If calligraphy and lettering layouts trip you up, take comfort in the fact that you are far from being alone — people ask me about layouts all the time! It’s difficult to say, “OK, this is the foolproof thing you always have to do when planning a layout,” because each piece is so different, and…
I’ll be the first to admit that figuring out calligraphy and lettering layout can sometimes be more difficult than writing the actual words you want to lay out! That’s because there are so many choices as far as how to present your information: do you justify to the left, do you center, do you add illustrated elements to highlight certain information? What do you want your viewer’s eye to focus on first, and how do you achieve that focus?
Today’s blog post endeavors to answer those questions with three different layout techniques that also serve as mini-tutorials. Today, you’ll learn how to casually fill in negative space, how to plan out your layout with a rough sketch, and how to use Photoshop + a printer to make life (a lot) easier when creating formal pieces.
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