Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools

Finding the voice of the lyrics

A course by Gui Menga , Designer

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

About the video: Finding the voice of the lyrics

Overview

“Transforming letters into images that communicate messages with personality.”

In this video lesson Gui Menga addresses the topic: Finding the voice of the lyrics , 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

“It's time for us to find the voice of the lyrics. When I say voice of the lyrics, I want to say the following. Letters tell stories. far beyond what is written on them. We saw that the Latin alphabet alone is at least two thousand years old. So that's two thousand years of letters being used to communicate ideas. philosophies. different political, social contexts Protest lyrics, lyrics... advertising, corporate letters. This creates a library of references in our mind. And if you've ever seen a letter being a letter style, being used for I don't know, for example, we talk about wedding lett...”

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

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

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering

Gui Menga

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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.


  • 60 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
  • 60 students