Lettering for Planners
Easy Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering
“If you thought you couldn’t learn lettering, Jillian and Jordan will show you that you can.” —Erin Domoney of The Petite Planner
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Learn calligraphy from two accomplished calligraphy experts
Calligraphy for your journal aesthetic. Beautiful "bullet journals" are popping up all over Instagram and Pinterest. The joys of decorating the pages with drawings and lettering are many. If you want to start your own bullet journal or if you want to improve your journal aesthetic, this book is for you. Get this informational workbook that teaches lettering styles to help you organize and beautify your everyday life.
Learn calligraphy. Follow a step-by-step guide to creating a basic hand-lettered alphabet for beginners. Then learn five additional alphabet examples in assorted styles, explore letter variations, and choose your favorites that best fit your style.
Hand lettering workbook. You’ll learn how to build words using common word examples like days of the week, months of the year, and other words commonly found in planners. After learning the script styles, you’ll learn concepts of composition by discovering how to mix and match styles of lettering in creative ways.
Learn all the components of lettering. You’ll also learn some key “don’ts” of lettering to avoid. Also find step-by-step instructions on how to draw decorations to embellish lettering including shadows, borders, banners, and flourishes.
Also discover:
- Five lowercase and capital stylistic alphabets
- How to find your own lettering style
- What not to do when lettering
Fans of The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners; CalligraphyPaper, Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy Notepad; Creative Lettering and Beyond; or The Complete Book of Lettering will love Lettering for Planners.
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Book details
- Author
- Jillian Reece
- Illustrator
- Jordan Truster
- Imprint
- TMA Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 200
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Art › Techniques › Calligraphy
Art › Techniques › Drawing › Pen & Ink
Self-Help › Journaling
Self-Help › Creativity - Topics
- modern calligraphy · hand lettering · bullet journals · pen and ink drawing · planner decoration · lettering alphabets · journaling
- ISBN-13
- 9781633539259
About the author
JILLIAN REECE is the co-founder of Loveleigh Loops, an online educational resource for aspiring letterers, and an analyst-turned-entrepreneur who has built a full-time practice around modern brush calligraphy.
Reece rediscovered calligraphy in 2015 while running a greeting card business on Etsy and planning her wedding, having first studied the art at age 11.
When she’s not creating, Reece focuses on developing step-by-step methods for teaching lettering to students at every level. That commitment to accessible instruction is central to everything Loveleigh Loops offers.