“My favorite way to explore new styles is to pick up a pencil or brush pen and just start writing,” she shared with Surely Simple. “Yes, there are tons of inspiring people on Instagram and it’s ok to find things that you like in others’ work, but the best way to find your own style is to put down the phone, get out the pens, and just practice until you find what you love.”

A left-handed calligrapher and lettering artist from Owensboro, Kentucky, Fitzmaurice found her love of calligraphy while taking an online calligraphy class on her search to find a way to be creative in her busy schedule. Having started lettering and calligraphy in January of 2015 with pointed pen calligraphy, she picked up her first Tombow brush pen about a year after that.

As a lefty, she had to teach herself techniques on how to hold her pen. Though she admits she still has the occasional smear, she agrees practice has helped minimize lefty pangs. After taking on an envelope addressing job, she was hooked and has been loving all things letters ever since.

According to Fitzmaurice, lifting others with letters is her ultimate goal and she currently strives to teach others the art of calligraphy through her blog, her Brit and Co class Lettering for Lefties, and in-person workshops. In addition to learning new techniques for herself, she gives tips to her followers to help them achieve the best result. Follow her tips and tricks on Instagram:

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Born in France, and based in the UK, Johnsson also runs illustration and brush lettering workshops in London and beyond.“As far as I can remember, I’ve always loved drawing and making things,” she recalled in an interview with McQueens, “so I knew from an early age that graphic design was the way to go!”

According to Johnsson, she developed her illustration and lettering skills after graduating, when she found herself drawing all the time while traveling across South America. “That’s how I discovered and refined my personal style,” she notes. Incidentally, traveling also provides her with endless sources of inspiration. “I get really inspired when I travel,” she stressed. “I love immersing myself in a new culture and seeing things differently. I am obsessed with colors, patterns, and people.”

Take a look at her work in the gallery below:

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An author, blogger, and designer living in a suburb of Washington, DC, DiPirro launched PositivelyPresent.com in 2009 with the intention of sharing her insights about living a positive and present life (something that didn’t always come easy to her!). 

The posts shared on her website and Instagram page – full of uplifting mantras and colorful illustrations – strive to support the idea that life is best lived if it’s lived right now with a positive attitude. “Be positive. Be present. This is your life,” reads her website. As such, her website includes tips for being more positive, advice for living in the moment, articles on how positivity can improve you (as if we need more proof), and resources and inspiration for being positive and present, among other resources.

There’s even a designated post about staying positive in times of pandemic, which includes some resources for you to download if you’re at home and are looking for some activities to keep you uplifted and inspired. “Though many of us try to, it’s impossible to live happily in the past or in the future,” reflects DiPirro on her website. “And if the now is all we have, why not make this moment a positive experience?”

Here are some other positive reminders:

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According to Kohler Byers, he was first drawn to the art of typography when he was just a child. Growing up in a small New York town, he remembers being intrigued by the fading letters of hand-painted signs during visits to a nearby industrial city.

“These fragmented messages activated my imagination to speculate about the day they were freshly painted, who painted them, and the different events that led to their decay,” he reflected in an interview with Art of Choice. “These century-old letters formed a dynamic contrast with more contemporary letters being painted around the city by its younger occupants.”

A self-taught artist through and through, Kohler Byers’ style was inspired by modern artists such as Picasso. “I don’t have the benefit of a formal artistic training, everything I learned was by reading, learning lessons, and picking up wisdom from others,” he notes.

The result, though chaotic, is well worth taking note of:

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Having graduated from the College of Design at North Carolina State University with a degree in Art & Design, she’s now based in Oakland, CA, where she’s working full time as both sign painter and illustrator. She’s also the author and illustrator of the book Homegrown: Illustrated Bites from your Garden to your Table – a fully illustrated guide to growing and cooking seasonal produce.

“My work is a hybrid of digital and analog,” she relayed in an interview with The Design Kids. “Almost everything that I do starts as a pencil sketch. From there, the final output depends on the purpose. For hand-painted signs, the entire process is analog. For designs that utilize hand-painted letters, but have final output that is print or digital, I scan in the lettering to manipulate in Photoshop. Other times, when something needs to be scaleable, my sketch is vectorized in Illustrator.” 

“These days I keep busy with my illustration and sign painting jobs,” she went on to say. “But I’m always looking for ways to bring those skills together. So far, murals and food packaging have been two of my favorite ways to accomplish that.”

