history of roman letters
drawing roman letters
drawing roman letters
students writing letters
students practicing writing letters
students practicing writing letters
teacher explaining lettering to the group
teacher standing in the middle to explain
Three people smiling

Rome Day 5: The History of Roman Letters

May 31 2014

James Clough, letter master from Milan, kicked off his lettering intensive workshop following his always insightful origins survey of calligraphic and typographic traditions. Following the lecture students began drawing classic Bembo with finely sharpened pencils, to get an understanding of the relationship between the characters and nuances of types.

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