Big Books of 2026
Genres

Lettering


Lettering Books

The Golden Secrets of Lettering: Letter Design from First Sketch to Final Artwork
Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips from Top Artists
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Walter Foster Creative Team
Hand-Lettering Ledger: A Practical Guide to Creating Serif, Script, Illustrated, Ornate, and Other Totally Original Hand-Drawn Styles
The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering
In Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering: Create and Develop Your Own Style - INCLUDES 3 BUILT-IN CHALKBOARDS
Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age
CreateSpace Classics Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide: Learn Hand Lettering and Brush Lettering
Drawing Type: An Introduction to Illustrating Letterforms
The Art of Whimsical Lettering
Sign Painters PB
Little Book of Lettering
Calligraphy Magic: How to Create Lettering, Knotwork, Coloring and More
The Art of Hand Lettering for Beginners: Beautiful Projects and Essential Techniques
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Nordic Runes by Paul Rhys MountfortThe Book of Elven Runes by The Silver ElvesFuthark by Edred ThorssonAt the Well of Wyrd by Edred ThorssonThe Spirit of Hunir Awakens (Part 1) by Frank A Rúnaldrar
Runes Runes Runes
27 books — 9 voters
In Progress by Jessica HischeCalligraphy 101 by Jeaneen GauthierThe ABC of Custom Lettering by Ivan CastroThe Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide by Peggy DeanThe Complete Book of Chalk Lettering by Valerie McKeehan
Hand Lettering
32 books — 10 voters

Just My Type by Simon GarfieldThe Elements of Typographic Style by Robert BringhurstCounterpunch by Fred SmeijersShady Characters by Keith HoustonDesigning Type by Karen Cheng
Must Reads for Typography Nerds
29 books — 26 voters
Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn MoriartyWaiting for June by Joyce SweeneyFinding Cassie Crazy by Jaclyn MoriartyMoney Hungry by Sharon G. FlakeThe Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
Ransom Letters
32 books — 3 voters

Spinning by Tillie WaldenThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillWallace the Brave by Will HenryMonstress, Volume 3 by Marjorie M. LiuMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris
Best Comics of 2017/2018
110 books — 20 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Secret of Kells by Tomm MooreThe Load of Unicorn by Cynthia HarnettMarguerite Makes a Book by Bruce RobertsonPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Fiction: Scribes, Scriptoria, Illuminated Manuscripts, Calligraphers
20 books — 6 voters

Quotes Tagged “Lettering”

Heinrich Wölfflin
“ The pulse of the age must be sought elsewhere: in the minor decorative arts, in the lines of ornament, in lettering, and so on. ”
― Heinrich Wölfflin
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“ Of all the Arts, writing, perhaps, shows most clearly the formative force of the instruments used. ”
― Edward Johnston, Writing & Illuminating & Lettering
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Videos Tagged “Lettering”

A day in the life of Ivan Castro
A day in the life of Ivan Castro
The ABC of CUSTOM Lettering with Ivan Castro
The ABC of CUSTOM Lettering with Ivan Castro
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