Lettering a tope

by Ivan Castro

El lettering, consistente en dibujar, trazar, diseñar y rellenar letras, palabras y mensajes en forma de dibujo, es una técnica cada vez más utilizada en la comunicación, bien sea personal o profesional. El lettering potencia también los beneficios del trazo manual y afianza la singularidad personal del rasgo escrito y dibujado. Este manual, de la mano de un autor tan reconocido como Iván Castro, explica y muestra los materiales básicos para iniciarse en el mundo del lettering, los principios de construcción y composición, los conceptos tipográficos y las principales familias de letras. Además, muestra los modelos de letras y sus claves para dibujarlas y hacer variaciones sobre las mismas. Incluye también propuestas de proyectos, accesibles e iniciales, para que cada lector lleve a la práctica sus propias creaciones.

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2018

About the author

Ivan Castro is a graphic designer based in Barcelona, Spain, who specializes in calligraphy, lettering, and typography. His work involves everything from advertising to editorial, and from packaging to logo design and gig posters. Although Ivan claims to have no specific style, one could say that he has a strong respect for the history of popular culture. He has been working in the field for 15 years, and has been teaching calligraphy and lettering for 10 years in the main design schools in Barcelona. He travels frequently, holding workshops and giving lectures at design festivals and conferences.

Reviews

[Nela · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's shorter and less detailed than "The ABC of Custom Lettering" by the same author. I'll probably give this one away because there's a lot of duplicate information in the two books, and what is unique for this book isn't very interesting to me. It's more intended for crafty people that like scrapbooking, home decor, and such. The ABC is more useful for designers, professional lettering artists, and sketchnoters/graphic recorders, as it covers more calligraphy and lettering styles in more detail than this book.