Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools

Presentation

A course by Gui Menga , Designer

Designer. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined January 2022
58 students
Audio: Portuguese, English
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Presentation

Overview

“A brief presentation of my trajectory and philosophy of working with lettering and calligraphy.”

In this video lesson Gui Menga addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools. Unlock your creativity with this course on artistic calligraphy. Craft and use your own tools for unique aesthetics..

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello! My name is Guimenga. I am a designer. specialized in calligraphy and lettering. My professional journey began in the year 2000, when I made my first website in HTML and Flash. Over the past 20 years, I have worked in a variety of areas, And I've changed focus a few times. I've worked so much with digital design, as packaging design, branding and visual identity. In 2001, at the design faculty, I fell in love with typography through its history. But it was in 2007. that I discovered the manual process of calligraphy and lettering. After trying to design a typography on my own, and rea...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools

  • Level: Beginner
  • 58 students
  • 4 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 30m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering

Gui Menga

Gui Menga
A course by Gui Menga

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Gui Menga é um designer especializado em lettering e caligrafia, com mais de 15 anos de experiência na área. Dedicado à arte das letras, sua trajetória profissional é marcada pela criação de soluções visuais que comunicam além do texto, conferindo personalidade e ritmo às palavras. Gui valoriza tanto o aprendizado técnico das técnicas caligráficas tradicionais quanto a experimentação autoral, o que se reflete em seu compromisso com a evolução contínua da arte escrita.

Ao longo de sua carreira, Gui Menga desenvolveu projetos pessoais que expandiram seu repertório e definiram sua assinatura artística. Realizou exposições individuais e trabalhou com marcas renomadas como Ambev, Tiffany and Co., Boticário e PagSeguro. Essas experiências enriqueceram sua visão sobre o valor da arte feita à mão. Apaixonado por história e pela diversidade cultural, busca inspiração em diferentes estilos e expressões artísticas. Seu processo criativo é intuitivo, baseado na experimentação, e guiado pela mistura de referências que encontra na música, no cinema e nas artes plásticas.


  • 58 students
  • 18 lessons (3h 30m)
  • 24 additional resources (6 files)
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  • Audio: Portuguese, English
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Gui Menga

Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools

A course by Gui Menga
Designer. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined January 2022
  • 58 students