Cristina Vanko

Hand-Lettering for Everyone

A Creative Workbook

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Imprint: LOM ART

Publication date: 29/09/2016

ISBN: 9781910552506

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Doodle & Draw

Binding: Paperback

Size: Other

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: Black-and-white lettering

Territorial Rights: UK and Commonwealth ex Canada only (NO EUROPE)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

A fun and instructive workbook on how to create your own unique hand-lettering.

Be inspired as you learn about different letterforms and practise making your own. Looking at the stories behind and main features of different styles – from serifs and spacing to downstrokes and baselines – this book will guide you through the process of designing different letters.

Fun and inspirational exercises will give you the creative confidence to start and will help you to explore this beautiful art form, as you create your own alphabets and develop your style.

With creative prompts of what to letter, along with tips and insights from top designers and illustrators, Hand-Lettering for Everyone is an engaging guide for beginners and experts alike.

Sales points:

  • An instructive workbook to inspire you to design your own letters

  • Packed full of engaging exercises and helpful prompts, with tips from top designers

  • Learn how to create your own serifs, play with shading and perspective, experiment with texture and much more

  • From the publishers of The Typography Colouring Book and Decorative Type

About the Author:

Cristina Vanko

Cristina Vanko is a multidisciplinary designer and illustrator who loves creating lettering by hand. A 2011 graduate from Indiana University's Graphic Design program, she has been featured in Boing Boing, Design Taxi, Laughing Squid, Mashable, The Daily Mail and elsewhere.