Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook
About Me
A course by João Varela , Lettering Artist and Type Designer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, you will get to know more about me, my academic life, the work I’ve done, and how I rediscovered the art of calligraphy during my studies.”
In this video lesson João Varela addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook. Experiment with brush strokes and lettering techniques to develop your own unique visual language.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, everyone, my name is João Varela. I'm a Portuguese lettering and calligraphy artist working currently from Lisbon. I studied graphic design back in Portugal and then I did a master's degree in Type Design in Switzerland at ECAL. To me, everything started with graffiti because that was the first time I was writing on the walls and trying to find out new styles with letterforms and expressive typography. My work is everything related to letters. I do expressive typography, I do logos, I do graphic design, I do type design. Calligraphy is the core of everything. To unveil new st...”
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Course summary for: Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook
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João Varela
A course by João Varela
João Varela is a lettering artist and type designer based in Lisbon, Portugal. His passion for letters started in his teenage years with graffiti, and he’s since dedicated himself to creating expressive lettering in different mediums and styles. João went on to study graphic design at ESAD in Caldas de Rainha, and a master’s degree in type design at Écal, but also considers himself to be largely self-taught.
He is known for his experimental approach to calligraphy that challenges the traditional methods. As well as collaborating with clients and studios, João is committed to his personal projects, including a self-published book on his creative process. He also documents his work via Instagram.
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