Brush Lettering with Ken Barber

Typeface Design program at the Cooper Union, in conjunction with theType Directors Club

Type@Cooper

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It's hard to match the appeal of the highly adaptable brush script letter. Friendly and flexible, its conversational tone and versatility makes brush script lettering ideal for a wide range of applications: from editorial layouts to logotype design. This two-day workshop will provide a basic overview of freehand brush script. Referencing various tools, techniques and models, participants will learn the basics of the style one stroke at a time, before honing their drawing skills as they take a wordmark from concept to completion. Comprehensive slide presentations, demonstrations, skill-building exercises and personal critiques will provide further guidance as students acquire a practical foundation for writing, drawing and implementing brush script lettering in various design contexts. The following materials are required for the workshop: • No.2 pencils (conventional or mechanical) • pencil sharpener, if applicable • eraser • pad of tracing paper, at least 8.5″ x 11″ • 12 inch ruler • Sharpie® Fine and Extra Fine marker • adhesive tape for posting sketches A pair of brush markers will be supplied to participants for a materials fee of $7, payable to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop. Please note that this workshop will focus on manual exercises intended to underscore ideas fundamental to brush script lettering. Although workshop participants will not be using vector drawing software, a brief presentation on brush script digitizing strategies will be given.  
 Ken Barber is a letterer, type designer and type director at design studio and type foundry <A HREF="http://www.houseind.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House Industries</A>. He is also a partner of <A HREF="http://www.photolettering.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Photo-Lettering, Inc.</A>, the online lettering-vending service nominated by the Design Museum London as a 2011 Design of the Year recipient. Ken's work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s <A HREF="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum</A> and has been honored by the New York <A HREF="http://tdc.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Type Directors Club</A>. <A HREF="http://www.atypi.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Association Typographique Internationale</A> recently selected several of his typefaces for inclusion in the organization’s decennial design competition. In addition to teaching at <A HREF="http://www.mica.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maryland Institute College of Art</A>, Ken regularly lectures internationally on the subjects of lettering and typography. He also manages <A HREF="http://www.typeandlettering.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">typeandlettering.com</A>, an online resource for students and attendees of his frequent workshops.

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