Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
Un poco de historia
A course by Belén La Rivera , Graphic Designer and Typography Artist
About the video: Un poco de historia
Overview
“I will briefly explain to you where and how the Chancellor's writing, the italic, and the two historical styles that are most taught: formal and italic.”
In this video lesson Belén La Rivera addresses the topic: Un poco de historia, 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
“A little history In this lesson I will give you a brief summary about the history of italic calligraphy. Italian calligraphy was developed between 1400 and 1600 in Italy and then it had later development in the rest of Europe. He had three periods. The informal, semi-formal and formal period. The informal, as we see here, cursive type writing, And why do you say italic? because he runs The etymology comes from there. And basically, there were very few pencil lifts. It is attributed to Niccolò Niccoli. Many schoolchildren of the time used this type of writing in the margins, such as annotati...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
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Calligraphy
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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