Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
Influences
A course by Belén La Rivera , Graphic Designer and Typography Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will show you my favorite influences! Also the work of teachers and teachers who taught me and trained (and whose work is beautiful). Many are not so popular in social networks, so with the help of used books, we will go through their work in images that I have prepared for you.”
In this video lesson Belén La Rivera addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Italic Calligraphy. Learn to express yourself in italic letters by exploring shapes and variations.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll review my major calligraphy influences. Given the extensive list of artists who've impacted me. i narrowed it down to select a few highlights. However. if I had to pick just one to save burning house. i would definitely choose my Star book. I grab the cat in one arm and this book in the other and leave. This book is by Hermann Zapf. a German calligrapher who moved to the United States. It's called Fede und Stichel in German. pronounced like that. and pen engraver in English. Only 500 copies were printed per language. Hopefully. you'll experience it live someday because...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
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Belén La Rivera
A course by Belén La Rivera
Belén La Rivera is a Chilean graphic designer and lover of good music and drawn letters.
She has been specializing in typography for branding for five years, and four years in calligraphy. She has worked in agencies in Chile and New York using the written word as a communication engine to express a message.
She has collaborated with the Department of Typographic Studies DET UC and Deutsch Inc NY, and her work has been exhibited at the Type Directors Club, the Society of Scribes, and the Tipos Latinos Biennial. She also edited the book El diseño que pasa inadvertido.
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