Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“Now, I will show you how to create visual messaging and add meaning to your work. I will start with a single word and methodically add additional words and lines to create basic word compositions. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Content Hierarchy, which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles. Explore modern calligraphy techniques, expressive lettering styles, and creative compositions to develop your own calligraphic style.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'm going to talk about content hierarchy. What exactly is that? It's really the practice of prioritizing various words to create different meanings. For the purposes of this lesson, I will be using a line from Jackie Shelton Green's poem. Jackie is the North Carolina Poet Laureate, and we just happen to be collaborating together. I'll be using her poems to create visual poetry. The name of the poem is Digging for Grandmothers, and it's from Jackie's book, Feeding the Light. I've included the poem in the attachments for this unit. The line we're going to work with in this ex...”

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Course summary for: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

• Level: Beginner
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• 192 students
• 7 units
• 90 lessons (15h 27m)
• 50 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering