Introduction to Script Lettering

Calligraphy, lettering and typography

A course by Ximena Jiménez , Graphic Designer Specialized in Lettering

Graphic Designer Specialized in Lettering. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined January 2016
100% positive reviews (273)
7,552 students
Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese
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About the video: Calligraphy, lettering and typography

Overview

“In this lesson we will clarify terms and understand why having a calligraphic base will be very useful for this course. ”

In this video lesson Ximena Jiménez addresses the topic: Calligraphy, lettering and typography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Script Lettering. Get started in italics with a brush pen and create a unique composition.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now that we know what the final project will be, let's start from scratch and understand some basic concepts. Let's talk calligraphy, lettering and typography. They are three disciplines They go hand in hand, but they are not the same. If we talk about calligraphy, let's talk about writing, of the art of writing beautiful. In calligraphy we will be subject to a tool, Either a brush pen, a pen. In the case of the brush pen, this is the thickness that I am going to have, because this is the length of my tip. If I had a much longer tip, I could get a thicker stroke. In calligraphy we don't all...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Script Lettering

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (273)
  • 7552 students
  • 6 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 11m)
  • 3 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Hand Lettering, Lettering

Ximena Jiménez

Ximena Jiménez
A course by Ximena Jiménez

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Graphic Designer Specialized in Lettering

Ximena Jiménez is a graphic designer who specialized in lettering and calligraphy in Buenos Aires. She is currently based in Bogotá, where she works as a freelance lettering artist finding graphic solutions using letters, whether in the form of logos, murals, or clothing designs, to name just a few. Her most prominent clients include Facebook, Nescafé, Old Parr, and El Gourmet TV.


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Introduction to Script Lettering. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Ximena Jiménez

Introduction to Script Lettering

A course by Ximena Jiménez
Graphic Designer Specialized in Lettering. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined January 2016
  • 100% positive reviews (273)
  • 7,552 students