Kady Jesko is a graphic design and art student from Detroit, Michigan. She enjoys chocolate milk, nice people, and swings. On her spare time, Kady designs fonts and logos that will put a smile on any designers face. Now for our interview with Kady Jesko. Enjoy.

What city do you call home?

Detroit, Michigan

How long have you been a designer?

About two years or so.

What tools are a must for designers?

Illustrator for sure.

Tablet or pencil and paper?

Pen and paper, I do not care for pencils.

Can you walk us through your creative process?

I’ll sometimes take an idea that I have and either sketch it down on paper or on the computer. I then take steps to see how much I can branch it out. After that, I move on to the next phases of just working the design until it is complete.

What are some of your favorite freelance projects from 2011?

I would have to say my identity design for Sweet Cakes restaurant & my hand-drawn title for Summer at the Lake.

What brands/companies have you done design work for?

I really enjoyed the work for Madeau-Wade publications, which is a local publication company.

Are you working on any personal projects right now? If so, what are they?

All the time. I am currently designing a new font that I will be releasing in March 2012. It is a script font that is inspired from the early era of the 1900′s.

Can you tell us about the Lost Type Co-op?

The Lost Type Co-op is a great project. Riley Cran developed a unique site that is all about designers benefiting designers. Not only are designers able to get their names out there by developing fonts, but it is very affordable with it’s ‘pay what you want’ donation system. I’m so glad to have my font Airplane on there, nothing but good experiences.

What artist/designers inspire you?

A few designers that I enjoy are Allan Peters, Mark Weaver, & Rob Clarke.

Plans for 2012?

Since I will finally be done with school, I would like to get a full time job somewhere. Otherwise, lots of design work to be done.

Advice for future designers?

If you have a true passion, go for it. If anyone tries to tell you you aren’t good enough, take that and transform that into wanting to prove them wrong. Always know what good design is about.

Is there anything else about you that you would like the world to know?

Never judge a book by it’s cover.

Want more Kady? Stop by kadyje.com to see what she’s up to.