Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
About Me
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Let's start with a short introduction. Based on a selection of my projects, I will first talk about my professional and artistic path.”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding. Learn the basics of reverse glass gilding and create unique and shiny decorative lettering by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“About me Hello, good to see you. My name is Elena Albertoni and I am a lettering artist in Berlin. I'm from Bergamo in northern Italy and German is not my mother tongue. I apologize for the mistakes and if the language might sound funny. In the first lesson I would like to tell you a bit about my career. After being in France studied graphic design and typeface design, I moved to Berlin in 2004 and immediately started working as a typeface designer. I worked for Lucas de Groot for years worked as a font developer about his internationally known writings to produce. To publish my own writing...”
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Course summary for: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
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Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Elena Albertoni
A course by Elena Albertoni
Elena Albertoni was born in Italy and has lived in Berlin since 2004, where she works as a typeface artist, gilder, and sign painter. After studying graphic design and typography in France, she moved to Berlin and started working as a typeface designer. She has developed various styles typefaces and fonts, and has worked for Lucas De Groot for years, mainly producing his internationally known typefaces.In parallel, in 2005 he founded his own foundry, Anatoletype, to publish typefaces that emerged from his own initiative.
In 2013, to rediscover calligraphy and lettering and further develop her skills, she started organizing a series of events and workshops with foreign specialists (MAKE! Skilled Hands). In 2015, he founded his own studio, La Letteria, where he dedicates himself to all kinds of lettering and creates different and original solutions, each one adapted to the needs of his clients. In 2017, it won first prize for the most beautiful shop in Vienna at Sign Week Vienna.
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