Book: The Shape and Texture of Calligraphy
A Study in Developing a Personalized Letterform
This companion book, from a workshop of the same name, is designed to teach the calligrapher how to use the artist’s eye to identify shapes and textures that could be used to create an individual lettering style that is unique.
For the beginner, basic principles will facilitate learning any style of lettering they come across. For the intermediate or advanced lettering artist. it can become an adventure in the exploration of creating a letterform suited to their own aesthetic and personailty.
24 Pages; Full color
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The Shape and Texture Of Calligraphy
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Understanding Letterforms: Analysis from an Artist's Perspective
Randall Hasson
Randall M. Hasson is an artist, calligrapher, instructor and speaker who has appeared on the faculty of over 25 Arts, Lettering Arts, and Educational Conferences in the United States, Canada and England. He is the author of articles on a variety of Art or Lettering Art related subjects and has appeared as a mainstage presenter and/or teacher with lecture topics covering Public Art, Art History, the Painting Process, Collaborative Art Projects, and the History of Writing including the recent invention of the ADLaM Alphabet in West Africa.
In 2015, he co-edited of the 24th (Centennial) Edition of The Speedball Textbook. In addition to a series of online workshops called Writing with a Bent Nib, Randall is currently writing and designing his forthcoming book Teaching America How to Letter – The Speedball Story, a history of commercial lettering and American show card writing in the 1900’s.
