Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

Using Your Skills to Do Good in Your Community

A course by Christopher Rouleau , Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, and Sign Painter

100% positive reviews (15)

957 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Using Your Skills to Do Good in Your Community

Overview

“To finish, I will talk about how to find sign painting opportunities in your community.”

In this video lesson Christopher Rouleau addresses the topic: Using Your Skills to Do Good in Your Community, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering. Learn to combine lettering and painting techniques to make an eye-catching sign that communicates a message.

Partial transcription of the video

“Using Your Skills to Do Good in Your Community In this lesson, I'll talk about how to use your sign painting skills to benefit your community. Sign painting is a great way to convey messages in many different environments. Advertising, causes that you support, as well as local businesses can use local sign painters. Get out there, talk to people, ask what they need and I'm sure you'd find someone you can help. I got some ideas here I've put together to show you what possible options you can do. Local yard sales and garage sales. You could stop by your local grocery store and see if they nee...”

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Course summary for: Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (15)
957 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 54m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Lettering, Signage Design, Typography

Christopher Rouleau

A course by Christopher Rouleau

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Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, and Sign Painter

Christopher Rouleau is a Canadian graphic designer, lettering artist, and sign painter. Growing up in a small town in Saskatchewan, he remembers being inspired by the hand-painted signs in grocery stores and storefronts. After completing his studies at the University of Calgary, he began his professional career in stock photography and fonts, which helped him discover his passion for hand lettering. Soon, he became a full-time freelance designer, and co-founded Ligatures, a hub for typography and lettering in Toronto.

His work has been part of numerous exhibitions throughout Canada, and he has given talks and workshops at events like ATypl Montreal, Adobe Creative Jam, and Creative Mornings. He has collaborated with clients like the City of Toronto, LG, The Body Shop, Pepsi, the University of Toronto, Greenpeace, Pride Toronto, and more. He is also a regular contributor to Uppercase Magazine, and has been featured in publications like Flare Magazine, Globe & Mail newspaper, CTV News, and more. Christopher is the recent recipient of the Communication Arts Award of Excellence in Typography.