Louise’s over-40-year career has consistently been influenced by Italian typography, starting with her first visit at the age of sixteen, when a poster for Perugina motivated her to become a graphic designer. From book jackets to restaurants to food packaging, and most recently font design, every new chapter has been inspired by a trip to Italy. This talk will show the pasticceria papers discovered in a magazzino, the Deco beach signs of Viareggio, and typefaces inspired by Futurist and Stile Liberty letterforms—and how they have informed her work.