The Art of Lettering: Perfectly Imperfect Hand-Crafted Type Design - Hardcover

B. Robinson

 
9780847862320: The Art of Lettering: Perfectly Imperfect Hand-Crafted Type Design
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0847862321 ISBN 13: 9780847862320
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Hand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness audiences feel with constant slick digital presentation of the information they consume. The Art of Lettering collects myriad new and established graphic designers for whom hand lettering is a time-honored art that has modern applications. Showcasing more than 100 artists from all over the world, the book displays their typographic takes and illustrates their perfectly imperfect handcrafted art, from beautiful photographs of concept sketches to the end result. Straying away from traditional pen calligraphy, artists today employ new and creative approaches, including building type with coffee grounds, watercolours, and combinations of different hand tools, resulting in a dynamically fresh approach to creating type.

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About the Author

Brooke Robinson is a graphic designer and the creator of Goodtype. Ken Barber is a designer with renowned graphic design and type foundry collective House Industries. Aaron Draplin is a graphic and brand designer renowned for designing the iconic Field Notes series and creating several logos for Obama-era government projects. Jessica Hische is a graphic and type designer and letterer renowned for creating an eye-catching Love stamp for the U.S. Postal Service, which ended up selling more 250 million stamps. Gemma O Brien is a typographer and letter designer recently selected for PRINT magazine s annual list of the best creatives under thirty years old working today.

From the Back Cover

Hand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness audiences feel with constant slick digital presentation of the information they consume. The Art of Lettering collects myriad new and established graphic designers for whom hand lettering is a time-honored art that has modern applications. Showcasing more than 100 artists from all over the world, the book displays their typographic takes and illustrates their perfectly imperfect handcrafted art, from beautiful photographs of concept sketches to the end result. Straying away from traditional pen calligraphy, artists today employ new and creative approaches, including building type with coffee grounds, watercolours, and combinations of different hand tools, resulting in a dynamically fresh approach to creating type.

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Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0847862321
ISBN 13 
9780847862320
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288