A creative through and through, she’s also a fan of gardening, beekeeping, cooking, and rock climbing. Below you’ll find some highlights from her Instagram page:

The post Eat, Paint, Love: Heather Hardison Hand Paints Signs appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Currently residing in Berkeley, California, Yamaguchi’s artwork is a unique blend of performance and installation art with calligraphy, pushing the boundaries of traditional Eastern classics and contemporary artistic expression. By juxtaposing the traditional Eastern classics with contemporary artistic expressions, she manages to transform the two-dimensional art of Japanese calligraphy into the art of physical expression through performances.

But funnily enough, growing up, Yamaguchi was attracted to a whole other side of creative writing, with her childhood dream being: to become a novel writer. “I started to read and write around age 3,” she relayed in an interview with The Design Kids. “Around 5-6 years old, I made a series of picture books with my illustrations and my little fantasy stories. […] “I remember bringing the book I made to the calligraphy school and showing it to Master Sato. My childhood dream was to become a novel writer.”

With a clear passion for writing, Yamaguchi’s calligraphy art is thought-provoking as it is striking.

The post Aoi Yamaguchi is the Ultimate Master of Calligraphy appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“​I think the strokes are very important element in order to create a nice lettering piece, also the thickness and kerning are very important,” he told Lettering Daily, explaining his creative process. “Sometimes I have the same mistakes, I usually see different works of great artists to have a better idea of how to do it and that’s how I improve my work!”

Though most of his work these days is digital, there’s a sense of movement and tactility with every digital brushstroke, making his work seemingly pop out of the screen.

According to Milan, the hardest part of his job is actually finding a good quote or a word to transform. “I could spend hours looking for a good one,” he admits. “Since I have the phrase or word I start to make the sketches in different styles, after having chosen the best one I proceed to do it with a marker, brush or directly digital on a tablet. Finally, I place the lettering on a photo or image.”

With more than 130k followers on Instagram to date, people are clearly taking note.

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“Writing a letter feels completely different to writing an email,” shared Bulger the writer and illustrator in an interview with Flow Magazine. “It forces you to slow down and be more mindful of what you are saying.”

Snail mail is also where two of her greatest joys converge: writing and painting. “I like to paint illustrations and incorporate the addresses into the designs to make each envelope bright, cheerful and something unique that will make the recipient—and hopefully also the mailman—happy.”

As part of the #100DaysinDinan project, Bulger illustrated personalized envelopes. “I’m making the envelopes for each card by tracing one of the original envelopes the cards came in, onto used calendars and magazine pages,” she writes on her website. “A stamp or two, and the address: there’s not much room for anything else, so into the post they go.”

Her Instagram page is full of nuggets of inspiration like so:

The post Naomi Bulger Will Reintroduce Snail Mail into Your Life appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“Eventually I discovered that making art was a great way to have fun,” she recalled. “My mother didn’t mind letting me draw or paint on certain walls, and we had a sand driveway that I could make line drawings in after it rained. My grandmother used to color and paint with me, and I remember watching her and thinking, ‘I wish I could keep inside the lines like that!’”

Eventually, she found her true calling in calligraphy, adding a contemporary twist to an ancient art. “I don’t use traditional calligraphy styles,” she says. “I like making up styles as I go. Often I create new styles depending on the client and what I think will be best for their event.”

Lending her skills to clients, as well as teaching calligraphy lessons, means that Bugbee’s days are full. But you can catch some of her work on her Instagram page, where she has gathered almost 100k followers.

The post Lindsey Bugbee Takes Calligraphy Art to the Next Level appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“As a graphic designer, typography has been a passion of mine as long as I can remember,” said Griffo in an interview with Hand Lettering for Beginners. “I used to write, and rewrite my class notes until they were as close to perfect as possible. I learned so much about the art of type as a design student, and I interned at a letterpress studio to learn more about the origin of type. I wanted to learn more about hand lettering because I knew it would bring a unique and personalized touch to the work I was doing with my design clients.”

But what began as a simple intention to learn more about hand lettering, spiraled into a blossoming career. “I took the class as a creative outlet,” she says. “While it related directly to the work I do daily, it was a step away from the computer, a new challenge. I was excited to have some direction, and someone to inspire and motivate me.”

Her playful, and visually tasteful designs will inspire you to get going. It’s that motivational boost you didn’t even know you were looking for. “I love that each person’s lettering style is a reflection of themselves,” says Griffo. “That’s what makes it so unique – your personal touch.”

Check out some of her inspiring work in the gallery below.

The post Ilana Griffo’s Typography Art is Simply Delightful appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“My favorite way to explore new styles is to pick up a pencil or brush pen and just start writing,” she shared with Surely Simple. “Yes, there are tons of inspiring people on Instagram and it’s ok to find things that you like in others’ work, but the best way to find your own style is to put down the phone, get out the pens, and just practice until you find what you love.”

