Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“Time to work with content of your own choosing! In this lesson, you will explore the meaning of the text you have selected and use it to build a series of layouts.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Selecting and Deconstructing Your Text, 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 share with you how I go about selecting text. and deconstructing it. Selecting your text is a mindful consideration. First of all, you want to work with something you feel passionate about. Choose something. that. Means something to you. or that you can share with others and you know will be meaningful to them. I tend to choose texts that actually have a call to action in some way. or incite us to take action or to believe in something bigger. That's why I chose Amanda Gorman's poem, the hill we climbed. Amanda is the youngest national Poet Laureate. In America'...”

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

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

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering