I had to do it one day, right? Every month for one whole year now, a local letter lover from RVA has let me pick their brains about their work and creative process. Now it's my turn. From my early days as a budding graphic designer on AIM to my current endeavor of learning calligraphy over 100 days, here is my lettering story.
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The Importance of Sketching
One thing my college professors constantly harped on was the importance sketching. A project wasn't complete unless we turned in thumbnail sketches for it too. I hated doing them. I naively thought my first idea was always the winner and I wanted to get it started on the computer right away. But over the years, I realized the necessity of those little thumbnails and sketching is now a crucial part of my process.
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Tips for How to Use Tracing Paper
I didn't always use tracing paper for lettering, but once I discovered it there was no turning back. I honestly have no clue how I was able to work without it before! Over the years, I've discovered a few tricks for using it.
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