Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch
Sketching a Lettering Composition
A course by Mark van Leeuwen , Lettering Artist and Type Designer
About the video: Sketching a Lettering Composition
Overview
“In this lesson, I will guide you in drawing out your chosen quote and trying out different compositions. ”
In this video lesson Mark van Leeuwen addresses the topic: Sketching a Lettering Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch. Learn the fundamentals of typography to create an original typeform composition by hand and bring it to life in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sketching a Lettering Composition Now that we have some ideas in our heads, we can start sketching out some ideas on paper and visualize them in front of us to have a clear picture of what we'll be working with. The quote I'll letter out for the final project will be "More than words". The first thing I always do when lettering out a quote is quickly write it down on paper so I have the words in front of me, without worrying about composition, style, or anything. It helps me to have it in front of me to see which words I'm dealing with, how long they are, and how they could fit together in ...”
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Course summary for: Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Typography, Typography Design
Mark van Leeuwen
A course by Mark van Leeuwen
Mark van Leeuwen is an Italian-Dutch freelance lettering artist and type designer based in Berlin, Germany. Over the past decade, he has worked with independent clients, agencies and a number of international businesses, creating logo designs, posters, murals, books and album covers.
His client list includes Cadillac, Etsy, Apple Music, DJ Tiësto, Jägermeister, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, and Adobe. He has been featured in numerous publications including AIGA Eye On Design, Goodtype: The Art of Lettering, Rizzoli, and Yearbook of Type. He is also the recipient of the CommArts Typography Annual Award, both in 2020 and 2022.
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