Introduction to Custom Lettering
First sketches
A course by Cyla Costa , Lettering Artist, Designer, and Illustrator
About the video: First sketches
Overview
“In this class, I will show you how to make small miniature sketches to test different compositions, how to analyze them and choose a path to follow.”
In this video lesson Cyla Costa addresses the topic: First sketches, 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
“First sketches Now that we are well prepared, let's build the lettering, using the layer technique. First of all, let's think about miniature compositions. Let's do composition studies to see how words can interact with each other. I will think of the words I have to draw. In my case, there are two, Golden Slumbers. First of all, I write the content of my lettering. The word Golden and the word Slumbers. I will think about the hierarchy of words. Do I want one to stand out more than the other? If you are making a book, a book title that has a preposition, an article, this word can be smalle...”
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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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