Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions
Spacing, the Most Important Lesson
A course by Scott Biersack , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Spacing, the Most Important Lesson
Overview
“To finish this unit, I'll talk about one thing and one thing only, spacing! It’s an essential concept to pay attention to as you draw your type. I’ll cover every aspect of spacing, from kerning and tracking to leading and word spacing and everything in between. Are you stoked? Because I sure am. ”
In this video lesson Scott Biersack addresses the topic: Spacing, the Most Important Lesson, 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
“ Spacing, the Most Important Lesson Now that we've covered compositions and hierarchy, here, we'll talk about one of the most important topics: spacing. With spacing, there are different terms that we might use when we're referring to the space in or around letterforms. Firstly, let's talk about kerning. Kerning is the space between individual letterforms. I’ll pull up a new layer here and draw so you can see what I'm talking about. Kerning is the space in between two letterforms. Between the S and the I, for example, that is what kerning may be. If I have all these on individual layers, t...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions
-
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.
- 100% positive reviews (13)
- 736 students
- 12 lessons (2h 0m)
- 18 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
