Hand-Lettering Ledger: A Practical Guide to Creating Serif, Script, Illustrated, Ornate, and Other Totally Original Hand-Drawn Styles
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1452125589 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The ultimate tool for designers and creatives looking to tap into the trend of hand-drawn lettering, this workbook features step-by-step lessons on a range of styles plus more than 120 practice pages, making it the ideal place to learn and perfect this in-demand design skill.
Where's the Rest of the Book? Several of the other reviewers say there are "many blank pages" in this book. That's wrong. There are MOSTLY blank pages. Only ONE THIRD of the book has actual content: various styles of hand lettering. And not so much instructional, "how-to" content. The rest of the book (the MAJORITY of this "book" is lined pages, graph paper, and even some old school cursive writing paper.Even though I bought a used copy (in very good condition) I still felt a bit ripped-off, lied to in as much as I thought I was buying 190 pages of "Hand Lettering."Should hav. "Guess I should have looked before I leaped" according to Wayne Shuster. Like the other reviewers I was surprised to see so many "ledger pages." I have a feeling that Comical Books (sick) (sic) has tracked the recent public interest in hand-lettering and rushed to fill the need (cash in) a bit prematurely. Certainly Ms. McDevitt has her chops down and I do enjoy her work but clearly an editor could have shaped her instructive abilities better. I suppose I share the responsibility for my disappointment. In hindsight, I was clearly hoping I could avoid the years of practice necessary to do this kind of work well. Ms. Mc. dave said Get rid of the filler pages and lower the price in further editions (IMO). As a few customers have said already, the book is literally more than half blank, gridded & "practice pages" (filler basically). Do they assume we don't have a sketchbook or graph paper around? As a graphic design student I was happy with the actual information the book did contain however. But seriously the actual book is 6Get rid of the filler pages and lower the price in further editions (IMO) As a few customers have said already, the book is literally more than half blank, gridded & "practice pages" (filler basically). Do they assume we don't have a sketchbook or graph paper around? As a graphic design student I was happy with the actual information the book did contain however. But seriously the actual book is 63 pages out of 188!. If you're trying to work from the book with the techniques she provides its a lot easier to have a separate sketchbook while you're actually looking at the page from the book instead of flipping back and f. pages out of 188!. If you're trying to work from the book with the techniques she provides its a lot easier to have a separate sketchbook while you're actually looking at the page from the book instead of flipping back and f
. Her work has been praised by SwissMiss, Print, Poppytalk, Apartment Therapy, Design*Sponge and more. About the Author Mary Kate McDevitt is an illustrator and graphic designer known for her text-based prints and Mini Goal Chalkboard designs
. Mary Kate McDevitt is an illustrator and graphic designer known for her text-based prints and Mini Goal Chalkboard designs. Her work has been praised by SwissMiss, Print, Poppytalk, Apartment Therapy, Design*Sponge and more