Michaela Staton is a creative director and designer specializing in letterforms and illustration.
SELECTED WORK
Popcorn Typeface | Typeface Design (WIP) | Independent
Art Direction | Foreign Affairs
Magistra Type Specimen Design | University of Reading Typeface Design MATD Thesis Project
Illustration | Foreign Affairs “What Was the War on Terror?” by Philip H. Gordon | AD: Ed Johnson
Illustration | Foreign Affairs “Kennan’s Warning on Ukraine” by Frank Costigliola | AD: Ed Johnson
Fully Custom Lettering | Independent
Capa Typeface | Typeface Design (WIP) | Independent
Art Direction | Foreign Affairs “Best of Books” (2022-2025) | Illustrator: Patrick Leger
Illustration | Foreign Affairs “Iran’s New Grand Strategy” Narges Bajoghli and Vali Nasr | AD: Ed Johnson
Illustration | Foreign Affairs “Strategies of Prioritization” by Jennifer Lind and Daryl G. Press | AD: Ed Johnson
Lettering & Illustration | Foreign Affairs “Best of 2025” | AD: Ed Johnson
Lettering | Foreign Affairs “Best of 2024” Cover | AD: Ed Johnson
Art Direction & Design | Client: Penn State University Clearinghouse for Military and Family Readiness
Social Media & Ad Campaign Design | Client: Dollar General | Agency: HZ/Notorious 111 | CD: Xavier Rodon ACD: Carl Nielson, Austin Duck
Lettering | Independent
Lettering | Foreign Affairs “Best of 2022” Cover | AD: Ed Johnson
Magistra | Multi-script (Latin, Arabic, Greek) Typeface Design | University of Reading Typeface Design MATD Thesis Project
Illustration | Foreign Affairs “Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights” by Hillary Rodham Clinton | AD: Ed Johnson
Lettering | iso-type, a project of the University of Reading MATD 2020 cohort
Brochure Design | Foreign Affairs | AD: Ed Johnson
Lettering and Merchandise Design | Independent
Lettering | Independent