Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
Tools and materials
A course by LetterMafia , Creative Collective
About the video: Tools and materials
Overview
“In this lesson we will look at different calligraphic materials and tools, both commercial and homemade, that we will use throughout the course. ”
In this video lesson LetterMafia addresses the topic: Tools and materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital. Explore the basics of hand lettering and the possibilities of digital tools to create compositions inspired by your favorite places.
Partial transcription of the video
“tools and materials In this lesson you will see the materials that you will use throughout the course. We are mainly going to focus on the blunt end tools. Why do we focus on flat nose tools? Because they will give us the strokes and they will simplify many instances when it comes to learning. The first one we are going to use is the parallel pen. The parallel pen is an automatic pen used with cartridge. It unscrews like this and here you put the cartridge. We are going to use it for practicality reasons and it is much easier to use than all the other materials that we are going to see. The...”
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Course summary for: Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Digital Design, Digital Lettering, Lettering
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.
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