Introduction to Custom Lettering
Presentation
A course by Cyla Costa , Lettering Artist, Designer, and Illustrator
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this class, you will learn a little more about my work and my trajectory. I will talk about how I developed my career from training in graphic design to the present, working as a lettering artist for clients from all over the world.”
In this video lesson Cyla Costa addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Custom Lettering. Learn how to create expressive letters in your own signature style by combining manual and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello. Welcome and welcome to this Domestika course. My name is Cyla Costa, I have been a lettering artist for ten years. In my studio in Curitiba, I work for clients from all over the world. My work is known for its meticulous quality, often done by hand, for the energy of the colors and for the expressiveness of the compositions that reflect my Brazilian and Latin American culture. I am interested in projects in which the letters have a prominent role, mainly branding, book covers, posters, murals, advertising and editorial design. With my work, I seek to represent letters th...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Custom Lettering
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Category
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Areas
Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Cyla Costa
A course by Cyla Costa
Cyla Costa graduated with a degree in graphic design from the UFPR and continued her studies in illustration, typography, and editorial design in Barcelona (EINA and Elisava) and New York (Cooper Union); she has over a decade of experience in lettering and founded her own creative studio.
Her work can be found in all kinds of advertising and publishing projects for a host of big-name companies including Google, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Penguin Random House, Nissan and Kimberly-Clark. Cyla was also awarded certificates of Excellence in Typography by the Type Directors Club in 2016, 2017, and 2019.
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