A left-handed calligrapher and lettering artist from Owensboro, Kentucky, Fitzmaurice found her love of calligraphy while taking an online calligraphy class on her search to find a way to be creative in her busy schedule. Having started lettering and calligraphy in January of 2015 with pointed pen calligraphy, she picked up her first Tombow brush pen about a year after that.

As a lefty, she had to teach herself techniques on how to hold her pen. Though she admits she still has the occasional smear, she agrees practice has helped minimize lefty pangs. After taking on an envelope addressing job, she was hooked and has been loving all things letters ever since.

According to Fitzmaurice, lifting others with letters is her ultimate goal and she currently strives to teach others the art of calligraphy through her blog, her Brit and Co class Lettering for Lefties, and in-person workshops. In addition to learning new techniques for herself, she gives tips to her followers to help them achieve the best result. Follow her tips and tricks on Instagram:

The post Lauren Fitzmaurice Lifts Others with Letters appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Born in France, and based in the UK, Johnsson also runs illustration and brush lettering workshops in London and beyond.“As far as I can remember, I’ve always loved drawing and making things,” she recalled in an interview with McQueens, “so I knew from an early age that graphic design was the way to go!”

According to Johnsson, she developed her illustration and lettering skills after graduating, when she found herself drawing all the time while traveling across South America. “That’s how I discovered and refined my personal style,” she notes. Incidentally, traveling also provides her with endless sources of inspiration. “I get really inspired when I travel,” she stressed. “I love immersing myself in a new culture and seeing things differently. I am obsessed with colors, patterns, and people.”

Take a look at her work in the gallery below:

The post Find Some Peace of Mind with This Instagram Page appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

An author, blogger, and designer living in a suburb of Washington, DC, DiPirro launched PositivelyPresent.com in 2009 with the intention of sharing her insights about living a positive and present life (something that didn’t always come easy to her!). 

The posts shared on her website and Instagram page – full of uplifting mantras and colorful illustrations – strive to support the idea that life is best lived if it’s lived right now with a positive attitude. “Be positive. Be present. This is your life,” reads her website. As such, her website includes tips for being more positive, advice for living in the moment, articles on how positivity can improve you (as if we need more proof), and resources and inspiration for being positive and present, among other resources.

There’s even a designated post about staying positive in times of pandemic, which includes some resources for you to download if you’re at home and are looking for some activities to keep you uplifted and inspired. “Though many of us try to, it’s impossible to live happily in the past or in the future,” reflects DiPirro on her website. “And if the now is all we have, why not make this moment a positive experience?”

Here are some other positive reminders:

The post Here’s How to Stay Positive appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

According to Kohler Byers, he was first drawn to the art of typography when he was just a child. Growing up in a small New York town, he remembers being intrigued by the fading letters of hand-painted signs during visits to a nearby industrial city.

“These fragmented messages activated my imagination to speculate about the day they were freshly painted, who painted them, and the different events that led to their decay,” he reflected in an interview with Art of Choice. “These century-old letters formed a dynamic contrast with more contemporary letters being painted around the city by its younger occupants.”

A self-taught artist through and through, Kohler Byers’ style was inspired by modern artists such as Picasso. “I don’t have the benefit of a formal artistic training, everything I learned was by reading, learning lessons, and picking up wisdom from others,” he notes.

The result, though chaotic, is well worth taking note of:

The post There’s Beauty In Jack Kohler Byers’ Fragmented Art appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Having graduated from the College of Design at North Carolina State University with a degree in Art & Design, she’s now based in Oakland, CA, where she’s working full time as both sign painter and illustrator. She’s also the author and illustrator of the book Homegrown: Illustrated Bites from your Garden to your Table – a fully illustrated guide to growing and cooking seasonal produce.

“My work is a hybrid of digital and analog,” she relayed in an interview with The Design Kids. “Almost everything that I do starts as a pencil sketch. From there, the final output depends on the purpose. For hand-painted signs, the entire process is analog. For designs that utilize hand-painted letters, but have final output that is print or digital, I scan in the lettering to manipulate in Photoshop. Other times, when something needs to be scaleable, my sketch is vectorized in Illustrator.” 

“These days I keep busy with my illustration and sign painting jobs,” she went on to say. “But I’m always looking for ways to bring those skills together. So far, murals and food packaging have been two of my favorite ways to accomplish that.”

