Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions
Typography Classifications
A course by Scott Biersack , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Typography Classifications
Overview
“I'll start by talking about all things typography! This will include brief anatomy terminology and discussing different styles of type (differences between serif, reverse contract, etc.). There's no right or wrong here, only fun to be had. ”
In this video lesson Scott Biersack addresses the topic: Typography Classifications, which is part of the Domestika online course: Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions. Learn the fundamentals of hand-lettering to create custom type designs that combine spacing, composition, color, and texture for a strong visual impact.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Typography Classifications Now that you know about the influences and the people that inspire me, in this lesson, we'll talk about the classifications of typography. Before we get much further along, I want to talk about tools quickly. For this lesson, I'll be using the iPad in front of me. I'll be using Procreate for everything within this process going forward. If you'd like to use analog, paper and pencil, the entire thing will work just as fine. Feel free to use whatever works best for you and your process. If you're fresh into lettering, we'll be talking about the term color before w...”
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Course summary for: Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Branding & Identity, Digital Lettering, Graphic Design, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Logo Design, Motion Graphics, Traditional illustration
Scott Biersack
A course by Scott Biersack
Scott Biersack, also known as youbringfire, is a graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer specialized in hand-lettering. Although he’s been drawing for as long as he can remember, his professional journey really kicked off in 2013 with Project365, in which he shared a new lettering creation on social media every day for a year. It was this online visibility that launched his freelance career into what it is today.
With his colorful palettes and playful style, he provides clients with custom pieces for advertising campaigns, social-media content, branding projects, animations, and much more. He is constantly exploring new mediums, methodologies, and ideas to overcome boundaries. Throughout his career, he’s collaborated with names like Adobe, Facebook, Snapchat, and Oakley as well as received awards from Communications Arts, Print Magazine, and The Type Directors Club.
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