House Industries Lettering Manual - Ken Barber

House Industries Lettering Manual

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Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2020
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-399-57812-0 (ISBN)
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A practical and visual guide to hand-lettering from renowned design studio House Industries, covering the history, methods, and techniques of lettering. New edition available: 9781984859594.
Learn the history and techniques of hand lettering from a renowned design studio. This practical and visual guide features exercises, case studies and typographic models for letter styles such as serif, sans serif, brush and script. Known throughout the world for its eclectic typeface collections and far-reaching creative exploits, from fonts and fashion to ceramics and space technology, House Industries has been a standard bearer for American graphic design for more than 25 years. This is an accessible hands-on guide to drawing letters from Ken Barber, House's head letterer and type design director. New edition available: 9781984859594.

Modelled after a series of sold-out lettering workshops that Ken has conducted around the world, this highly illustrated handbook outlines the history of lettering, various methods and techniques, common letter styles and best practices for getting paid for your work. This handy how-to guide also provides lettering models to help sharpen your drawing skills and offer departure points for further experimentation. Designed by House Industries and including copious examples, exercises and opportunities to practise what you've learned, plus photographs of works-in-progress and finished projects, this instructive and visually engaging book will help you master the dynamic art of lettering, whether you're a budding artist or an experienced designer.

Ken Barber is the chief lettering officer and director of typeface design at the world-renowned font foundry and design studio House Industries. His work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Ken has also been honored by the New York Type Directors Club, Association Typographique Internationale, and Design Museum London. In addition to teaching at The Cooper Union in New York, he regularly leads workshops around the world on the practice of hand lettering. Ken is the co-author, with Andy Cruz and Rich Roat, of House Industries: The Process Is the Inspiration.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 150 full-colour photographs and illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 204 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Malerei / Plastik
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Kreatives Gestalten
ISBN-10 0-399-57812-9 / 0399578129
ISBN-13 978-0-399-57812-0 / 9780399578120
Zustand Neuware
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