About

Hello! I'm Julie Green. I letter, draw, code, and design fonts (and other things) under the studio name Up Up Creative.

If anyone — including me — had realized that “font designer” was a real job, I think we all would’ve seen this coming. In school, my friends called me Julie Twelve — a nod to Times New Roman, 12-point, because my handwriting looked like a Word document. Not exactly subtle foreshadowing.

I studied visual communication in college, took a detour into IT consulting (yes, I used to write Java and C++), then dove headfirst into grad school in English. Half a dissertation later, I pivoted. I wanted a career that blended my love of design, language, logic, and storytelling.

So in 2008, I launched Up Up Creative and never looked back.

In 2015, I released my first typeface, Bundt Cake, and fell in love with designing fonts that are both expressive and functional — the kind of fonts that support your work, not distract from it. Fonts with OpenType muscle, polish, and personality.

My work has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, BRIDES, Apartment Therapy, Design Milk, and more. My fonts have been licensed by brands like Chronicle Books, A24 Films, Canva, and Penguin Random House.