Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook
Influences
A course by João Varela , Lettering Artist and Type Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here, I will explore the work of some of my favorite calligraphers. In my opinion, these are the people that are pushing calligraphy’s boundaries to a new level.”
In this video lesson João Varela addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“ Influences Now, we'll see the work of some of my favorite artists and calligraphers. In my opinion, they are changing calligraphy boundaries and pushing them to a new level. Let's have a look. The first one is Niels Shoe Meulman, the founder of the Calligraffiti movement, traditional, Gothic, and small letters. He changed the scale and applied them to huge walls using large brushes. He even started to use a broom and do these experiments on a wall, but with this mentality of graffiti. He created this Calligraffiti movement, which was taking letters and placing them on the street so everyb...”
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Course summary for: Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook
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Calligraphy
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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