Custom Lettering in Graphic Design by Chandan Mahimkar - NEW

 

An online workshop for creatives at all levels.  (Graphic Designers, Art Directors, Design Students, Calligraphers, Lettering artists, Typographers, Illustrators, UI Designers, Apparel Designers)

Chandan Mahimkar is sharing his process, techniques and knowledge gained from several years of working on top brands in the design and advertising industry in India. He is India’s top graphic designer, creative director, typographer and lettering artist. Chandan is a 2-time Goodtype and Typism book artist. 

He runs his own design & lettering studio handling work for both large & small businesses, ad agencies and magazines. A former CCO + Design Head of L&K Saatchi & Saatchi - India, he is now a faculty at Ecole Intuit Lab, Mumbai. Chandan shares his design & lettering knowledge through workshops in India & internationally.   

Date & Time 

Friday 26th June, 2020

Saturday 27th June, 2020

Sunday 28st June, 2020

4:00 - 6:00pm IST

 

Why Custom Lettering?   In your art & design profession Custom Lettering adds a fresh visual appeal, originality and more value to your design projects. Move over the mundane tech sans approach of using fonts and letterforms. Custom lettering will help you to create a top logo design, book cover, design for tees, apparel, poster, merchandise or even a sign board. Chandan will share his detailed approach and techniques in this workshop. Teaching his skills and knowledge on the process of creating custom lettering. Add this skill in your portfolio to make your designs irresistible, impactful and unique. Thereby standing out and increasing the value of your work.

With over 20 years of experience in design, digital and advertising Chandan Mahimkar has used custom lettering to create top corporate identities, restaurant logos, posters and marketing campaigns for some of the best Indian brands. 

What participants will learn?

- Custom Lettering in Graphic Design

- About various usage of Custom Lettering for your projects

- Herb Lubalin and his style which Chandan admires

- Use of Ligatures in graphic design

- Create your own custom lettering piece through a guided process

(Each participant will get personal feedback from Chandan on their piece)

Portfolio Review  Only for first 5 spots booked - An extra 15 min per participant for feedback on their current portfolio. Chandan Mahimkar will give tips and direction on taking your work to the next level.

Materials

- HB, 2B Pencils & an Eraser

- Black Micro tip pens and sketch pens

- 6-10 A4 sheets of paper

- 3-4 A4 Tracing sheets 

- Ruler

Refund and Cancellation - There will be no refund of the workshop ticket once registration is done.