Author: Allison & Smith, type founders, Cincinnati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Convenient Book of Specimens, Franklin Type Foundry
Author: Allison & Smith, type founders, Cincinnati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Convenient Book of Specimens
Author: Allison & Smith, type-founders, Cincinnati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The Lettering Workshops
Author: Francis Chouquet
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
ISBN: 1681984466
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
ISBN: 1681984466
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In The Lettering Workshops, you’ll learn all about the art and practice of drawing letters using hands-on techniques in 30 lessons across five workshops. Whether you’re a beginner or a professional graphic designer, you'll quickly learn how to develop and advance your lettering skills.
In this richly illustrated book of lessons and exercises, you’ll find:
- • 5 Workshops to learn the art of drawing letters—from an introduction to brush lettering and lettering script to the decoration of letters; from the secrets of good composition to the process of digitization and vectorization of your type
- • 30 Exercises that gradually develop from beginner through intermediate and advanced levels
- • 16 Analyses of lettering samples to understand what makes good lettering
- • 52 Inspirational contributions in featured galleries from international letterers and brands
- • 160 Pages for all skill levels
- • 26 Letters to learn and explore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What Is Lettering?
- Why This Book?
- First Lesson
- Lettering, Calligraphy, or Typography?
- Basics and Technical Vocabulary
WORKSHOP 1: DISCOVERING BRUSH LETTERING
- Exercise 1: Finding the Right Position
- Exercise 2: Setting Up a Grid
- Exercise 3: Carrying Out the First Motions
- Exercise 4: Drawing the Letters
- Exercise 5: Connecting the Letters
- Exercise 6: Reworking Your Drafts
- Analysis of Lettering Samples
- Gallery
WORKSHOP 2: INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPT LETTERING
- Exercise 1: Discovering the Skeleton Technique
- Exercise 2: Drawing an Alphabet
- Exercise 3: Drawing a Complete Word
- Exercise 4: Lettering in a Classic Script
- Exercise 5: Leaving Your Comfort Zone!
- Analysis of Lettering Samples
- Gallery
WORKSHOP 3: USING TYPOGRAPHIC CHARACTERS
- Exercise 1: Embellishing a Letter
- Exercise 2: Practicing on a Complete Word
- Exercise 3: Going Further with Vintage Style
- Exercise 4: Discovering Interlock
- Exercise 5: Practicing Interlock with Serifs
- Exercise 6: Producing a Complete Interlock Lettering Project
- Analysis of Lettering Samples
- Gallery
WORKSHOP 4: THE SECRETS OF GOOD COMPOSITION
- Exercise 1: Thinking in Terms of the Block
- Exercise 2: Completing the First Sketches
- Exercise 3: Choosing the Styles for Each Word
- Exercise 4: Drawing the Skeleton
- Exercise 5: Developing and Finalizing Your Path
- Analysis of Lettering Samples
- Gallery
WORKSHOP 5: DIGITIZATION AND VECTORIZATION
- Exercise 1: Digitizing and Preparing Your Lettering
- Exercise 2: First Steps in Vectorization
- Exercise 3: Testing the Vertex Theory
- Exercise 4: Vectorizing the Entire Lettering Project
- Exercise 5: Critiquing Your Vectorized Lettering Project
- Exercise 6: Preparing Your Lettering Project without Vectorization
- Exercise 7: Isolating the Lettering
- Exercise 8: Adding Texture to the Lettering Project
- Exercise 9: Finalizing the Composition
- Gallery
- Artists Represented in this Book
- Resources
The History of Printing from Its Beginnings to 1930
Author: Columbia University. Libraries
Publisher:
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Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs
Author: Stephen O. Saxe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"[This book] is the definitive bibliography of American type specimen books. The book contains historical accounts of each foundry, a list of their specimen books with size and number of pages, and countless tidbits of fascinating historical and typographical information."--Publisher's description (front flap of book jacket).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"[This book] is the definitive bibliography of American type specimen books. The book contains historical accounts of each foundry, a list of their specimen books with size and number of pages, and countless tidbits of fascinating historical and typographical information."--Publisher's description (front flap of book jacket).
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Duplicates of Type Specimen Books, Etc., United States and Foreign
Author: Henry Lewis Bullen
Publisher: San Diego : Frontier Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher: San Diego : Frontier Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Books about Books
Author: Swann Galleries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Auction catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Auction catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Subject index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
American Book Prices Current
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description