Drawing Type: An Introduction to Illustrating Letterforms
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592538983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great Book, Misleading Title Amazon Reviewer I have to say the title is misleading. This book has a few pages tacked on the end that are actually "how to." The rest is a collection of amazing artwork by famous lettering artists which is exactly what I was looking for. I had to knock it a star because it's worthless a how-to illustrate letterforms book as it claims in the title. But I love referencing this book when starting a new piece. The photo is something I drew that was inspired by a piece in the book. -Made By Marzipan, letterist. Mrs B in Hebron said Not what I wanted, but nice pictures. This book is a collection of examples of type illustration from many professionals. You see samples of their work and their websites are listed. This was the best part of the book. This is not a good instruction book on drawing type, so like another reviewer, the title of this book is really misleading. The end is kind of sad in that the author spends about a dozen pages giving an intro to type classifications, type anatomy, tools (duh) and a couple of (too brief) exercises. The book ends with about 15 pages of specimen sheets so you can. Great read! My favorite book on typography and lettering. Interesting interviews with artists who share their technique and styles. They all give really good insight into their design process. Wouldn't really call this a "how to" book. More of an influence, really. Highly recommended.
His work varies from hand-drawn type to digital typography, but he always tries to retain a human element to his work. The Sony Timeline is the biggest typographical piece he has undertaken, measuring almost 150 square metres and taking over 2 months just to design.. Alex Fowkes is a freelance designer based in London, UK. While working full time
While working full time Alex completed lots of typography-based briefs in his spare time, from personal pieces to commissions and album covers. About the AuthorAlex Fowkes is a freelance designer based in London, UK. The Sony Timeline is the biggest typographical piece he has undertaken, measuring almost 150 square metres and taking over 2 months just to design.. His work varies from hand-drawn type to digital typography, but he always tries to retain a human element to his work
Drawing Type is perfect for learning and developing your skills at home or in a classroom--an invaluable resource that you can refer to again and again!. Playful, hand-drawn type can easily be used in a range of disciplines within design and illustration such as packaging, editorial, posters, advertising, online graphics, and signage; the hand-made aesthetic is more prevalent now than ever.Alex Fowkes will help you to create custom lettering and typographic layouts. He provides ample examples of typefaces to draw inspiration from so you can become confident enough to draw your own. Part inspiration and part workbook, these hand-drawn type of images will inspire and excite any designer to draw and explore type. Drawing Type features real-world projects and sketchbooks of well-known type designers, including interviews about their processes. Alex encourages you to start drawing all kinds of typography, including serifs, sans serifs, and scripts