Introduction to Custom Lettering
What will we do in this course?
A course by Cyla Costa , Lettering Artist, Designer, and Illustrator
About the video: What will we do in this course?
Overview
“Before we start our course project, it is important to understand well what lettering is! In this class, I will differentiate you from calligraphy and typography, in addition to telling you a little about each of these three disciplines, showing some examples. ”
In this video lesson Cyla Costa addresses the topic: What will we do in this course?, 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
“What will we do in this course? Now let's understand what we are going to do in this course and what we are going to develop as a project. But first, I will delimit what is lettering. Lettering, calligraphy and typography are closely linked areas which are sometimes confused. First of all, calligraphy. Because both the lettering and the typography drink from this font. The calligraphy is written. The verb for calligraphy is to write. And what defines the aesthetics of calligraphy is the calligrapher's tool. Here, for example, I have a piece of calligraphy made by Luca Barcellona, a very goo...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Custom Lettering
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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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