Posts Tagged ‘Calligraphy’
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Typography Guidelines And References
- July 6th, 2012
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Here are carefully selected articles about typography and type design that have been published in Smashing Magazine over all the years.
Read more...Rebirth of Script TypefacesHands-On Experience: The Rehabilitation Of The Script
- July 2nd, 2012
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Serifs, sans serifs and… scripts. In theory not a bad typographic palette to play with, but when it comes to practice, the options are always far fewer. One member of that stylistic trio could never quite punch its weight. But over the last few years we have seen something of a ...
Read more...Graffiti and Hand-Written Signs Part 2
- September 16th, 2010
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The topic of this gallery is Graffiti and Hand-Written signs, i.e. signs that incorporates unique, individual artistic expression to communicate the meaning and the purpose of the sign. Please notice: each photo has a certain license, provided in the description of the photo. Before using the images for private or ...
Read more...Graffiti and Hand-Written Signs Part 1
- September 16th, 2010
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The topic of this gallery is Graffiti and Hand-Written signs, i.e. signs that incorporates unique, individual artistic expression to communicate the meaning and the purpose of the sign. Please notice: each photo has a certain license, provided in the description of the photo. Before using the images for private or ...
Read more...The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems And Calligraphy, Part 2
- June 22nd, 2010
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The beauty of writing systems is that each has something unique from which to draw inspiration. Two weeks ago, in the first part of this article, we covered Arabic and East-Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese) and a few Indic scripts (Devanagari, Thai and Tibetan). We are now back for ...
Read more...The Beauty Of TypographyWriting Systems And Calligraphy Of The World
- May 18th, 2010
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The beauty of typography has no borders. While most of us work with the familiar Latin alphabet, international projects usually require quite extensive knowledge about less familiar writing systems from around the world. The aesthetics and structure of such designs can be strongly related to the shape and legibility of ...
Read more...Gorgeous Examples of Floral Typography
- May 23rd, 2009
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Floral typography is the technique that combines typography, calligraphy and lettering to create dynamic, “flourishing” designs. With the help of floral elements you can create very tempting and vivid artworks in which the typography seems to be shaped by plants and flowers. In this way you can convey your message ...
Read more...Beautiful Handwriting, Lettering and Calligraphy
- April 7th, 2008
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Handwriting seems to have lost some of its attraction over the last years. Nobody writes beautiful handwritten letters, and uses digital means of communication with smileys, abbreviations and standard lettering instead. And that’s a pity. Since handwriting is unique, it has a tremendous expressive power a standard lettering isn’t able ...
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