David Heatley - Hand-lettering

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Hand-lettering

posted: June 28, 2007

Collection of hand-lettering samples designed as a page for my portfolio book

I love hand-lettering and have done quite a bit of it at this point, in my comics and in some commercial assignments. I just updated my galleries and started a new one for hand-lettering samples. I think of myself as somewhat naive in my approach to lettering. I never studied it formally, but while working at Ogilvy, I spent a year in the "typography studio." It no longer exists, but during that time I got to become friends with a fine gentleman named Robert Wakeman, who taught me most of what I know. He is a true genius when it comes to typography and has been working with type since the days of hot metal. Take a look at his beautiful samples and you'll see what I'm talking about. His "Type Director's Wall" is a wonderful resource.