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Isabel Castillo Guijarro tells us 'all will be okay in the end' with a luscious set of typography postcards

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed right now, you're not alone. Award-winning designer and illustrator Isabel Castillo Guijarro wanted to reassure us that all will be well with the launch of nine postcards featuring the message, 'OK'.

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Angled view of Isabel Castillo Guijarro's monochrome OK postcards featuring nine different typefaces and geometric designs in black and white
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It was in the wake of the United States Postal Service potentially going bankrupt and subsequently affecting the 2020 Presidential Elections that Isabel decided to buy stamps and send postcards to friends and family. Almost 300 people shared their addresses with her on Instagram, "way more than I had anticipated", so she decided to create her own set of postcards.

Designed during one late night after work at Apple, where she is currently art director, Isabel used nine unique typefaces featuring the core message of "letting you, and the world know that while we are going through difficult times at the moment, it will be OK in the end". And, "it is equally fair to not be OK at this time. You do you". For those who have to know, typefaces used include Pilowlava, Migra, Nostra, Opposit, Parabole, Miniature Display, Hatton, Druk, and Kernit.

Originally from Madrid, Spain, Isabel grew up moving around the globe. She studied advertising in Dubai before spending a summer at Central Saint Martins in London and later graduating with a BFA in Communication Design from Parsons School of Design. Before her current role at Apple, she served as design director at Thinkful. Isabel is a Print Magazine Regional Design Award, SPD Silver Medal and American Illustration Award winner for her work at Refinery29, where she worked as art director and designer for five years.

Find out more at byisabel.com or purchase a set of Isabel's 'OK Postcards' via her online shop.

Flat lay arrangement of Isabel Castillo Guijarro's postcard designs featuring the word "OK" rendered in nine different typographic styles on white and black cards against a dark background
Two of Isabel Castillo Guijarro's OK postcards displayed on a dark surface, each featuring the word OK in different typefaces, connected by a white circular design element
Isometric view of nine black postcards with white typography spelling "OK" in different typefaces, arranged on a dark background
Multiple postcards displaying variations of the word "OK" and "OKAY" in different typefaces arranged on a black background
Two postcards displaying the word "OK" in different typefaces, one on a black card and one on white, arranged at angles against a dark background
Typographic postcards featuring the word "okay" repeated in nine different typefaces arranged on a dark background
Isabel Castillo Guijarro's "OK" postcards arranged in a cross pattern, each featuring the word "OK" rendered in different typefaces on black and white cards, with decorative elements including a stamp and geometric shapes on a dark background
White postcard with "okay" text and barcode alongside Isabel Castillo Guijarro's logo on dark background
Flat lay of Isabel Castillo Guijarro's OK postcard collection arranged in a cross pattern, featuring the word OK repeated in nine different typefaces on black and white cards with a central circular element on dark background
Four white rectangular tiles with rounded edges arranged on a dark background, each displaying the word "okay" or "OK" in different typefaces as part of Isabel Castillo Guijarro's reassuring postcard series
White postcard tilted on a black stand against a dark background, printed with "LIVE IN THE MOMENT" in handwritten-style typography
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