Calligraphy and Rock n Roll

Historic context

A course by Ivan Castro , Designer and calligrapher

Designer and calligrapher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2014

Make a logo for that band you hate with a clear brush stroke

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 100% positive reviews (237)
  • 3296 students

About the video: Historic context

Overview

“In this lesson we know the history of calligraphy with a brush and its background.”

In this video lesson Ivan Castro addresses the topic: Historic context, which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy and Rock n Roll. Make a logo for that band you hate with a clear brush stroke.

Partial transcription of the video

“Before we get, to stain hands with brushes and pens, and inks, paper and all this, let's introduce a bit historically the script we're going do, without pretending that it is a master class of history because is not the time nor the place, but if I want I will explain a bit of where comes from what we are going to see, although the Latin alphabet in actually is born in the old roma, the writing with which we are going to work, that is italic italics, it is born in the Renaissance, we can say that at the end of the XV century, and especially beginning of the XVI, there is as a certain intere...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

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Course summary for: Calligraphy and Rock n Roll

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (237)
  • 3296 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 1m)
  • 17 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Brush Painting, Calligraphy, Calligraphy Styles

Ivan Castro

A course by Ivan Castro

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Designer and calligrapher

Ivan Castro is a graphic designer specialized in calligraphy, lettering and typography. He has been described by Yorokobu as "the musician of the types" because, as he says, "calligraphy or lettering are like music, not only do you have to play the notes well, you also have to take care of the rhythm and silences. "

Some of its most prominent clients are Oysho, Iconographic Magazine, Korero Press, LaTejedora, Lee Productions, Little Victor, Mercabarna, Paper Planes ... and many more. Oh! Ivan also declares himself passionate about tropical cocktails.


Spanish with subtitles in English
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  • 15 lessons (2h 1m)
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  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese
  • Level: Beginner
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Calligraphy and Rock n Roll. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Ivan Castro

Calligraphy and Rock n Roll

A course by Ivan Castro
Designer and calligrapher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined February 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (237)
  • 3296 students