Typophile

Better calligraphy/handwrite

Joel Santos

Hi there!
I'm back! Well, i always loved handwrite and calligraphy and i think it is the time for me to have a good handwrite and so. For two reasons, first... of course... a good handwrite by someone who loves typography, me! the second... it will help me since i love copperplate and canceleresc italics and so...
So... where should i start? What do you advise me?

interesting... but not enough.
i already have some type/calligraphy books. I already have some topics talking about that around here.
Anyway, Thanks miseEnAbime. I need more! :P my handwrite... is ugly!

Joel Santos // yrmk
sound & visual

Choose some text you like, a favourite poem perhaps, or an aphorism.

a few things maybe to start with:

I'd highly recommend Doyald Young's 3 main books.

Doyald Young

(Speaking of Cancelleresca, Doyald admires Van Krimpen and wrote about him here)

Universal Penman @ bookfinder

Amazon books / Copperplate

I know those ones thanks anyway :)

Joel Santos // yrmk
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