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Formal Characteristics
Lettering is composed of a few formal characteristics: simplicity, distinctiveness and proportion. Simplicity is defined as having the essential components of the letter; The structure of the letter is identifiable to its alphabet.[1] Distinctiveness is defined as the different characteristics of the letter being marked more intentionally to accentuate the distinguishable features.[1] Proportion is defined as preserving the essential forms of a letter in conjunction to one another when exaggerating and dwarfing.[1]
Examples
Lettering includes that used for purposes of blueprints and comic books, as well as decorative lettering such as sign painting and custom graphics. For instance; on posters, for a letterhead or business wordmark, lettering in stone, lettering for advertisements, tire lettering, fileteado, graffiti, or on chalkboards.
Lettering may be drawn, incised, applied using stencils, using a digital medium with a stylus, or a vector program. Lettering that was not created using digital tools is commonly referred to as hand-lettering.
In the past, almost all decorative lettering other than that on paper was created as custom or hand-painted lettering. The use of fonts in place of lettering has increased due to new printing methods, phototypesetting, and digital typesetting, which allow fonts to be printed at any desired size. Lettering has been particularly important in Islamic art, due to the Islamic practice of avoiding depictions of sentient beings generally and of Muhammad in particular, and instead using representations in the form of Islamic calligraphy, including hilyes, or artforms based on written descriptions of Muhammed.
More recently, there has been an influx of aspiring artists attempting hand-lettering with brush pens and digital mediums. Some popular styles are sans serif, serif, cursive/script, vintage, blackletter ("gothic") calligraphy, graffiti, and creative lettering.
Notable Artists:
George Salter[2]
Helmut Salden[3]
Contemporary Artists:
Dean Rodriguez[4]
Jen Mussari[5]
References
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Standards for lettering, Mathieu Lommen
- ^ a b c "Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering. By Edward Johnston; a Project Gutenberg eBook". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "George Salter (1897-1967): The Library of Book Designs". Leo Baeck Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Helmut Salden (1910–1996) A prolific lettering artist | Catapult". www.catapult.be. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "About | Hand-Drawn Alternative T-Shirt Designer in Michigan". Letter Shoppe. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "About". Jen Mussari. Retrieved 2024-12-07.