Cinema Lettering

Overview

“To draw a good sign, it is just as important to construct the letters well as to have a good rhythm when it comes to arranging them to build texts. Let's see some general rules that will help us perform these tasks. Gerrit Noordzij is a Dutch typography designer who established a series of theories that relate the modulations of the stroke in typography with the calligraphic origin of the same . As this also affects the lettering, I will explain where to place the thick lines and the fines in your labels, based on the theories of Noordzij. ”

In this video lesson Ivan Castro addresses the topic: Spacing and Construction of Letters 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cinema Lettering. Discover the expressive capacities of letters by designing a film poster.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will see a series of theoretical concepts that decisions are going to help us when drawing, our own letters ie the shapes of the letters have a logic internal that if we have done calligraphy for years we It helps to understand but I will try in a very synthetic and very easy what things we have to observe and which are the things that we have to take into account when have a well-constructed label both at the drawing level of the building letters thereof as spaced and word composition, then let's start with the spacing seems easy to understand that within a word within of...”

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Course summary for: Cinema Lettering

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (109)
• 1473 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (4h 6m)
• 15 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design