This little gem shows what you can do to include calligraphy in your life.  Instead of just clicking "reply" to send an RSVP t...

1. Penstrokes at 0° 2. Penstrokes at 0° and at 45° 3. Penstrokes at 0° and 45° and 90°.  As usual, Z is a special case.   ...

These letters, Clear Cut , are made by cutting black 1" squares with mostly straight lines and moving the pieces to make white strok...

I don't have a good way to do  K .  Ideas? beyond just picking words without it.  I am not satisfied with yesterday's Nouveau D...

I'm sure you can do a more polished version of this rough draft.  It's just to get you started.   This is a case where my battl...

The simplicity of Deco plus the humble warmth of the 1940s makes these letters appealing.    Showcard is one more alphabet based on m...

Hard to improve on; you can try it out with your own doodle.  Once you start to amuse yourself by dashing off drawn capitals, it's ...

I used a Speedball B to make the dots all the same size.  You can just make circles with a small pen and fill them in.   In additi...

Complex Medieval builds on yesterday's Simplified Medieval.  Transform the letters with a mix of these six steps: Choose forms of...

These drawn and filled in letters are not as refined as I would would make them for a formal design.  I just drew them to illustrate the ...

This alphabet, Skritchy , not only looks but sounds creepy.   Take a coffee-stirrer and break it in half.   Dip it in black ink.   ...

In the workshop where I learned this alphabet, we were given popsicle sticks to write with.   Highland is made with straight, or slig...

This alphabet is built on the same structure as Double Deco, from the day before yesterday.  It's a lovely example of how to sugges...

In Raised Roman , the imagined edges of an invisible solid letter can be created by strokes of the broad-edged pen.  Raised Roman  ...

This simplest of alphabets acquires great sophistication by its doubled line.   Double Deco also challenges you to make straight lines, ...

Adapted from Calligraphy Now .   Loopy Line renders yesterday's alphabet with an unvarying line.  This line is heavy; a thinne...

These letters are cut out with zig-zag pinking shears.  You can try your own version, contrasting positive and negative space,  mixing co...

Keep the letters wide enough to accommodate the curved stroke, and don't try to lean them too much.   I've been struggling wit...

Today's alphabet, Lights Out , honors the Equinox, when the sun's light starts its long decline.  This simple style creates the o...

I've been thinking about what it is that makes Celtic letters Celtic.*   Here is a version, Celtic Line,  that omits the traditional ...