Tips for Your Lettering Sketchbook
My sketchbooks are central to my work, they are a companion in my creative process. Here I share how I work in my sketchbooks.
How to Archive Your Lettering
For a long time I drew on paper out of principle, but after more than ten years as an illustrator and designer I no longer knew where to put all the work. What should I throw out, what should I keep? I decided to create a proper archive.
Painting my Storefront Window with Lettering
Every couple of months I paint an alphabet on my studio window. In this post I answer all the questions that I am always asked about my »Window Alphabets«.
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Vintage Lettering-Books
Lettering hasn’t just been around since yesterday, and old books often explain the basics of lettering design more clearly than today’s. These are five vintage books I always have on hand.
Every Day for 13 Years
Every day, Mark Addison Smith illustrates a phrase he overheard someone say. He hasn’t skipped a single day since November 23, 2008.
Why Do a Daily Project?
In Febuary I started another 100-day project and while I’m working on 100 days of patterns, I am thinking about what creative challenges are good for.
ẞ – a Very Special Character
I don’t really have a favorite letter, but when the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel asked, I said I did.
Lettering and Gender
In an interview with »Design by Women«, I shared why I decided to specialize in lettering. Spoiler: It has to do with gender.