Posts tagged lettering

Teaching students to appreciate lettforms, strokewidth, and spacing can be challenging. But this way is awesome. 

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Old School Library

I have been busy continually updating the Old School Library and its quite a good one. Useful to bookmark. Pictured a just a few of the links and there are many many more on ideas and thinking, typography, bookbinding and so on. Some of them are free pdf downloads (bookbinding for example). Here is the link for you to check it out. 

Happy browsing:)

http://newschoolfordesignandtypography.com/Library-Links 


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BRUSH SCRIPTS

BRUSH SCRIPTS

BASTARD BLOCK

BASTARD BLOCK

L is For Lettering
Lettering is alive and kicking at Old School, and we have been busy this week using it to inject some flavour into the workspace, to help us remember why we are here in this totally local and personal space, instead of in some institution. 

While Typography uses standardised letterforms, lettering is different. Lettering is an older art and consists of unique forms made with a variety of tools. Today the applications and potential of lettering and type are very broad, when designers create handmade letterforms and experimental Alphabets. 


for more pictures and further reading on how this was done, read here: 

http://newschoolfordesignandtypography.com/#2642572/L-is-For-Lettering 

Why Knowledge of Lettering as Art & Craft is Essential to Graphic Design Education

“Lettering is an Art & Craft. It requires skill in draughtsmanship, penmanship and inkmanship. It requires a sure knowledge of forms and style supported by solid technical experience in art and printing. This is what we spend our life in getting. This is what is sieved through into each piece of work.”
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LETTERFORMS AS THINGS best download take 2 the link DOES work!

Ok you lot out there in blog land. Either 1. you are not paying attention and reading the article.. you really should it is pretty hard to find this sort of info anywhere else..

or 2… even worse.. no one told me the link is not working.. 

so i have fixed the link and reposted. do download it because it is not very often u will come across gems like this anywhere. it’s a bit slow so be patient please. 

peace!

An Excellent Typographic FREE Download - very rare. very beautiful A Consideration of the study of letters as THINGS as well as symbols of things or of sounds of speech If you follow this link you can download this beautiful visual PDF. It is an excerpt from the 1977 book called Letter-forms and lettering by John R Biggs. You cannot purchase this book any more so it is a really rare document. Biggs starts off saying that: “Letters are things. They have length and breadth and sometimes depth. They make language visible. “ If this proves to be popular, I will share more of the book when he gives example of the features that make letters unique. (again great visual examples). He also provides some wonderful exercises to do that will help you to become better at the re emerging art of hand lettering! Happy typographing! http://newschoolfordesignandtypography.com/#2330364/Library-Links

An Excellent Typographic FREE Download - very rare. very beautiful

A Consideration of the study of letters as THINGS as well as symbols of things or of sounds of speech

If you follow this link you can download this beautiful visual PDF. It is an excerpt from the 1977 book called Letter-forms and lettering by John R Biggs. You cannot purchase this book any more so it is a really rare document.

Biggs starts off saying that: “Letters are things. They have length and breadth and sometimes depth. They make language visible. “

If this proves to be popular, I will share more of the book when he gives example of the features that make letters unique. (again great visual examples). He also provides some wonderful exercises to do that will help you to become better at the re emerging art of hand lettering!

Happy typographing!

http://newschoolfordesignandtypography.com/#2330364/Library-Links

An Excellent Typographic FREE Download - very rare. very beautiful

This is titled “A Consideration of the study of letters as THINGS as well as symbols of things or of sounds of speech”

If you follow this link you can download this beautiful visual PDF. It is an excerpt from the 1977 book called Letter-forms and lettering by John R Biggs. You cannot purchase this book any more so it is a really rare document. 

Biggs starts off saying that: “Letters are things. They have length and breadth and sometimes depth. They make language visible. “

If this proves to be popular, I will share more of the book when he gives example of the features that make letters unique. (again great visual examples). He also provides some wonderful exercises to do that will help you to become better at the re emerging art of hand lettering! 

Happy typographing! Let me know your thoughts, it really is pretty spectacular isn’t it? 

http://newschoolfordesignandtypography.com/#2330364/Library-Links

KIT FOR UPTIGHT WHITE PEOPLE

ARTIFICAT # 6 - SOCIAL LURBRICANT

Upon coming to Australia in 2000 after attending a few work functions, Slava, a Moldovan friend, was shocked to discover how much alcohol Australians drink in social situations. “I don’t understand why they take wine, beer, and champagne, never with food!” he would say in his wonderful eastern european accent.  He was also quick tonote the behavioural change in his workmates after they had taken a few drinks. Normally quiet and shy personalities became oddly friendly, affectionate and talkative. Then on Monday, the usual coldness and unfriendliness would return. This hot and cold behaviour was most unsettling to Slava. 

what to do about it? 

For those who are Socially Uptight  

The Daggy music experiment.  

Go to I-tunes, or a music store. Buy some yodelling music. Now, play it as loudly as possible, singing along with great gusto and attempting to dance. (This part is best done in company). Try to do this as badly as you can. How do you feel? After five minutes, you will start to feel every care and worry in the world escape you. With this sense of lightness will come a greater sense of confidence, and perspective. You will find that you care less about social rejection. “It’s obvious that the mirth filled man, the cheerful soul, the childish adult is the one who has least to fear from life.” Tom Hodgkinson The Freedom Manifesto. 

This is object number 6 of 9 from the book I wrote called “The What the Hell Is Your Problem?” Kit. A Kit For Uptight White People. The Kit was my final masters project in Cross Disciplinary Design at COFA UNSW.

