Go-to events at all three Libraries
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Totally Radical 80's Time Travel Escape Room for Adults (NIC)
Thursday, January 3, 6:00 pm
Program Room
Problem-solving adults will work together to uncover a series of puzzles using elements of the room to escape from 1986 in this 1980's technology-themed "escape room." Sign up for one session only as the puzzles are the same. *Register.NicholsThursday, Jan. 3 95th Thursday, Feb. 21
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DIY Reading Journal (NBL)
Monday, January 14, 2:00 pm
Program Room
Create a unique journal using the library's book binding machine as well as upcycled books and other materials. All supplies will be provided. *Register.
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DIY Happy New Year Postcards (95th)
Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 pm
Nomura / Meeting Room C
Make a New Year's Day postcard using fun, pre-cut fonts from the library's Cameo Cutter. Add a surprise scratch off element with a personalized greeting. *Register.
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Express your personal style through text
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Goodtype : The Art of Lettering by Brooke RobinsonHand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness audiences feel with constant slick digital presentation of the information they consume. The Art of Lettering collects myriad new and established graphic designers for whom hand lettering is a time-honored art that has modern applications. Showcasing more than 100 artists from all over the world, the book displays their typographic takes and illustrates their perfectly imperfect handcrafted art, from beautiful photographs of concept sketches to the end result. Straying away from traditional pen calligraphy, artists today employ new and creative approaches, including building type with coffee grounds, watercolors, and combinations of different hand tools, resulting in a dynamically fresh approach to creating type.
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Free Hand : New Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller Featuring a wealth of sketches, precision drawings, and computergenerated artwork; as well as a range of styles, concepts, languages, and alphabets, Free Hand illustrates the idiosyncratic creative processes behind the design of typefaces, logos, and word-images. A valuable resource for anyone who engages creatively with type—whether by hand or on a screen—this rich compendium emphasizes the power of typography in the digital age, while celebrating designers who continue to innovate in their practice of this time-honored craft.
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The Gift of Calligraphy : A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering With 25 Projects to Give and to Keep by Maybelle Imasa-stukulsThe Gift of Calligraphy shows you how to use your calligraphy skills to create invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, a tote bag, even a calligraphy kit for kids. Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, calligraphy teacher and author of Belle Calligraphy, brings her signature modern style to this traditional craft. The first quarter of the book provides a primer for creating a simple alphabet and how to find your own personal style of lettering, followed by wonderful projects that will delight your family, impress your friends, and beautify your home, all accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and inspiring shots of the finished pieces.
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By hand : the art of modern lettering by Nicole Miyuki SantoBlending the aspirational and the instructional, By Hand brings the beauty of lettering beyond the page, through 30 distinct projects, from watercolor placecards to cozy pillows. Relatable lessons introduce readers to the essentials of lettering, including tools (brush pens, brushes, and paint pens), essential lessons, and developing a personal style, with the warm and welcoming approach of popular Instagram letterer Nicole Miyuki Santo. Encouraging lessons sprinkled throughout the book add a touch of mindfulness, while bright, airy photography and step-by-step lettered samples make this lovely volume a stunning approach to an on-trend pastime"
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The book begins with an overview of tools and materials, both traditional (pointed pen and fountain pen) and modern (including brush markers and chalk), then presents a visual glossary of letterforms, highlights the unique characteristics of the featured alphabets, and demonstrates how to draw letterforms to foster an understanding of how they’re created. The core chapters explore traditional, modern, and special effects lettering using a variety of mark-making tools, with in-depth how-to on adding flourishes and other special details, plus creative projects. There’s also an introduction to modifying and creating letterforms digitally, as well as practice sheets for the featured alphabets
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Artful Alphabets : 55 Inspiring Techniques and Ideas by Joanne SharpeTry your hand at letterforms inspired by feathers, flowers, postage stamps, vintage type, doodles, taxi cabs, chalkboards and more. Equally exciting are the variety of media used, from colored pencils and markers to paints and inks.
Looking to add an artful touch to the world around you? These letters are perfect for personalizing anything from family calendars and daily planners to wall art, art journals, cards and one-of-a-kind gifts. You can even use the techniques and inspiration in this book to invent completely original alphabets of your own. With this A to Z guide, there's no limit to the statements you can make!- Awesome alphabets--55 in all, ranging from basic block and stick letters to fanciful illustrated fonts
- Beginner-friendly instructions--Each alphabet is broken down into just a few simple steps
- Creative variety of tools and media--pens, markers, brushes, inks, paints, colored pencils, fountain pens, cardstock and much more
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Extraordinary hand lettering : creative lettering ideas for celebrations, events, décor & more
by Doris Wai
Presents an introduction to the tools and techniques of hand lettering, with advice on composition and design and projects for lettering on glass, chalkboards, wooden objects, mirrors, closet doors, walls, signs, and seating charts
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Your hand lettering contains a little bit of you! Hand lettering not only expresses what you have to say, but also demonstrates the creativity in your communications. In Hand Lettering A to Z, artist and author Abbey Sy has invited four international artists--Meg Hyland, Joao Neves, Tessa Go, and Lisa Lorek--to join her in designing all new alphabets for you to draw and use in many different languages.
You don’t have to be a trained artist to master the art of hand lettering. These alphabets are for every skill level, and will suits any taste. Do you want colorful script full of bombast? Maybe an austere black and white script? Whether you're going for classic or just plain fun, Hand Lettering A to Z has direction for you. So why wait to get creative? Grab some supplies and customize twenty-six letters of your own!
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