INSTRUCTOR: IVAN CASTRO
** LAST DAY TO REGISTER: SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 **
Sponsor: Society for Calligraphy
Description:
Lettering designer Ivan Castro from Barcelona will carry us inside this wonderful lettering style popular from the late 1950s through the 60s and 70s. Interlock Letters are modern and surprising, with the flavor and nostalgia of the groovy popular cultures from that time period. Let’s make letters bounce up and down following the fresh waves of this incredible style!
SUPPLY LIST (excluded from the registration fee) :
- – Mechanical pencil 0.3 or 0.5, preferably with hard lead (2H)
- – Eraser
- – Markers of different thickness, from 0.2 fine liner to thicker ones, Sharpies, etc.
- - Brush pens, small round brushes, Indian ink.
- – Regular paper A4
- – Tracing paper A4
Level: All skill levels
Instructor Biography:
Ivan Castro is a graphic designer based in Barcelona, Spain, who specializes in calligraphy, lettering, and typography. His work involves everything from advertising to editorial, and from packaging to logo design and gig posters. Although Ivan claims to have no specific style, one could say that he has a strong respect for the history of popular culture. He has been working in the field for more than 20 years, and has been teaching calligraphy and lettering for 15 years in the main design schools in Barcelona. He travels frequently, holding workshops and giving lectures at design festivals and conferences. He has published, “The ABC of Custom Lettering” and more recently “Lettering to the Max”, two lettering handbooks.
Contact Chava Gerber at programs@societyforcalligraphy.org with any questions regarding the workshop.
REGISTRATION:
Workshop Fee: $40
Pay by check or PayPal (see fine print below)
You must be a member of Society for Calligraphy when you register and when the class is held. If you are not a member and would like to pay your membership fee by PayPal also, please contact Chava at the email above for directions. If paying by check, write the workshop name in the memo space of the check. Non-members, include a separate check for $42, made out to Society for Calligraphy, along with your membership application: Click to Download Membership Application Include your current name, address, phone number, and email with the check (s) in the envelope. No refunds. Please contact Chava at the above email address to receive the mailing address for your check(s).
For confirmation, we recommend that your payment arrive no later than one week before the workshop. You do not have a spot in the workshop until you are notified by the coordinator.
Workshop will be recorded and available to registered participants for one month.
