New Product: Christmas Overlays
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Brigitte Tohm | Source: unsplash.com
Drawing something festive for winter holidays has always been a fun and exciting activity for me, so over time I've gathered a decent collection of Christmas lettering designs. Even though it's a little bit late to release a new Christmas-related product, I still decided to share this collection with you. This lettering bundle contains phrases, quotes, and sayings in three different languages: English, French, and Russian (all designs are available in vector format). Most of the time white overlays are the best on pictures, so for every lettering piece I've created a white PNG file with a transparent background. This will make the editing process much faster and easier for you. If you have any quote or phrase suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below or contact me directly by email. I would be glad to update my collection and make it even better. Stay warm and don't forget to enjoy the season!
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Jakob Owens | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Todd Diemer | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Christine Makhlouf | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: IB Wira Dyatmika | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Joanna Kosinska | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Ian Schneider | Source: unsplash.com
A collection of Christmas Overlays with lettering designs by Type and Graphics Lab | https://crmrkt.com/OMQk8
Photo credit: Ian Schneider | Source: unsplash.com
New in Portfolio: Calligraphy Projects
Over the last few weeks I was working on my portfolio and now I'm glad to share some of my new calligraphy projects. One of the most challenging parts was working with different types of paper. I found that every paper has its own mood, its own particular statement, which should be matched and highlighed with a style of writing. Most of the times it's impossible to write a classic Copperplate on a textured paper, since all letters (and especially thin lines) become too shaky. But the same textured paper might be great for a more relaxed calligraphy style with bouncing letters and a certain level of inconsistency. As a calligrapher I can choose the paper, but the paper will choose the style of my calligraphy. Or at least it will greatly influence my writing. I realized that working with different paper is pushing me out of my comfort zone and towards trying new styles and exploring some more expressive writing. And I'm looking forward to doing so.
Sign Painter Typeface
I am really glad to introduce my recent product Sign Painter, a handcrafted typeface inspired by signage and sign painting.
I am really glad to introduce my recent product Sign Painter, a handcrafted typeface inspired by signage and sign painting. It comes with capital and lowercase characters, punctuation, numerals, symbols and ligatures. All international characters are represented on a preview. As a display typeface Sign Painter is suitable for logotypes, signs, posters, product designs, print and digital ads, branding and many more. Check out the previews for inspiration!
100 Days of Lettering
Yesterday I decided to start a lettering project and keep it for 100 days. I'm going to draw some phrases and words using different media, experiment with color, layout and just play with my favorite brush pen. I will post my work update once in ten days.
The main theme of the whole project.
Although the whole idea of doing such a long term project seemed very optimistic to me, today I feel overwhelmed by the amount of work waiting for me. For the moment I have about thirty phrases to draw, and I suppose that finding the rest will be really challenging. Feel free to suggest something, any ideas are welcome!
Cheering up myself :)
New in Portfolio
I was quite happy with a recent brushpen experiment, so that I put this piece in my Lettering portfolio.
Behind the Scenes of a Lettering Project
My process from the first sketches to the final vector work.
The phrase “Today is Always the Best Day” materialized when I was looking for inspirational quotes for my lettering project. Phrases like “Make Today Awesome” or “Today is the Day” were good and inspiring, but for some reason they did not resonate with me strong enough. These quotes have too much action, while sometimes the hardest part is staying still and appreciate the moment. We all think too much about the future or the past. We are waiting for something or digging through the memories, although our best moment is now. And the best day is today. Always.
Below I show my process from the first sketches to the final vector work.
I tried several calligraphic and brush pen variations.
Finally, I decided to keep the layout of the hand drawn version and tried to play with color while tweaking small details.
Over the time this phrase became a part of my philosophy, so I decided to set it in stone and create a clean vector version.
After adding gradients and shadows, here is my final result.
35 Days of Patterns: Week 5
The last week of my pattern making challenge was full of colorful experiments. It seems like all the previous four weeks were just a preheat of my creative muscles. I really enjoyed working with color and creating these layered geometric patterns. I am wondering where this project could go if I continue it for a month more. It might be wild. The best thing about everyday projects is that you gain momentum and the whole process becomes fluent and easy. At the end you look back and realize that just a little bit of regular effort could lead you far away.
