Monogram Design with Your Initials
First Processing of the Monogram
A course by James Clough , Calligraphy Artist
About the video: First Processing of the Monogram
Overview
“Now, after choosing which idea to pursue, through a series of steps I will come to create the definitive monogram to use to make a business card.”
In this video lesson James Clough addresses the topic: First Processing of the Monogram, 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
“First processing of the monogram I chose the idea that I like, the sketched idea, and now, through a series of steps, I will carry that idea towards the definitive monogram. During my creative process I'm rarely sure what I want right away, therefore I have to rework the idea several times. So let's get started. I enlarged the sketch on the copier and then on top I attacked with scotch tape a sheet of tissue paper. Remember to keep the less smooth side on top. For the first test, I take a Tombow marker, which is a kind of synthetic pointed brush, and I pass over it. You may have noticed how...”
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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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