Exercise: My Type of Name

Go to www.dafont.com and choose 1 of each font type to write your name:
  1. serif
  2. sans serif
  3. light
  4. bold
  5. handwritten/cursive
  6. cartoon
  7. graffiti
  8. modern
  9. sci-fi
  10. your choice

Steps:

  • Use the handout that has the baseline and x-heights already mapped out for you
  • Use a pencil to sketch your name in 
  • Use a ruler for any letters that need a straight line!
  • Then go over it with thin black Sharpie or Micron pen
  • Keep your paper CLEAN and NEAT! This will be part of your mark. We MAY scan the names into the computer at a later time.

Lesson: Letter Basics

Picture
https://www.thebrandedsolopreneur.com/fonts-done-right/
Images sourced from: http://www.delightfullydesigning.com/8-basic-dos-donts-font-pairing/

DEFINING BASIC LETTERING TERMS

Lettering is the art of drawing letters where each letter acts as its own mini illustration. Rather than simply writing letters in a print or cursive style with a continuous stroke, the thing that sets “lettering” apart is the individual attention paid to each letter and its role within a composition.

Hand-Lettering is a more specific subset of lettering that refers to the art of drawing letters specifically by hand and not creating them in a digital program like Illustrator.

Calligraphy is the art of writing letters and is related to the idea of penmanship. It traditionally uses specific tools like a nib and ink, and it is marked by a variation in width for the upstrokes and downstrokes of each letter (which is what separates it a bit from cursive writing.) 
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Typography is a repeated system of letters. It’s the style and appearance of a printed material or the art of arranging type. It’s not a specific style of writing or creating letters and words, but more the arrangement of how those letters appear together in a system.

https://www.handletteringforbeginners.com/blog/lettering-calligraphy-typography