Fake Calligraphy (or Faux Calligraphy) is something that I believe anyone can learn and master. It is an easy way to spice up plain cursive, especially for addressing envelopes or any other sort of craft project. Faking calligraphy is as simple as writing in cursive plus a few more strokes of your ...
A Comprehensive Review of Kiley Bennett’s ‘Super Simple Hand Lettering’
I’ve been a fan of Kiley in Kentucky for a while, ever since I found her first “50 Ways to Letter A” - I found it when only the A & B worksheets were even available. Kiley has always had a really unique style and it’s something that I’ve always admired. She is one of my favorite ...
The 5 Steps I Took to Teach Myself Calligraphy
First things first, it’s important that for the context of this blog post you understand the difference between hand lettering and calligraphy. And no, they are not necessarily the same thing. I consider calligraphy a form of hand lettering, but I don’t always consider lettering a ...
How to Create Your Own Beautiful Font Combos (& Some of my Favorites!)
If you’ve decided to DIY your invitations (or anything else), picking out fonts can be a difficult task, especially if you’ve never designed anything like it before. It can even be difficult for me, with seven years of graphic design experience, but I have a few guidelines and ideas to help ...
