30 years before receiving an MFA in Design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1987. He has since devoted his time to teaching at the California Institute of the Arts and his own unique self-published work which has appeared in many design publications and anthologies. In 1997 he received the Chrysler Award and in 1999 an Honorary Doctorate from CCS in Detroit. His work is in the National Design Museum and MoMA in New York.
Half of issue 17 of Emigre magazine is devoted to Ed Fella. (The other half is devoted to designer Piet Schreuders.)
His first published book "Edward Fella: Letters on America, Photographs and Lettering" gives insight into his idiosyncratic world by combining and juxtaposing examples of his unique hand lettering with his photographs of found vernacular lettering. His latest book is the catalogue for the show "Two Lines Align: Drawings and Graphic Design by Ed Fella and Geoff McFetridge." Curated by CalArts professor Michael Worthington, the show was held at LA's RedCat gallery.
