The Cooper Union : Advanced Studies in Calligraphy
:: Julian Waters
Two workshops with Julian Waters, one of the finest and most versatile lettering designers in the U.S., with 30 years experience in the field.
Venue :
Cooper Union
51 Astor Place
NY, NY 10003
Beyond Basic Black: Workshop
Julian Waters :: 2 sessions
Date and Time :
Saturday and Sunday :: 11–12 February 2006 :: 9:30am–5pm
This 2-day workshop begins with a review of the principles of straight forward Textura writing, based on a synthesis of early historic and 20th century northern European work; then branches out into variations of style, moving toward later Fraktur styles and exploring ways to make our writing more fluid and expressive, more subtle and sophisticated, by introducing the techniques of cornering, weight modulation and stroke rotation, with restraint. Regardless of particular styles or techniques, the most important issue is maintaining vibrant cohesive textures and balancing the black and the white. Using historical sources for inspiration, students develop their our own work and learn the elements and techniques which make lettering more effective.
Beyond Basic Caps
Julian Waters :: 4 sessions (2 weekends)
Date and Time :
Saturday and Sunday :: 1–2 April and 29–30 April 2006 :: 9:30am–5pm
The study of classical inscriptional Roman forms is invaluable for every calligrapher and graphic designer. However, trying to make them with the broad edged pen can be extremely difficult and many calligraphers understandably avoid them. Hardly anyone on the planet has the understanding and skill to make brush written monumental capitals a la Catich or Stevens, and very few of us can translate these concepts to the broad edged pen. With this in mind participants look at alternative approaches including pen pressure variation, cornering, building up, drawing and pen rotation, techniques which are easier to grasp than the supremely difficult brush techniques. Technical skill is only part of the story and useless without understanding and the ability to analyze and be our own best critics. By studying the best example students develop understanding of form, spacing, consistency, unity, clarity and so on. There are also many more informal kinds of calligraphic capitals which are easier, fun to make and which offer many expressive and textural possibilities. Students explore some of these, including friendly "running caps" and caps which build textures of letters woven together, stroke by stroke and line by line.
About Julian Waters :
Starting in 1979 he studied extensively with the legendary type designer Hermann Zapf, who later picked Julian as his successor to teach the summer masterclasses at RIT. Julian's clients have included the U.S. Postal Service, National Geographic Magazine, and many other agencies, institutions and companies.His typeface designs include Adobe Waters Titling Pro.
He has received awards from the Type Directors Club, Graphis, Art Directors Club, Print, and Letter Arts Review, among others. Julian's work has been represented in many international exhibitions and publications. He has had solo shows in Washington DC, Norway and Iceland. During the 1990s he taught lettering and typography in the graphic design program at the Corcoran School of Art, and in 1997 he was honored as the Rubenstein Memorial Artist in Residence at DC's Sidwell Friends School. In 2003 the Washington Calligraphers Guild issued the publication Work by Julian Waters: From Sketch to Final Art.
Visit Julian's website at http://www.waterslettering.com and fonts at: http://store.adobe.com/type/typedesign/waters.html
More Info :
The Cooper Union Continuing Education
T : 1-212-353-4195