Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
A course by LetterMafia , Creative Collective
Explore the basics of hand lettering and the possibilities of digital tools to create compositions inspired by your favorite places
If you're passionate about letters and want to make them the focus of your creativity, then you'd be a great fit for LetterMafia, a collective of designers with different backgrounds who all specialize in lettering, calligraphy, and typography.
In this online course, learn to emphasize the meaning behind words by playing with the personality of their letters alongside two members of LetterMafia, Caro Marando and Santi Friera. They teach you how to make hand-drawn letters and enhance them with digital tools, while exploring the relationship between this art form and the experience of travel. Ready for takeoff?
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 25 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (2)
- 144 students
- 17 lessons (2h 59m)
- 25 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a postcard with a lettering composition that captures the personality of your favorite city or place.
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in exploring different tools and types of strokes to understand the logic of calligraphy and apply it to a lettering piece.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any previous knowledge of lettering or calligraphy, just basic notions of Adobe Illustrator to complete the final project.
As for materials, you need:
⦁ A pencil and a black marker
⦁ Brushes and ink
⦁ White paper and tracing paper
⦁ A computer with Adobe Illustrator
Reviews
LetterMafia
A course by LetterMafia
LetterMafia is a group of designers specializing in lettering, calligraphy, and typography who take a collective approach to their projects, combining their skills to overcome challenges while exploring the rich versatility of letters. Since 2018, they've collaborated with major clients like Hermès, Spotify, Bodega Portillo, Persol, the Buenos Aires City Government, and Canal Encuentro.
In addition to working with letters, they've organized a variety of initiatives to foster learning and the exchange of knowledge: they held three workshops at the eighth Bienal de Tipografía Latinoamericana Tipos Latinos, participated in TRImarchi with an intensive lettering workshop, and hosted a comprehensive one called Letterbondi at Prints&Crafts. They also have their own podcast titled Familia Tipo.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Research and analysis
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Greetings from postcards
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Mood board of your city
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Tools and materials
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Structure sketches
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U3
Explore the lyrics
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The flat tip
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The contrast in the letters
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Variations
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U4
Design
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Final sketch
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Styles and finishes
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Optical adjustments
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Last details and inking
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U5
Digitization
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From paper to nodes
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Decorative effects
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Clipping masks
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How to apply the color to finish the piece
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FP
Final project
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Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
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simonkey
Muy interesante el curso. Proporciona muchos recursos y tips para fabricar nuestras propias herramientas. Siempre es enriquecedor regresar a las herramientas manuales y proyectar un toque RETRO al diseño. Me encanta. Superrecomendable. :)
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rainfallcinema
I keep telling myself that someday I will teach a lettering course in an indie art gallery, but I am thankful to Domestika for such great sources! Without this foundation I would not have any frame of reference to know about this technique. This has a ton of info from the influences section - you will never run of ideas with this in your toolkit.