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The golden secrets of lettering : letter design from first sketch to final artwork / Martina Flor.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: New York, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2017]Edition: English edition; First editionDescription: 167 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781616895730
  • 161689573X
Other title:
  • Lettering
Uniform titles:
  • Lust auf Lettering. English
Related works:
  • Translation of: Flor, Martina. Lust auf Lettering
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Visual storytelling : defining lettering and its difference from calligraphy and type design -- The typographic eye : the importance of observation -- The basics : the DNA of letters -- Tools and their applications : pens, brushes, and other tools -- The lettering designers playground : an overview of lettering styles -- Composition and embellishments : structure, hierarchy, and flourishes -- Sketching letterforms : from rough sketch to refined drawing (and some helpful tips and tricks) -- From analog to digital : vectorizing your lettering -- The finishing touch : adding color and texture -- Work in progress : becoming a professional lettering designer.
Summary: The Golden Secrets of Lettering is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to hand lettering. With easy-to-understand instructions and guidelines, plenty of inspirational examples, and hundreds of hand sketches and illustrations, Martina Flor shows readers how to transform their initial lettering concepts and handdrawn sketches into a well-shaped, exquisite piece of digital lettering that can be sold and published. Readers learn how to train their "typographic eye" by studying lettering samples and the anatomy of letters; explore concepts of hierarchy, composition, and flourishes; and discover the many different ways of creating letter shapes. In addition, Flor explains the process of creating a lettering project step by step-- from start to finish, from analog to digital--and gives valuable tips about how to make a career as a lettering artist.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 745.61 F632 Available 33111008979920
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The Golden Secrets of Lettering is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to hand lettering. With easy-to-understand instructions and guidelines, plenty of inspirational examples, and hundreds of hand sketches and illustrations, Martina Flor shows readers how to transform their initial lettering concepts and handdrawn sketches into a well-shaped, exquisite piece of digital lettering that can be sold and published.

Readers learn how to train their "typographic eye" by studying lettering samples and the anatomy of letters; explore concepts of hierarchy, composition, and flourishes; and discover the many different ways of creating letter shapes. In addition, Flor explains the process of creating a lettering project step by step-- from start to finish, from analog to digital--and gives valuable tips about how to make a career as a lettering artist.

"Simultaneously published in Germany with the title Lust auf Lettering by Verlag Hermann Schmidt. Verlag Hermann Schmidt 2017" -- title page verso.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references (page 166).

Foreword -- Introduction -- Visual storytelling : defining lettering and its difference from calligraphy and type design -- The typographic eye : the importance of observation -- The basics : the DNA of letters -- Tools and their applications : pens, brushes, and other tools -- The lettering designers playground : an overview of lettering styles -- Composition and embellishments : structure, hierarchy, and flourishes -- Sketching letterforms : from rough sketch to refined drawing (and some helpful tips and tricks) -- From analog to digital : vectorizing your lettering -- The finishing touch : adding color and texture -- Work in progress : becoming a professional lettering designer.

The Golden Secrets of Lettering is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to hand lettering. With easy-to-understand instructions and guidelines, plenty of inspirational examples, and hundreds of hand sketches and illustrations, Martina Flor shows readers how to transform their initial lettering concepts and handdrawn sketches into a well-shaped, exquisite piece of digital lettering that can be sold and published. Readers learn how to train their "typographic eye" by studying lettering samples and the anatomy of letters; explore concepts of hierarchy, composition, and flourishes; and discover the many different ways of creating letter shapes. In addition, Flor explains the process of creating a lettering project step by step-- from start to finish, from analog to digital--and gives valuable tips about how to make a career as a lettering artist.

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