Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
Creating Compositions
A course by Joanna Muñoz , Illustrator and Lettering Artist
About the video: Creating Compositions
Overview
“In this lesson, we'll create a composition based on visual hierarchy. I'll teach you how to explore layout ideas quickly by using thumbnail sketches before moving on to the final composition.”
In this video lesson Joanna Muñoz addresses the topic: Creating Compositions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style. Explore the art of hand lettering by filling a sketchbook with typographic compositions using a variety of creative techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to create compositions with visual hierarchy. I'll show you how to sketch thumbnails loosely and quickly so you can get your ideas down on paper before moving on to the final composition. The phrase we're going to letter is learn to draw better letters. So the first thing is to write down your phrase and decide which words are most important. Learn. to Draw. better Letters. So for me, i want to emphasize Better. Letters. And I think... Learn to draw should be its own phrase here. And then the least important word here would be the word to. So this would be ...”
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Course summary for: Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Sketchbook, Sketching
Joanna Muñoz
A course by Joanna Muñoz
Joanna Muñoz is a lettering artist, and illustrator based in Los Angeles. She’s the artist behind the studio Wink & Wonder. Her work is a fun blend of whimsical letterforms, rainbow palettes, and uplifting messages. Though she started out studying computer science, and later graphic design, she finally found her niche in hand lettering, and now shares her work with her 42K followers on Instagram.
She has created custom lettering for brands like HBO, Nickelodeon, Pottery Barn, Michael Kors, Microsoft, and PayPal, as well as for small, local businesses. She also hosts lettering events and teaches workshops in Southern California. Her goal is to create artwork that resonates with people and encourages them to be their most authentic selves and live their best lives.
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