On Lettering Tutorial I announced a platform I'd been working on called Typefolk. With Typefolk it was my intention to create a one of a kind platform designed to award and recognise individuals specialising in the lettering arts on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.The platform launched with a panel of professional judges who possess years of experience and has moved from strength to strength. I was very proud earlier this month to award our highest honour (2020 Lettering Legend) and have some … [Read more...]
Introducing Typefolk – Awards and Recognition for Lettering, Type and Calligraphy
Typefolk is a new platform that is the first to exclusively recognise and award the lettering arts on a weekly, monthly and end of year basis. The platform launched on June 15th 2020. The Inspiration Skilled as a Designer and Developer, a while ago I started judging websites for the CSS Design Awards (CSSDA). This was a really fun and enjoyable experience. It involved rating aspects of websites based on specific criteria such as usability. Through this experience I was constantly getting … [Read more...]
Book Club – The Joy of Lettering
An exciting book has just been introduced into the lettering world titled 'The Joy of Lettering: A creative exploration of contemporary hand lettering, typography & illustrated typeface'. The book is authored and illustrated by lettering artists Gabri Joy Kirkendall and Jaclyn Escalera. Gabri Joy also co-authored one of my favourite books 'Creative Lettering and Beyond'. Gabri Joy runs a successful business specialising in hand lettering and illustration. She has developed skills using a … [Read more...]
Lettering Legend – Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn is an incredibly versatile lettering artist and has experience within a number of different styles, including chalk lettering. She has worked with some very respected clients including Wall Street Journal, Scholastic, Harper Collins and Fortune Magazine. Shauna is also a co-author of one of my all time favourite books 'Creative Lettering & Beyond'. Shauna works full time as a freelance lettering artist and illustrator, and despite being busy with regular client work … [Read more...]
