Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters
Typographic styles
A course by Stephane Lopes , Lettering Artist and Art Director
About the video: Typographic styles
Overview
“Do you know the different typographic styles? I'll explain which ones are, then I'll give you an idea of the freedom and creative possibilities that you can have with lettering. ”
In this video lesson Stephane Lopes addresses the topic: Typographic styles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters. Learn hand-lettering techniques step-by-step and give incredible visual strength to your words.
Partial transcription of the video
“Typographic styles Now that we've seen the tools, we are going to study the typographic styles. They are grouped into three different families. The stick style, the serif style and the scripts. I'll start by giving you examples of stick style. These are the letters that are commonly drawn in upper case. We find them in typography in families like Arial or Helvetica. We can work on different thicknesses, we can vary from a thinner style to a thicker style depending on the width of the lines. The stick style is very neutral, we use it for a lot of things and we will vary the importance of the...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering
Stephane Lopes
A course by Stephane Lopes
Driven by a passion for the creation of logos and graphic identities, Stephane Lopes decided to begin his professional journey studying audiovisual communication. He continued his journey into the world of graphic arts, editing, and publishing and slowly began to specialize in typography, and more specifically, lettering, which allowed him to fully explore his creativity.
It is testament to his Instagram account that he has had the opportunity to collaborate with brands like Pilot, Faber-Castell, and Pierre Hermé. His curiosity and thirst for learning new techniques, especially in the digital arena, are what have fueled his desire to share his discoveries with other passionate artists.
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