Creative Lettering Specialization: Handcrafted Designs and Digital Innovation

Overview

“The Roman serif is the foundation of modern, western type and lettering. In this lesson, you'll learn a little about its history, including where it comes from, its construction, and its different interpretations. I'll also showcase some examples of this style with flourishes for inspiration. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Serif Style: Brief History and Examples, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Lettering Specialization: Handcrafted Designs and Digital Innovation. Learn hand-painted sign creation by mastering lettering techniques, brush handling, and color application for unique signage.

Partial transcription of the video

“Serif Style: Brief History and Examples In this lesson, we're going to learn about a brief history of the serif style, where it comes from, some different interpretations of it, how it's constructed, and we're also going to look at some examples of this style with swashes and flourishes. Personally, for me, serifs are one of my favourite styles to work with. And the reason is because just the sheer diversity of possible styles and character and expression, they're pretty much endless. You know, it can be elegant, playful, serious, and pretty much everything in between. And a lot of the char...”

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Course summary for: Creative Lettering Specialization: Handcrafted Designs and Digital Innovation

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (3)
• 272 students
• 6 units
• 89 lessons (16h 12m)
• 55 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Typography