How to Be a Rule-Breaking Letterer: A Guide to Making Perfectly Imperfect Art

by Huyen Dinh

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Break the rules, embrace imperfection, and express your unique self through lettering art!


This book is for anyone who's felt the pressure of perfection. As a schoolgirl in Vietnam and later in online lettering classes, Huyen Dinh was always told to perfect her penmanship. Instead, she started embracing her own imperfect style-with squiggly lines, cheeky messages, and candy colors. In this upbeat guidebook, Dinh walks you through the basic rules of lettering and then teaches you how to break them in clever and creative ways. She shares challenges and triumphs from her own artistic journey and offers inspiration as well as technical tips. You can use your new lettering skills to tell your personal story, support a cause you care about, or decorate your tote bags and sneakers! Fully illustrated in Dinh's signature pastel palette, this book is the perfect companion for any aspiring creative.
  • ISBN13 9781797215532
  • Publish Date 25 May 2023
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Chronicle Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 168
  • Language English