Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy
Numbers, signs and symbols 1
A course by Leo Calderón , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
About the video: Numbers, signs and symbols 1
Overview
“Another of the important groups to practice in foundational, are the numbers and signs of intonation, punctuation, basic accents and other fundamental symbols, such as parentheses and square brackets. We will learn how to build and append them to our battery of characters to further enhance the development of text paragraphs.”
In this video lesson Leo Calderón addresses the topic: Numbers, signs and symbols 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy. Learn the basics of this style and explore the beauty behind it by creating your own calligraphy piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lesson 6 Numbers, signs and symbols In this lesson we will learn Building numbers, signs and symbols. We will start with the letter B. If we see its composition, we have a vertical line, and two lines that are made in curve and logically they start from the base of the letter E. In this case we will cut these three strokes and we will use this part of the letter B. So we get our first number, which is 3. The composition of the number 3 is as follows: we made a first curve ... very similar to the one presented in the lowercase letter G, and then a second curve, this time a little bigger, and...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy
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Calligraphy
Leo Calderón
A course by Leo Calderón
A native of Chile, Leo Calderón is a graphic designer with a specialization in typography from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and also a professor of design and typography at the Instituto Profesional AIEP in Santiago, Chile. He considers his forte to be in calligraphy and lettering, both arts perfected under the teachings of great experts and many years of practice.
With more than 8 years of experience in this trade, he has worked for internationally renowned brands such as Heineken, Visa, Ralph Lauren, Johnnie Walker, Vans, and Guess. Additionally, he has participated in multiple Bienales de Tipografía Latinoamericana in recent years, being recognized in the Emerging category for his typographic project, Picarona.
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