Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
Inspirations
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: Inspirations
Overview
“Typography is at the heart of my work and I love going type hunting around town. In this lesson you will learn who and what inspires me.”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: Inspirations, 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
“inspirations The city of epigraphy is my greatest inspiration for sign painting, but also for typeface design. That's the passion for signs and lettering of all kinds. A popular exercise at college were the typosafaris: Walking around town armed with a camera and find interesting letters and signs. i still love it a new place by its signs and find labels. Of course, these are often the oldest examples the most interesting. But I don't look at it with nostalgia because of their patina, for example, but what really inspires me is the variety of solutions those in the golden age of shield pain...”
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Course summary for: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
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Category
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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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