Lettering for Planners : A Step-By-Step Guide to Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy for Bullet Journals and Beyond (Learn Calligraphy)

Easy Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering

“If you thought you couldn’t learn lettering, Jillian and Jordan will show you that you can.” —Erin Domoney of The Petite Planner

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Learn calligraphy from two accomplished calligraphy experts

Calligraphy for your journal aesthetic. Beautiful "bullet journals" are popping up all over Instagram and Pinterest. The joys of decorating the pages with drawings and lettering are many. If you want to start your own bullet journal or if you want to improve your journal aesthetic, this book is for you. Get this informational workbook that teaches lettering styles to help you organize and beautify your everyday life.

Learn calligraphy. Follow a step-by-step guide to creating a basic hand-lettered alphabet for beginners. Then learn five additional alphabet examples in assorted styles, explore letter variations, and choose your favorites that best fit your style.

Hand lettering workbook. You’ll learn how to build words using common word examples like days of the week, months of the year, and other words commonly found in planners. After learning the script styles, you’ll learn concepts of composition by discovering how to mix and match styles of lettering in creative ways.

Learn all the components of lettering. You’ll also learn some key “don’ts” of lettering to avoid. Also find step-by-step instructions on how to draw decorations to embellish lettering including shadows, borders, banners, and flourishes.

Also discover:

• Five lowercase and capital stylistic alphabets
• How to find your own lettering style
• What not to do when lettering

Fans of The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners; CalligraphyPaper, Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy Notepad; Creative Lettering and Beyond; or The Complete Book of Lettering will love Lettering for Planners.

Jillian Reece is an analyst-turned-entrepreneur and the co-founder of Loveleigh Loops, an online educational resource for aspiring letterers. Years after taking a calligraphy class at age 11, she rediscovered her love of calligraphy in 2015 while building a greeting card business on Etsy and planning her wedding. She gravitates towards a modern brush calligraphy style and loves figuring out step-by-step ways to teach. Her love of art and lettering has turned into a full-time passion and there’s nothing she enjoys more than helping her students achieve their goals.

Jordan Truster is an engineer-turned-creative business owner. As a co-founder of Loveleigh Loops, she teaches calligraphy through online courses and specializes in pointed pen, the Copperplate style, and flourishing. Her engineering background influences her approach to teaching calligraphy as both an art and a science. She loves to break down complicated concepts into logical steps, show students how to analyze their work, and use technology to open a world of possibilities in online education.