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6 Things You Need to Know About Lettering

March 14, 2017

I've been writing weekly blog posts for almost a year now (go me!). I've covered everything from lettering inspiration to freelance tips, with some great interviews thrown in as well. If you're interested in learning hand lettering, check out this roundup of the most important things you need to know.

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In Tips, Type and Lettering Tags style, calligraphy, overshoot
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Back to Basics: Script

January 24, 2017

This is the third and final installment of my series discussing three fundamental type styles. (Check out the other two posts on serif and sans-serif type.) Mastering these three basic styles will enable you to letter almost anything!

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In Tips, Type and Lettering Tags brush, calligraphy, sans-serif, script, serif, style
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Back to Basics: Sans-Serif

January 17, 2017

This is the second post in my "Back to Basics" series discussing the three basic categories of type styles: serif, sans-serif and script. Knowing these three styles will allow you to letter almost anything you can imagine. Last week, I talked about serif type. This week, we're stripping it down to sans-serif.

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In Tips, Type and Lettering Tags sans-serif, script, serif, strokes, style
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Back to Basics: Serif

January 10, 2017

This is the first in a series of posts discussing the three basic genres of type styles: serif, sans-serif and script. There are tons of variations within these styles, but learning these basics will establish a good foundation in your lettering repertoire.

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In Tips, Type and Lettering Tags sans-serif, script, serif, strokes, style
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How to Find Your Lettering Style

April 5, 2016

It's so easy to categorize some of my favorite letterers: Jessica Hische does clean, curvy vectors. Mary Kate McDevitt does hand-drawn letters with texture. Danielle Evans does dimensional type. But what do I do?

 

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In Tips Tags classes, Danielle Evans, Jessica Hische, Mary Kate McDevitt, skillshare, style

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