Cinema Lettering
Spacing and Construction of Letters 2
A course by Ivan Castro , Graphic designer specialized in calligraphy and lettering
Joined February 2014
About the video: Spacing and Construction of Letters 2
Overview
“This is the second part of the lesson.”
In this video lesson Ivan Castro addresses the topic: Spacing and Construction of Letters 2, 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
“So, as you can see from that scheme, we can get a series of conclusions, that is to say that the writing tool and structure having the letter affects two factors very important. One is the contrast, In other words, we have talked about contrast. We have mentioned that the contrast is the difference between the thick and thin. As you can see if we work with the pen of translation, with the flat pen, we have a contrast much less pronounced, that is, here we go from a thin stroke to a stroke thicker in a more gradual way, instead the contrast with the pen of expansion is much more abrupt, we p...”
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Course summary for: Cinema Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design

Ivan Castro
A course by Ivan Castro
Ivan Castro's interest in the forms of letters manifests as a child; a passion that has become his work through calligraphy, typography and lettering. On this subject he has recently published the manual The ABC of Lettering , in which he explains the concepts and techniques necessary to master this discipline.
From his studio near Barcelona he works for clients from all over the world, an occupation that is compatible with teaching in schools like Elisava, BAU or Visions and conferences and workshops in different places.
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