Author: David GatesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780823027514
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Primarily a textbook for students of graphic arts, this volume has sections on materials, tools, techniques, and history of lettering
Lettering for Reproduction
Author: David GatesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780823027514
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Primarily a textbook for students of graphic arts, this volume has sections on materials, tools, techniques, and history of lettering
The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering
Author: Cari FerraroPublisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633225941
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering provides expert instruction on the intricacies of traditional lettering techniques, as well as an introduction to contemporary hand-lettering formats. From selecting the appropriate tools, such as pens, nibs, brushes, inks, and papers, to learning optimal hand positioning and understanding the intricacies of lettering angles, heights, spacing, and strokes, The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering will help lettering enthusiasts swiftly master their craft. Step-by-step lessons, practice templates, and a range of stunning alphabets demonstrate the breadth of artistic achievement that comes with practice and dedication. Four professional artists guide you through traditional calligraphy techniques, as well as an introduction to contemporary hand-lettering art forms, such as brush lettering and mixed media, for a well-rounded approach to the craft. Additionally, a short section on Chinese brush lettering and several mixed media lettering projects inspire creativity and demonstrate how calligraphy and lettering can be used in wider artistic contexts and projects. Including practice templates for several featured alphabets in addition to mixed media "bonus" projects designed to inspire artistic creativity, The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering will inspire lettering enthusiasts of all skill levels to strengthen their existing skills and delve into new, lesser-known variations of the trend.
Just My Type
Author: Simon GarfieldPublisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847652921
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook, or Margaret Calvert, who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi. About the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers ... and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about. As the Sunday Times review put it, the book is 'a kind of Eats, Shoots and Leaves for letters, revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live.' This edition is available with both black and silver covers.
Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces
Author: Bruce WillenPublisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568987651
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A guide to type design and lettering that includes relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, exercises, photographs, and illustrations, and features interviews with various designers, artists, and illustrators.
The Universal Penman
Author: George BickhamPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486206165
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"An essential part of any art library, and a book of permanent value not affected by seasonal styles." — American Artist. Here is Bickham's famous treasury of English roundhand calligraphy from 1740. Includes 125 pictorial scenes, over 200 script pictures, 19 complete animals, 275 lettered specimens, more than 100 panels, frames, cartouches, and other effects, and more.
The Essentials of Lettering
Author: Thomas Ewing FrenchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Lettering for Reproduction
Author: David GatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lettering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Provides the history and theory of lettering, the tools, materials, and techniques used, and the design criteria of specific letter styles.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Author: Edward JohnstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Art & Craft of Sign-writing
Author: William SutherlandPublisher: Crescent
ISBN: 9780517682180
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
The History and Technique of Lettering
Author: Alexander NesbittPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486402819
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This comprehensive, well-illustrated volume ranges from the earliest pictographs and hieroglyphics to the work of 20th-century designers. Subjects include early writing forms; Roman lettering; runes and medieval hands; the Carolingian minuscule and derivative types; humanistic writing and derivative fonts; and much more. 89 complete alphabets and more than 165 additional specimens.