You can view it here: http://issuu.com/veronicagrow/docs/kitforuptightwhitepeople

If you live in Melbourne, it is stocked at Metropolis Books, Brunswick Bound and Brunswick Street Books for $16. 

You can also purchase it here on Blurb http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2597718

or email me. 

Why do you think we seem to need alcohol to help us to be more open friendly and inclusive? 

THEY’RE READY

I had to package them up in order to stop eating them. I felt so dreadful this morning after eating far too many last night. Merry Xmas to you all dear readers, may peace and love be with you always. 

A Sweet Little Creek called the “Merri” I live on the Merri Creek, and it is where I practise the Art of Walking every day. It is really a merry little creek, full of ducks, swans, geese, water hens, the odd rat, and many also where i pass some many merri doggy derringdooness out running so happy with sticks in their mouths.. The creek is arbored by lovely gum trees and willows, and some beautiful grasses, and also a magnificent old bluestone bridge that you pass underneath as you head north. I am so lucky to live on the Merri. If you want to find out more you can see pictures of it here: http://tumblr.com/ZPVFExAmpjP1 These are my personal merri creek xmas cards i have made this year which pertain to my personal space of the merri. They are my first foray into screen printing again after doing a screen printing course last year on FABRIC mind you.  There has to be an easier way though. You know the way things take 5 times longer than they should when you don’t know what you are doing:) first of all, I had to cut the stencils X 2 (1 for each of the 2 colours) when I kept having disasters with the stencil bleeding. I was using that plastic stuff called Mylar. The moral of the tale is this: If you want to print onto paper, Mylar = certain disaster.  Then the second issue was registration. It was near on impossible to align everything perfectly. Does ANYONE out there in reader land have any tips please oh please:) And finally.. the clean up process has to take at least 6 times longer than the actual making.  Anyway, they do look cool, and I am going to make some sweet amaretti to give to people with them.. quite a lovely present to receive I think! I’m off to have a well earned ice-coffee and read some more fantastic Leanne Shapton (can’t get enough) Happy Xmas everyone… 

A Sweet Little Creek called the “Merri”

I live on the Merri Creek, and it is where I practise the Art of Walking every day. It is really a merry little creek, full of ducks, swans, geese, water hens, the odd rat, and many also where i pass some many merri doggy derringdooness out running so happy with sticks in their mouths.. The creek is arbored by lovely gum trees and willows, and some beautiful grasses, and also a magnificent old bluestone bridge that you pass underneath as you head north. I am so lucky to live on the Merri. If you want to find out more you can see pictures of it here: http://tumblr.com/ZPVFExAmpjP1

These are my personal merri creek xmas cards i have made this year which pertain to my personal space of the merri. They are my first foray into screen printing again after doing a screen printing course last year on FABRIC mind you. 

There has to be an easier way though. You know the way things take 5 times longer than they should when you don’t know what you are doing:) first of all, I had to cut the stencils X 2 (1 for each of the 2 colours) when I kept having disasters with the stencil bleeding. I was using that plastic stuff called Mylar. The moral of the tale is this: If you want to print onto paper, Mylar = certain disaster. 

Then the second issue was registration. It was near on impossible to align everything perfectly. Does ANYONE out there in reader land have any tips please oh please:)

And finally.. the clean up process has to take at least 6 times longer than the actual making. 

Anyway, they do look cool, and I am going to make some sweet amaretti to give to people with them.. quite a lovely present to receive I think! I’m off to have a well earned ice-coffee and read some more fantastic Leanne Shapton (can’t get enough) Happy Xmas everyone… 

EXPERIMENTS WITH HAND RENDERED TEXT

Created to work with my owl paintings, these are done with fine liner.. and i have put them into the publication design layout.. they are giving it more taste and flavour. 

EASY TO WIN THIS COMPETITION. 
All you have to do is reblog this post. All the people who reblog will be named on my blog, and the winner of the draw will have posted to them anyware in the world, their own free copy of this great new INDIE book.  

Competition closes 31 November!!!

Go for it.. Reblog away.. !

DID YOU KNOW? 

From numerous migrant perspectives, many of our “Anglo” social norms, are actually problematic? 

Here is a copy of a kit, that explores these perspectives, and asks you whether you display these tendencies. The kit also provides explorations and solutions to help you overcome your uptight nature. 

The Kit is illustrated and designed by me, and was my final  project for my University of NSW Masters in Cross Disciplinary Design. I would love to hear from you if you are interested in finding out more about the kit.

vgrowdesign@gmail.com

read about it here:

 http://issuu.com/veronicagrow/docs/kitforuptightwhitepeople

and here:

http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2597718

Initially, I thought this was a kitschy book that presented privilege in a creative, clever, beautiful way. And it is (seemingly), but it is also a Masters project. Bloody brilliant!

veronicagrow

The What the Hell is Your Problem Kit A Kit for Uptight White People Object number 2 is The Strand of Conversation  So you think you have nothing to talk about? Why not take a simple walk? Here is a tiny list of things I find to talk about on my daily walk. If you are interested in finding out more, have a look at the book  I wrote. This was my final masters project in cross disciplinary design at UNSW. http://issuu.com/veronicagrow/docs/kitforuptightwhitepeople  http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2597718

The What the Hell is Your Problem Kit A Kit for Uptight White People

Object number 2 is The Strand of Conversation 

So you think you have nothing to talk about? Why not take a simple walk? Here is a tiny list of things I find to talk about on my daily walk. If you are interested in finding out more, have a look at the book  I wrote. This was my final masters project in cross disciplinary design at UNSW.

http://issuu.com/veronicagrow/docs/kitforuptightwhitepeople

 http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2597718