Sỹ Lê Quốc

Lettering Artist based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

I became interested in hand-lettering in 2013. After graduating from university, i worked as a graphic designer, so i saw that letters were an important part of our lives but the available fonts on the computer were boring. I came up with ways to draw different styles of letters and improve my works.

With lettering, you are free to follow your our style, there are no rules for lettering. What’s most important is creating a work that meets your purpose.

I start with pen and paper, then i combine the letters i’ve draw. Each of us will have different approach to design. The hardest part is finding the flow and layout, not all styles are used in the same way but it depends on our purposes, such as the cover of CDs, magazine or branding, banner, poster… Each situation calls for a suitable style, color and decoration. I consider each of these carefully.

It took a very long time to open my our workshops, spent over two years preparing materials. I give studens a basic knowledge of hand lettering, so later they can create their own styles.