Monogram Design with Your Initials
Presentation
A course by James Clough , Calligraphy Artist
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about myself, about my arrival in Italy and how I was attracted to the world of typography and typographic design. Furthermore, I will tell you how my work as a teacher has contributed a lot to developing and broadening my perception: the work of my students has inspired me and opened horizons that I never imagined.”
In this video lesson James Clough addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Monogram Design with Your Initials. Learn how to handcraft a monogram from a pencil sketch and apply it to a ready-to-print business card.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello and thank you for choosing this Domestika course. My name is James Clough, but I always ask my students to call me James. I'm from London, but I have lived and worked in Italy for more than 50 years, despite appearances. After more than 30 years as a professional in calligraphy and lettering, today I teach typography at the NABA University of Milan and calligraphy at the Italian Calligraphic Association. Also, I write articles, books and I give many lectures on these topics. In London, I studied Typographic Design at the London College of Printing. It was the late 1960s a...”
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Course summary for: Monogram Design with Your Initials
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe InDesign -
Areas
Branding & Identity, Calligraphy, Graphic Design, Logo Design
James Clough
A course by James Clough
James Clough is an English calligraphy artist who's been living and working in Milan for the past 50 years. After studying typographic design at the London College of Printing, he got his start in several publishing houses around London and Milan. In 1979, he made the leap to freelance life, specializing primarily in book cover design.
Throughout his career he has collaborated with numerous advertising agencies designing slogans, logos, and monograms. In 1991, he founded the Associazione Calligrafa Italiana (Italian Calligraphy Association) alongside a group of his peers. He currently teaches calligraphy, typography, and its history at the NABA University in Milan and writes about calligraphy and graphic arts for both Italian and international publications.
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