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Lettering Obsessions Recorded Workshop + PDF Guidebook + Optional PDF Workbook

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$149.00

Lettering Obsessions Recorded Workshop + PDF Guidebook + Optional PDF Workbook

Learn strategies for developing a practical and uniquely personal approach to hand-lettering. Great for beginning and experienced letterers.

NOTE: This is a recording of the Lettering Obsessions: Romance Novels workshop conducted on January 25, 2025. You will receive the PDF guidebook and a link to the Zoom recording via email within 24-48 hours after checkout. To view the recording, you need to provide the email address associated with your Zoom account. You will have unlimited access to the recording until the link expires on June 1, 2025.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Looking to breathe new life into your lettering projects? Inspiration is waiting for you in your own lettering obsessions. In this workshop, I’ll share one of my go-to sources: the beautifully ornate lettering from 1970s and 80s romance paperbacks.

Using vintage examples of hand-lettering as our guide, you'll learn how to create eye-catching capital serif styles for a wide variety of applications—from passion projects to commercial jobs, like logos, packaging, apparel, and more. Together, we’ll explore how to break down these captivating designs and transform their proven strategies into fresh ideas you can apply to your personal and professional work!

We'll begin by examining the distinct features that make this era of attention-getting ornate lettering so unique. Next, you'll get acquainted with an exemplary set of letterforms that you can use as the basis for your own hand-drawn creations. We'll also investigate ways to modify forms, create eye-catching ligature combinations, and ornament letters with striking swashes and flourishes. Finally, you'll learn how to effectively arrange words to produce stunning one-of-a-kind lettering compositions.

You'll also receive the 34-page illustrated Lettering Obsessions PDF booklet, in addition to instructional presentations and drawing demonstrations. Upgrade your experience by adding the bonus 29-page PDF workbook so you can keep sharpening your skills!

Viewing time is approximately 5 hours.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
• Create decorative all-caps serif lettering for various uses
• Size and space lettering effectively for different design scenarios
• Customize letterforms by altering a variety of features
• Add attractive ornamental elements to embellish letterforms
• Compose head-turning hand-lettered layouts
• Expand and add depth to your range of lettering styles
• Find lettering inspiration anywhere…even romance novels!

This workshop is ideal for:
• Artists of all skill levels who want to gain lettering inspiration from a variety of sources
• Logo designers and brand identity specialists who want to offer different letter styles
• Graphic artists who want to add expressive lettering to packaging and posters
• Apperal designers who are interested in producing eye-catching designs
• Newcomers and hobbyists who are looking to learn more about hand-lettering
• Creative directors who would like to confidently hire skilled lettering artists, and improve communication with professional letterers
• Illustrators and other artists who want to add more hand-lettering to their work
• Teachers who want to encourage students to investigate different lettering genres
• Students from my other lettering classes who want to dive more deeply into their lettering practice

You'll need these materials if you choose to draw along with me:
• pencils and a pencil sharpener
• an eraser
• tracing paper
• grid/graph paper
• a ruler
• a computer or other electronic device, a reliable internet connection, plus a Zoom account to join the live online meeting and to watch the video recording
• access to a printer if you want to refer to a hard copy of the PDF guidebook
• a copy of my Lettering Manual is strongly recommended
• Although I'll be drawing in Procreate on an iPad, the limited timeframe will not allow for hardware or software instruction.

Hi! I'm Ken Barber, a lettering artist, type designer, educator, and author of the award-winning Lettering Manual. I blame Don Martin comics, Santa Cruz skateboard graphics, and speed metal logos for my infatuation with letterforms. For 30 years, I've produced dozens of fonts, as well as brand identities for companies worldwide—including Sandals Resorts, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Only Vegas, the city of Los Angeles, and the Broadway musical, The Cher Show. My work is in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. I'm the type director and studio letterer at House Industries, and an instructor at The Cooper Union in New York City.

*TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TICKET PURCHASE:
1. Ownership and Usage Rights: By registering for access to this recording, you hereby agree to the following stipulations:
a. Individual Use Only: The playback of this recording is exclusively intended for the individual who has purchased a ticket and is strictly prohibited for collective, corporate, or educational group use.
b. Restricted Use of Workshop Materials: All PDF workshop materials, including guidebooks and/or workbooks, are designated solely for personal use and must not be disseminated, duplicated, in part or in whole, or otherwise shared. You are authorized to produce one single copy for your own personal reference.
c. Ownership of Workshop Materials: Lettering Obsessions: Romance Novels PDF guidebook and Lettering Obsessions: Romance Novels PDF workbook is the exclusive property of Ken Barber.
2. Refund Policy: Due to the nature of this digital product, no refunds will be provided after purchase. It is imperative that you ensure your capability to access a reliable internet connection for viewing the workshop and receiving the PDF materials.
3. Access Expiration Date: Access to viewing the workshop will expire on June 1, 2025.
4. No Guarantee of Success or Profit: You acknowledge and agree that there is no guarantee of the ticket purchaser reaching a level of success or that you will gain any professional profit by viewing this workshop and using the class materials.
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