I believe in making cool things.

Things you can hold, things that make you feel something, things that make you want to go make something of your own. I believe in curiosity over perfection, in texture over polish. I believe your voice matters more than your grid.

I believe in zines and newsletters and personal websites. I believe that stickers are tiny billboards for your soul. I believe that branding can be art. I believe in printing it out and hanging it up. I believe that not everything needs to scale.

I make things because I have to. I help other people make things because I want to. Curious Type is where all that lives.

ARE YOU THE CURIOUS TYPE?

ARE YOU THE CURIOUS TYPE?

I am!

The “I” in Curious Type is Kristen Lepionka, a disabled writer, designer, problem-solver & mixed-media maker. I love cats. I dislike cilantro. I come from the 1900s (‘84) and I remember what things were like before the Internet. I made my first website before I started high school and have been trying to figure out the right way to talk about myself ever since. Curious Type is my attempt to bring all of my creative selves under a single roof.

Are you the curious type?

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