Tumbling Through Type

This little lettering piece just about sums up my life recently....

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:12:00 -0400

This little lettering piece just about sums up my life recently. It’s the good kind of busy though, so don’t worry.

That’s one flexible nib. Can’t wait till my...

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:56:45 -0400

That’s one flexible nib. Can’t wait till my calligraphy supply shipment comes in. John Neal Books has an amazing inventory, but takes too long to deliver to Canada.

Spring Breakers

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:15:00 -0400

The title squence for Spring Breakers has some crazy custom typography done by Gentleman Scholar.

Here’s their explanation

“We dove deep into our inner adolescent to create a neon filled Sea-Punk styled title treatment accenting Harmony Korine’s new film ‘Spring Breakers’. Turn up the volume. Party.”

Actually looking forward to this movie. Check out the video here.

Happy Earth Day Everyone! Remember to hug a tree on your way...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:29:42 -0400

Happy Earth Day Everyone! Remember to hug a tree on your way home.

Hi, I'm starting to get into calligraphy/type design, and wondering if you could give me a few pointers. I've purchased all the fancy pens, I've got sketch books piled high...but just how do you get the text to flow so well? The different thickness of the letters and swishes. When I try it all looks the same and not as fancy. It could be a case of holding the pen perhaps? What's you process? Do you sketch in pencil then go over? Any tips to help out would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:01:52 -0400

Most of the work I’ve been doing recently has been using a brush pen. The thick and thins are just a matter of knowing when to apply and remove pressure. I’d suggest practicing creating tapering lines with the brush. Then practice the “flick” at the end of a stroke. Study other brush lettering and as you practice you’ll start to notice how they are creating their strokes.

Check out any book that talks about Calligraphy, they all cover the basics. One of my favourite to browse through is “The Art Of Calligraphy” by David Harris. He loads the book full of explanations, history, and examples.

If you want to practice getting the flow of the letters down start with pencil. Practice gliding your hand using your full arm, not just your wrist. Look at as many examples as you can, so you can get an idea of how the forms are built.

For me it all starts with little pencil thumbnails to figure out the arrangement. Sometimes when doing my scripts I’ll do light pencil sketch, and then go over it with the tool I plan on using. Sometimes I just go right at it, drawing the shapes, over, and over until I get something I’m happy with.

The key is to just keep at it, try new things, and study as much type history as possible.

Practice whenever you can.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:03:52 -0400

Practice whenever you can.

Draw type, love life.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:53:21 -0400

Draw type, love life.

Just some recently brush lettering I did. Got some full scale...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:51:23 -0400

Just some recently brush lettering I did. Got some full scale letter projects in the works. Just need to get out of a tight spot of client work.

Which one?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:56:42 -0400

The frilly one :)

Oh my two got blogged… word. typeworship: Type Worship...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:48:01 -0500

Nic Louw

Will Ruocco

Jon Buckley

Andy Wise

Kyle Gallant

Simon Ålander

Oh my two got blogged… word.

typeworship:

Type Worship is 2

This month sees Type Worship’s second birthday! Writing about type and lettering plus hunting for those design work gems has been tremendous fun. I had no idea that this blog would prove to be such an enjoyable catalyst for learning about and meeting so many incredibly talented people. I’ve been incredibly lucky to have had such great reaction from everyone, especially the community on Tumblr.

To coincide with this, CreativeBloq has published my article, 11 Killer tips for a successful Tumblr Blog, describing how Type Worship grew from a handful of followers and how to ensure your blog Tumblr stands out from the crowd.

Thank you to all those who have followed, liked, reblogged and supported. And thanks to these designers too for use of these twos:

2 by Nic Louw

Big Fat TWO rough sketch by Will Ruocco

Two: Some assembly required by Jon Buckley [wow!]

No. 2 by Andy Wise

Frilly 2 by Kyle Gallant

And ‘2’ by recent Type Worship interviewee, Simon Ålander

Always be ready for adventure.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:50:16 -0500

Always be ready for adventure.

Miss Asia, but I’m happy to be home. Back to #letters.

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:56:28 -0500

Miss Asia, but I’m happy to be home. Back to #letters.

I suppose that explains why brush lettering is so...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:55:00 -0500

I suppose that explains why brush lettering is so relaxing?

learntolovebetter:

If you follow the paintbrush with your eyes while not moving your head, it forces you to use EMDR which is a therapeutic technique to calm anxiety/panic—watching fish swim causes the same effect.

Dig this…

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:49:03 -0500

Dig this…

typeverything: Typeverything.com - R by Paul Renner.

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:53:57 -0500

typeverything:

Typeverything.com - R by Paul Renner.

A little brush practice - “A day without type is...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500

A little brush practice - “A day without type is wasted”

Thank you Flickr Creative commons for the photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/themachobox/4970096803/

Note book type doodles from the last few days.

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:33:30 -0500

Note book type doodles from the last few days.

This is stunning type-lovers: Lettering by Hermann Zapf

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:07:28 -0500

This is stunning

type-lovers:

Lettering by Hermann Zapf

Had some time today and made an ‘O’ and...

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:10:00 -0500

Had some time today and made an ‘O’ and ‘P’ for http://www.alphabout.com. Nothing fancy, just something to pass the time between client feedback.

Lately it’s been more then sometimes… but I’m...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:32:00 -0500

Lately it’s been more then sometimes… but I’m sure it’ll pass.