Writing and studying calligraphy since 2011. Sharing knowledge since 2014.
About
This Website
This website is the culmination of many years of hands-on calligraphy practice and study. It has been created with the intention of educating and bringing a contemporary light to calligraphy and its close relationship to its younger cousin, typography—two elements that have always been present in my career since 2011.
The supplies page answers many questions my students have been asking for over a decade. My recommendations focus on simple and low-key materials that can take you far, as these are the same materials I have been using since my first time holding a calligraphy pen back in 1996 —that is last century!
The learning calligraphy section covers many aspects of calligraphy, such as styles, materials, guidelines, and a glossary of terms widely used in the letterform community.
The articles share my experiences in calligraphy and provide some handy typographic resources.
Finally, my courses offer self-paced learning experiences for everyone wanting to dive into the world of calligraphy, understand where our current alphabets come from, and learn which aspects have influenced their evolution.
Below you’ll find a list of my custom services and my professional development since 1996. You can read about my full trajectory here.
Welcome to this lifelong learning journey, and I hope you’ll travel with me!
Calligraphy Retreat, 2017 | Saint Antoine, France
Photo taken during a week-long calligraphy retreat in France learning about brush Roman Capitals with Amanda and Keith Adams.
Custom Services
I help cultural and luxury brands to stand out through truly unique and beautifully-crafted design assets.
With ten years’ independent professional experience, I specialise in premium identity design developing the means for brands to connect deeper with their audience.
I have worked in partnership with leading design studios around the world, helping them craft their identity systems with emotionally charged branding assets including logo design, monograms, brandmarks, custom type, lettering, illustration, patterning and packaging design.
Values
High quality work, communication, collaboration, transparency, respect and trust.
Proud member of Alphabettes, Letterform Archive, Society of Scribes NYC, Typism and YesEqual. Supporter of First Things First 2020 manifesto and What I have to offer is me. What you have to offer is you by Charlie Kaufman.
Professional Development
- 2024. Lettering Foundations with Ken Barber
- 2023. Brush Casual Lettering Workshop with Ken Barber
- 2023. Modern Blackletter & Italic Variations with John Stevens
- 2021. Swash Lettering Workshop with Ken Barber
- 2020. Copperplate Flourishes with Nina Tran and Suzanne Cunningham
- 2020. Advanced Blackletter with Luca Barcellona
- 2020. Powerful Gothics with Oriol Miró
- 2016. TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, Melbourne
- 2018. Copperplate and Insular calligraphy with Amanda Adams
- 2014 – 2017. Fraktur, Italic and Brush Roman Capitals with Keith Adams
- 2012. Typeface Design Condensed Program at Type@Cooper, New York City
- 2011. Copperplate Calligraphy Workshop with Amanda Adams and Oriol Miró
- 2011. Postgraduate Course of Advanced Typography. Eina, Barcelona
- 2003 – 2004. MA in User Interface Design (UI). Elisava, Barcelona School of Design
- 1996 – 2000. BA (Hons) Graphic Design. Eina, School of Art & Design, Barcelona