Calligraphy Basics

Calligraphy書法
vs
Typography (字體排印學)
 Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. It is the design
and execution of lettering with a broad tip instrument, brush,
or other writing instruments.
 Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to
make written language legible, readable, and appealing when
displayed.
The Definition and Characteristics of
Typography
 For typography, all letters used in a specific font are the same.
There are no differences between the same letter in one word,
meaning that the fonts use preset rules.Today typography is
computer-generated on preset fonts or typefaces
 The Definition and Characteristics of
Calligraphy
 Calligraphy represents a method to express a word, a phrase
beautifully or a piece of text. It involves manual handwriting.
 To write with different lines that eventually combine into a
fluent composition. A dip pen is used to develop various-sized
lines in one single stroke.
 Old book, certification and
documents were presented in
the form of
Calligraphy
Hand
lettering
and
Calligraphy
Let’s practice with Various Lines with the
Calligraphy pen
Today’s
Notes
Understand Pen Nib and Pen Angle
Let’s practice with the basic stroke
with the Calligraphy pen
In-class and After-lesson assignment

 Complete the Capital Letters A-Z with

Unicals on the given 3 mm Graph Paper
Session 2
First book in italic typeface
 Type Design（字體設計）

Type design is the art and process of designing

typefaces (字體). While typeface design is the
shaping of individual glyphs (圖象字符), albeit with
an eye to the eventual incorporation as a font (字形).
Typeface = A particular design of type
Font = A set of type of one particular face and size
 Find a quote for Human Value

 Samples quotes and information are available in google

classroom
Calligraphy + Doodle
In the coming week, we are going to
work with calligraphy and doodle art in
order to create pieces with features
like this example.
The End