Designing Flourishes with Lynne Yun

This class has been postponed due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates!

Good flourishing is not the result of “happy accidents.” Flourishing is most effectively employed in a systematic way, instead of relying on spontaneity. In this class, we will go over the basic rules and principles of designing the flourished line.

We will examine high quality flourished work, learn how to identify basic elements of well-executed flourishes, dissect what makes good flourishing pleasing to the eye, and combine the elements to create our own designs. As we go through exercises, we will cover methods of combining flourishes in a visually pleasing way, with particular emphasis on white space and hot spot control, scale, intersecting angles, smoothness, and rhythm. Ultimately we will learn how to attach flourishes to letterforms and incorporate them into your compositions.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, 2020
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Price: $180 members/$220 non-members
Level: Beginner to intermediate (no calligraphy experience necessary, but students must have some familiarity with letterforms)
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 703A

 
 
 
 

MATERIALS LIST

  • Grid paper

  • Tracing paper

  • Layout bond paper (Borden & Riley #37, Canson Marker Layout, or Bienfang Graphics 360)

  • Ruler

  • Pencil and sharpener or mechanical pencil with refills

  • Eraser

  • Tape (artist’s or masking)

  • 1-2mm chisel tip marker or pen (e.g., Sakura Pigma calligraphy markers, Zig calligraphy chisel tip markers, chisel tip fountain pen, etc)

  • 1mm or smaller chisel-edge dip pen nibs with ink, plus any flexible points you are comfortable with

  • (Optional) Any existing flourishing design that you would like to improve

Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.

INSTRUCTOR

Lynne Yun is a NYC-based type designer and educator who specializes in typography, hand lettering, and calligraphy. She is a board member of AIGA NY and was previously a full time type designer at Monotype. During her tenure, she created custom typefaces for clients and a number of retail typefaces, including the Trade Gothic Display and Inline families. Prior to working at Monotype, Lynne held positions as a graphic designer at companies such as Apple Inc. and served on the board of Society of Scribes. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and a postgraduate certificate in typeface design from the Type@Cooper Extended Program. Lynne's work has been recognized by organizations such as AIGA, Type Directors Club and Art Directors Club, notably the Ascenders award which honors designers under the age of 35 who show remarkable achievement in typography, type design, and lettering. → www.lynneyun.com