'Creative Lettering And Beyond - Inspiring Tips, Techniques & Ideas For Hand Lettering Your Way To Beautiful Works Of Art' is the first book to be featured in Lettering Tutorials Book Club. For those that didn't catch the intro to Book Club, it's a feature where I'll recommend the hand lettering books that I've found very helpful or inspiring, and also feature the books that you recommend too! 'Creative Lettering And Beyond' seems like a good book to start the club off with as it … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Lettering Tutorial Six Months In, Looking Back & Future Goals
This week marks the six month anniversary since the very first article went live on Lettering Tutorial. This article will be a little different to the usual ones you might have read on here before, as I'll be taking a look back over the last six months of Lettering Tutorial, and also talking about what I have planned for the future too. Looking Back Let's start by taking a look back over the past six months. To some six months probably won't seem all that long, but because of the way the site … [Read more...]
Drawing Ornate Lettering For Beginners
Ornate lettering was something that could be found in a lot of places a hundred or more years ago. Advertisements, and products often used ornate lettering, nowadays ornate lettering isn't seen anywhere near as much. At this point if you're very new to lettering you might be wondering what ornate lettering is. The simplest way to describe ornate lettering is that it's usually just decorative, and references letter shapes and patterns that were around from the past. The decoration can … [Read more...]
Lettering Tutorial Logo Development Process
Very recently Lettering Tutorial got a new look and that included a new logo too. The original logo was all digitally generated, using an existing font, and basic shapes that I tweaked in Photoshop. I put the original logo together quite quickly as I was keen to focus on content for Lettering Tutorial. It's now six months down the line, and I thought it was time for a new hand lettered logo seeing as Lettering Tutorial is all about hand lettering. First Drafts The new logo began life as just a … [Read more...]
Lettering Legend – Matt Vergotis Interview
It's so exciting to announce that Gold Coast Australian Matt Vergotis is this months 'Lettering Legend'. Matt has been working freelance for seven years, specialising in typography and branding. Altogether he has over twenty years of experience in the design industry. Matt is truly talented at creating unique lettering designs, and it's very clear that a lot of thought and effort goes into every lettering piece of work he creates. In the past he's shared a few videos and tips aimed at helping … [Read more...]