Kyle Letendre is a big softy in Portland, OR.

Since 2016, Kyle has operated an independent studio focusing on commercial lettering, illustration, and type design. Like a rhinestoned Swiss Army Knife, their work blurs the lines between type and image, attracting collaborations with clients such as Target, Penguin Random House, Mercedes-Benz, New Belgium Beer, Instagram, Sports Illustrated, and YouTube.

Beyond the bureau, Kyle’s love of sharp lines and exaggerated shapes turn into their drag persona, Tomboy, an androgynous fashion sketchbook come to life.

Inquiries & Collaborations: hello (at) kyleletendre.com

Learning
Type@Cooper Condensed Program ‘21
Columbia College Chicago, BFA Graphic Design ‘11

Speaking
MARCH 2025 — LetterWest (Emceeing in Drag!)
2024 — Typographics
2023 — Letterform Archive
2023 — PSU Kemeny Design Lecture Series
2023 — TypeCon Portland
2022 — Letrástica 4
2022 — PSU Show & Tell
2018 — AIGA Charlotte

Teaching
2025 — Creative Works West
2024 — LetterWest
2023 — The Cooper Union
+ Drop Cap, Monogram, and the Illustrated Word
2023 — Typographics
+ Digital Lettering Effects Workshop
2022 — Letrástica 4
+ Type for Lettering Workshop
2018 — AIGA Charlotte
+ Expressive Lettering Workshop
2014-2018 — Chicago Portfolio School
+ Expressive Type, Type Fundamentals

Selected Clients
Adobe
American Express
Bud Light
Chicago Reader
Cooper Union
Corona
Courier Magazine
Figma
Instagram
Lee Jeans
McSweeney’s
Mercedes-Benz