crafts/hand lettering. Not so much of a primer, but if you've already got the basics of hand lettering, you'll definitely benefit from the mix of perspectives, covering everything from favorite writing instrument to sources of inspiration to different kinds of stylistic choices. My original teacher has a super-perfection style (she is a professional after all) that I don't quite have the patience for, so I am glad to see that there are plenty of others who prefer a 'loose and free' style as well. ( )

This book and it’s other edition are probably great exercises if you’re already artistic or dabbling in hand lettering. I wanted to sort of know where to start and the books’ notion that if you can write the alphabet you can do hand lettering is maybe over-selling a tad. There were beautiful, colorful examples and stories from artists, nearly every one said some version of “I started doodling letters in 2nd grade and have been doing it since!”
Well, I didn’t doodle or create my own alphabets at any point in my life but I wanted some basic instructions for basic hand lettering but I didn’t find it in these books unfortunately.
3/5 stars because there is good information and lots to look at as examples but not a good book for someone who has zero previous artistic lettering skill. ( )