Ken Barber Jr.'s House Industries Lettering Manual: An Essential Guide to Hand Lettering

Valentina: It's a beautiful book with a lot of useful information and examples.

United States on Sep 05, 2023

Mattia Allegro: Assolutamente da avere nella libreria se hai bisogno di ispirazione e qualche dritta sul lettering.

Italy on Aug 13, 2023

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Germany on Aug 04, 2023

Ne: This manual is everything I ever wanted in other lettering and sign-work books that failed to deliver. Every concept you can and can’t imagine relating to the design of letters, words, and whole images is described in detail in a way that is easy to understand for even the most novice letterer. I read it from front to back like a novel (as recommended, but also because it’s simply a great read) and my sign painting skills immediately improved immeasurably. The foreward by Jimmy Kimmel was a nice surprise too.

United States on May 06, 2023

AlinaAlina: arrivato senza difetti. Ricco di contenuti interessanti, per quelli che hanno già delle basi.

Italy on Mar 31, 2023

Chapaboy: What a book. beautiful examples of lettering .... this is how you get inspired to be better at your craft.
excellent book

United States on Mar 04, 2023

bonny birdsong: Ken Barber is not only one of the premier lettering artists in the world, but a gifted teacher as well. This book is probably the single most helpful book I have ever read on the craft of hand lettering. It is full of very understandable instruction and helpful suggestions, and has activities for the reader. The book is also packed with amazing case studies and the process that went into the finished art work. Not just a book of pretty photos, this is the real deal for anyone wanting to learn what goes into professional hand lettering.

United States on Oct 21, 2022

Joana: Gostei muito do livro, muito útil e interessante.

Spain on Oct 08, 2022

Annabel: si te gusta la tipografía y el diseño te encantará.

Spain on Sep 04, 2022

R.L. Wizek: As a sign painter, graphic designer and illustrator of many years, I have always been fascinated with typography, fonts, etc. This book has helped in many ways to take type design to another level while still incorporating the basics. How so?

By going into the ramifications of positive and negative space between letters and entire words, the typeface now has become not just letters on a board or page, but a graphic element. That graphic element can now be combined with other font characteristics to create a mashup, or one's own unique and original typeface if one so chooses to take it that far.

Each page, and I mean each page...is a graphically designed master work. These guys wanted to make sure that this was all about typography, so the examples are specifically addressed in each pages' illustration. There is none of the "start here" stuff or exercise #1 jargon. The author has a fun and loose descriptive delivery and expects one to pick up a pencil and join in the fun when ready. With the stellar illustrative capabilities this guy has it is a joy to draw along for the ride

The most interesting aspect of the book is the process of building a logotype or...

United States on Jun 23, 2021