Calligraphy and Rock n Roll
Capital letters
A course by Ivan Castro , Graphic designer specialized in calligraphy and lettering
Joined February 2014
About the video: Capital letters
Overview
“Now we make some capital letters. Although learning to capitalize correctly is so complex that you would need another course to explain it to you, we make an approximation, focusing especially on three aspects: the height, the width and the order of the strokes.”
In this video lesson Ivan Castro addresses the topic: Capital letters, 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
“After seeing all the shapes of the alphabet And to see some variants of letters And if linked and unlinked letters in straighter sections, In more curved sections It's time that I explained the capital letters Let's see, there is one thing that you have to be clear And, in fact, the capital letters are a different writing And that explaining it well would give as for another course But I am going to explain some basic notions to you so that Within your project, within your logos If you have to put a capital letter, That you can do it in a more or less dignified way The first thing you have ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Calligraphy and Rock n Roll
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Calligraphy

Ivan Castro
A course by Ivan Castro
Ivan Castro's interest in the forms of letters manifests as a child; a passion that has become his work through calligraphy, typography and lettering. On this subject he has recently published the manual The ABC of Lettering , in which he explains the concepts and techniques necessary to master this discipline.
From his studio near Barcelona he works for clients from all over the world, an occupation that is compatible with teaching in schools like Elisava, BAU or Visions and conferences and workshops in different places.
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