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RE-RELEASE: Pretty in Pink (1986) with Nikki Villagomez
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- DESIGNERS ON FILM
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- Feb 21, 2026
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- 2054
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Summary
Nikki Villagomez knows a thing or two about fonts, not only because she's a designer but also because she's a published author and historian who loves typography. In addition to learning about her books Culture+Typography: Examples in Font Pairings and also the sold out Culture+Typography: How Culture Affects Typography, hear why Pretty in Pink means so much to her. Plus, we touch on Miami Vice, the Brat Pack documentary called Brats (2024), Mondrian, and hair gel. This episode appeared on Season 1 of the show in 2024. - Nikki Villagomez is a nationally recognized speaker on typography, and a graduate of Louisiana State University with a BFA in Graphic Design. After working as a designer in New York City, she moved to her home state of South Carolina where she became a full-time freelancer. She's the founder and former president of the South Carolina chapter of AIGA, has been an educator teaching Graphic Design and Typography at the University of South Carolina and the University of Akron, and lives in Charlotte, NC. Learn more at her blog, culture+typography, online since 2012. https://nikkivillagomez.wordpress.com/ https://nikkivillagomez.wordpress.com/my-book/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-villagomez/ - Pretty in Pink (1986) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091790/