Mike Perry works in Brooklyn, NY. Making books, magazines, newspapers, clothing, drawings, paintings, illustrations and teaching whenever possible. His first book titled Hand Job published by Princeton Architectural Press hit the book shelves in 2006. “Mike Perry’s compendium of hand-drawn type points to the continued relevance of the human touch in modern communication.” —American Craft, October/November 2007. His second book titled Over & Over hits shelves early this fall. He is currently working on two new books. In 2007 he started a magazine called Untitled, that explores his current interests. The thrid issue is out now. He has worked with clients from New York Times Magazine, Dwell Magazine, Microsoft Zune, Urban Outfitters, eMusic, and Zoo York. In 2004 he was chosen as one of Step Magazines 30 under 30, in 2007 as a groundbreaking illustrator by Computer Arts Projects Magazine, and 2008 he received Print Magazines New Visual Artist award, and was chosen by the Art Directors Club as one of this years Young Guns (6). Doodling away night and day, Perry creates new typefaces and sundry graphics that inevitably evolve into his new work, exercising the great belief that the generating of piles is the sincerest form of creative process. His work has been seen around the world including a recent solo show in London titled "The Place between Time and Space."
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