A creative through and through, she’s also a fan of gardening, beekeeping, cooking, and rock climbing. Below you’ll find some highlights from her Instagram page:

The post Eat, Paint, Love: Heather Hardison Hand Paints Signs appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Currently residing in Berkeley, California, Yamaguchi’s artwork is a unique blend of performance and installation art with calligraphy, pushing the boundaries of traditional Eastern classics and contemporary artistic expression. By juxtaposing the traditional Eastern classics with contemporary artistic expressions, she manages to transform the two-dimensional art of Japanese calligraphy into the art of physical expression through performances.

But funnily enough, growing up, Yamaguchi was attracted to a whole other side of creative writing, with her childhood dream being: to become a novel writer. “I started to read and write around age 3,” she relayed in an interview with The Design Kids. “Around 5-6 years old, I made a series of picture books with my illustrations and my little fantasy stories. […] “I remember bringing the book I made to the calligraphy school and showing it to Master Sato. My childhood dream was to become a novel writer.”

With a clear passion for writing, Yamaguchi’s calligraphy art is thought-provoking as it is striking.

The post Aoi Yamaguchi is the Ultimate Master of Calligraphy appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“​I think the strokes are very important element in order to create a nice lettering piece, also the thickness and kerning are very important,” he told Lettering Daily, explaining his creative process. “Sometimes I have the same mistakes, I usually see different works of great artists to have a better idea of how to do it and that’s how I improve my work!”

Though most of his work these days is digital, there’s a sense of movement and tactility with every digital brushstroke, making his work seemingly pop out of the screen.

According to Milan, the hardest part of his job is actually finding a good quote or a word to transform. “I could spend hours looking for a good one,” he admits. “Since I have the phrase or word I start to make the sketches in different styles, after having chosen the best one I proceed to do it with a marker, brush or directly digital on a tablet. Finally, I place the lettering on a photo or image.”

With more than 130k followers on Instagram to date, people are clearly taking note.

The post David Milan’s Lettering Art Cuts to the Chase appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“Writing a letter feels completely different to writing an email,” shared Bulger the writer and illustrator in an interview with Flow Magazine. “It forces you to slow down and be more mindful of what you are saying.”

Snail mail is also where two of her greatest joys converge: writing and painting. “I like to paint illustrations and incorporate the addresses into the designs to make each envelope bright, cheerful and something unique that will make the recipient—and hopefully also the mailman—happy.”

As part of the #100DaysinDinan project, Bulger illustrated personalized envelopes. “I’m making the envelopes for each card by tracing one of the original envelopes the cards came in, onto used calendars and magazine pages,” she writes on her website. “A stamp or two, and the address: there’s not much room for anything else, so into the post they go.”

Her Instagram page is full of nuggets of inspiration like so:

The post Naomi Bulger Will Reintroduce Snail Mail into Your Life appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“Eventually I discovered that making art was a great way to have fun,” she recalled. “My mother didn’t mind letting me draw or paint on certain walls, and we had a sand driveway that I could make line drawings in after it rained. My grandmother used to color and paint with me, and I remember watching her and thinking, ‘I wish I could keep inside the lines like that!’”

Eventually, she found her true calling in calligraphy, adding a contemporary twist to an ancient art. “I don’t use traditional calligraphy styles,” she says. “I like making up styles as I go. Often I create new styles depending on the client and what I think will be best for their event.”

Lending her skills to clients, as well as teaching calligraphy lessons, means that Bugbee’s days are full. But you can catch some of her work on her Instagram page, where she has gathered almost 100k followers.

The post Lindsey Bugbee Takes Calligraphy Art to the Next Level appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“As a graphic designer, typography has been a passion of mine as long as I can remember,” said Griffo in an interview with Hand Lettering for Beginners. “I used to write, and rewrite my class notes until they were as close to perfect as possible. I learned so much about the art of type as a design student, and I interned at a letterpress studio to learn more about the origin of type. I wanted to learn more about hand lettering because I knew it would bring a unique and personalized touch to the work I was doing with my design clients.”

But what began as a simple intention to learn more about hand lettering, spiraled into a blossoming career. “I took the class as a creative outlet,” she says. “While it related directly to the work I do daily, it was a step away from the computer, a new challenge. I was excited to have some direction, and someone to inspire and motivate me.”

Her playful, and visually tasteful designs will inspire you to get going. It’s that motivational boost you didn’t even know you were looking for. “I love that each person’s lettering style is a reflection of themselves,” says Griffo. “That’s what makes it so unique – your personal touch.”

Check out some of her inspiring work in the gallery below.

The post Ilana Griffo’s Typography Art is Simply Delightful appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.