Kate Forrester LETTERING // Top 3

Kate Forrester is a UK lettering artist that creates both digital and papercut works. She uses a lasercutter, preferring the clean lines it creates. I love the details and little worlds she creates within these letters below.

KATE FORRESTER'S TOP 3

Websites/Blogs  The Makers (fascinating interviews with clever people), Jackie Magpie (blog full of creative inspiration), Atlas Obscura (fascinating, unusual places I want to visit), What Katie Ate (the best food photography blog I have ever seen)

Books/Magazines  The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, A thousand splendid suns by Khalid Hosseini, Norwegian Wood by Murakami

Artists/Designers Olaf Hayek, Carson Ellis, Julie Verhoeven

This post is part of a series about the talented folks featured in Little Book of Lettering and Reinventing Lettering

Simon Ålander LETTERING // Top 3

Simon Alander is a digital lettering artist (among other things) who sketches like mad before getting near a mouse. His works are graphic and striking and look so so refined.

SIMON ALANDER'S TOP 3  

Websites/Blogs Typeverything.com, So Much Pileup, Graphic Exchange

Books/Magazines Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller and Louise Fili, Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller and Talarico Lita, Codex Magazine (Only one issue has been released so far, but I got really inspired by reading it)

Artists/Designers Mats Ottdal, Erik Marinovich, Rob Clarke

This post is part of a series about the talented folks featured in Little Book of Lettering and Reinventing Lettering

Last chance to WIN!

Also, be sure to check back here next week for more lettering magic by some of the fabulous artists involved in the book.

UPDATE: The random number generator has spoken... congratulations Arvee from Flutter Happy and Andy Allen - your hungry mailboxes will soon be full. Thanks to everyone for entering and for the gorgeous comments xx

Maricor/Maricar LETTERING // Top 3

This post is part of a series about the talented folks featured in Little Book of Lettering and Reinventing Lettering. ENTER HERE TO WIN A COPY OF THE BOOK

Maricor/Maricar are a super talented duo from Sydney who create divine colourful embroidered lettering. Their process of watercolour sketches to final product is almost as beautiful as their finished pieces. 

MARICOR/MARICAR'S TOP 3...  

Websites/Blogs Plenty of Colour , The Design Files , Twitter

Books/Magazines Neil Gaiman's Sandman series (graphic novel) is what got us interested in design while we were in High School and we owe a huge thanks to our Art teacher who introduced us to the series as it's led us to the creative careers we have now. 
Illustration Play, Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal

Artists/Designers Kyle Bean , Bompas & Parr, Beci Orpin 

Reinventing Lettering Cover Design // Jason Wong

The fabulously striking cover of Reinventing Lettering was designed by the talented man that is Jason Wong (of Friends of Type and Enormous Champion) He has very kindly shared with us a few of his rough cover concepts for us to see some behind the scenes action!! As with all book design jobs there were a number of rounds of options and processes resulting finally in what we see on the shelves.

Since the brief was pretty open, and knowing that the book would be a collection of lettering and type artists, I wanted a cover that was fun representation of that collection of talent.

Little Book of Lettering > Book Launch Week & GIVEAWAY!

My new book is now out! Hoooraaayyyy!!

With the art of lettering being something of a creative frenzy right now, this book is dedicated to profiling some of the best in the business. It is divided into 3 chapters: Hand-drawn, Digital and 3D lettering; showcasing not only just the bloomin' brilliant artwork but giving some little secrets into the makers unique processes too (ooo, ahhh!)



It comes under the title Little Book of Lettering in USA (Chronicle Books) and Reinventing Lettering in UK, Europe, Australia and NZ (Bloomsbury). With these lovely covers designed by two of the books hugely talented contributors (L-R) Mary Kate McDevitt and Jason Wong. It's coming to 'all good bookstores near you' and is available on Amazon now - UK here and here and US here



Hand lettering by Chris Ballasiotes and Jeff Rogers



Digital lettering by Sean Freeman and Craig and Karl



3D lettering by Pei-San Ng and James T.Edmondson

I wrote this book when my son was first born so to see it on the shelves (though only virtual shelves for now) is something of an unbelievable / butterflies-in-belly kind of occasion... it really happened... the zombie nights (and days to be fair) were all worth it! HUGE thank all the super talented contributors for letting me use their work and being so polite despite my frequent pestering!

I am giving away a copy of each edition of the book this week (HIP HOORAY GIVE-AWAY!!) aswell as showcasing a few of the contributing artists too. For your chance to win simply leave a comment below before 10pm AEST Sunday December 2nd. You can enter a second time by sharing in another place (instagram/facebook/twitter/blog)... just comment below again to let me know if you have.  Good Luck! 

***UPDATE: The random number generator has spoken... congratulations Arvee from Flutter Happy and Andy Allen - your hungry mailboxes will soon be full. Thanks to everyone for entering and for the gorgeous comments xx