Question: Books on serif typefaces?
Mads Davidsen
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Hi,
I was wondering if there are any books on how to draw serif typefaces that are based on the translation method? If not, then just any books that have a large section on the sketching process of drawing a typeface?
I already have the following books on typography:
I was wondering if there are any books on how to draw serif typefaces that are based on the translation method? If not, then just any books that have a large section on the sketching process of drawing a typeface?
I already have the following books on typography:
- In Progress, Jessica Hische
- The Golden Secrets of Lettering, Martina Flor
- Designing Type, Karen Cheng
- The Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst
- How To Create Typefaces, Cristóbal Henestrosa et al.
- Typography Referenced, Allan Haley et al.
- The Calligrapher's Bible, David Harris
- Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy, Eleanor Winters
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what are serif typefaces that are based on the translation method?
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Don't forget Creative Lettering Today by M. Harvey.
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Is there a book with substantial content about drawing italics ? I would learn more because I am not very good at drawing them.
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And Ivan Castro's excellent The ABC of Custom Lettering: http://www.ivancastro.es/work/the-abc-of-custom-lettering/
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@ivan louette You can start with La Operina
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovico_Vicentino_degli_Arrighi
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@Ramiro Espinoza Thanks a lot ! Seemingly Arrighi's originals are less angular than Cancellarescas revivals or Chancery. That's what I need as an italic companion to my Uccello. Thanks again.
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@Andreas Stötzner
Typefaces the structure of which is based on the broad-nib pen, typefaces like Garamond and like your typeface Andron 2 ABC™.0 -
@ivan louette
I know that Charles Nix has created a course on Lynda.com on how to draw an italic typeface (Design an Italic Typeface). The link is below. I'm not sure if you can open it the way I have pasted the link.
https://www.lynda.com/Glyphs-App-tutorials/Design-Italic-Typeface/697717-2.html?srchtrk=index:3 linktypeid:2 q:charles+nix page:1 s:relevance sa:true producttypeid:2
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@Mads Davidsen Thank you so much ! Your link works fine and it seems very interesting. I will take a free month at Linda.com
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@Ramiro Espinoza I found a nice copy of Arrighi's book at a good resolution here ! Thanks for the info.
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I picked up this very attractive book on italic and related cursive script styles at TYPO Berlin a couple of years ago. It seems good, in so far as I can tell from the illustrations, but I don't read German.1
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@John Hudson Thanks for this very interesting link. I dont read german but as you say illustrations would be very informative.
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