Sharing My Design Process With You
OCT 2024
Unreleased Lettering Project: ’Our Favorite Things’ – 6 Versions
My creative practice is guided by the principles of never stop learning, sharing knowledge, and creating emotion through my work.
Following these principles, I’m sharing with you the ins and outs of a design project, from the initial briefing to the tools I used and the rationale behind it.
For this month Behind The Scenes, I’m sharing a lettering project called ‘Our Favorite Things’ that never saw the light. It was a collaboration with design and branding agency Porto Rocha.
C A L L I G R A P H Y 🤓 C O U R S E S
Exciting things coming up!!! I’m currently working on a new online course called Script Brush Calligraphy, which I’m hoping to release before the end of the year. I have also published a course for all my private one-to-one students. Check them all out here.
Intro to Italic Calligraphy | Self-paced Course
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COURSE SUMMARY
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Learn the foundations of The Italic Hand (The Cancellaresca) with this solid introductory course for total beginner and intermediate students.
— Level 1: No calligraphy experience required
— Guidebook + bibliography included (21 pages)
— Unlimited access
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INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
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— 11h of video recordings
— Cancellaresca minuscules (lowercase)
— Cancellaresca majuscules (capitals)
— Visual material list supplied
Intro to Foundational Hand | Self-paced Course
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COURSE SUMMARY
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Learn a solid understanding of the Foundational Hand by writing the complete Humanistic Minuscule alphabet + broad-edge pen schematic Roman Capitals.
— Level 1: No calligraphy experience required
— Guidebook + bibliography included (27 pages)
— Unlimited access
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INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
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— 11h of video recordings
— Humanistic Minuscule (modern Carolingian lowercase)
— Broad-edge pen schematic Roman Capitals
— Width variations
— Introduction to serifs
— Introduction to gradients
Intro to Copperplate Calligraphy (Level 1) |
Self-paced Course
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COURSE SUMMARY
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This course has been designed to offer total beginners and intermediate students a very solid foundation of Copperplate calligraphy, offering an on-going support in their learning journey. Watch an introduction to this course here.
— Level 1: No calligraphy experience required
— Guidebook + bibliography included (11 pages)
— Unlimited access
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INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
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— 14h of video recordings
— Copperplate foundational knowledge
— Lowercase alphabet (minuscules a-z)
— Copperplate simpler capitals (majuscules A-Z)
— Instructions on preparing your nib
— Additional videos on types of paper, inks and nibs
— Additional videos on writing words texts in real time
Pump Up Your Copperplate (Level 2) |
Self-paced Course
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COURSE SUMMARY
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This course has been designed to offer intermediate students with existing knowledge of Copperplate calligraphy an on-going support in their learning journey. Watch an introduction to this course here.
— Level 2: Copperplate foundational knowledge required
— Unlimited access
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INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
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— 12h of video recordings
— 17 hands-on lessons offering you an on-going support for 3 months!
— In-depth explanations and demos of key characters of the alphabet
— Left-handed set up options
— Variations on minuscules & capital letters
— Challenging letter connections
— Word and line spacing instruction
— Additional videos on types of paper, inks and nibs
— Additional videos on writing longer texts in real time
— Additional videos on how to prepare a new nib, hand and paper positioning
Copperplate Variations (Level 3) |
Self-paced Course
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COURSE SUMMARY
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For intermediate students with existing knowledge of the Copperplate foundational lowercase and simpler capital letters. Watch an introduction to this course here.
— Level 3: For intermediate students with existing knowledge of the Copperplate foundational lowercase and simpler capital letters.
— Guidebook + bibliography included (27 pages)
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INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
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— 15h of video recordings
— Copperplate capitals intermediate level
— Variations on the alphabet ascenders
— Variations on the alphabet descenders
— Variations on the alphabet ratio and its ductus
— Introduction to ligatures and numbers
— Shading hierarchy
— Defining swashes versus flourishes
— Introduction to swashes
— Finger movement vs. wrist movement vs. arm movement
— Variations on where to apply pressure to obtain different look and feels
— Designing a title and incorporating swashes to create a fully customised outcome.