Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook by Abbey Sy

  • Read in: English
  • Rating: —–
  • Genre(s): Craft

Note: I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review.

After getting started with word doodles (see a previous review I did for The Art of Doodle Words) I quickly learned that I am really a beginner at hand lettering. I’m always jealous of the nice letter art I see online so a workbook like Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook by Abbey Sy sounded like something I could really use.

Sy starts the book by setting out the terminology used. Sy slowly explains all types of letters and fonts and then moves on to explaining the tools and techniques. After the long and detailed background information, the main part of the book contains several alphabets and a lot of room to practice all the letters and numbers. After the alphabets there are worksheets to practice several words, flourishes, embellishments and inspirational quotes.

This is a very complete book to get started with hand lettering. With so much information and room to practice it is a good introduction and I can say I have added some nice touches to my own journals.

  • Read in: English
  • Rating: —–
  • Genre(s): Craft

Note: I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review.

After getting started with word doodles (see a previous review I did for The Art of Doodle Words) I quickly learned that I am really a beginner at hand lettering. I’m always jealous of the nice letter art I see online so a workbook like Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook by Abbey Sy sounded like something I could really use.

Sy starts the book by setting out the terminology used. Sy slowly explains all types of letters and fonts and then moves on to explaining the tools and techniques. After the long and detailed background information, the main part of the book contains several alphabets and a lot of room to practice all the letters and numbers. After the alphabets there are worksheets to practice several words, flourishes, embellishments and inspirational quotes.

This is a very complete book to get started with hand lettering. With so much information and room to practice it is a good introduction and I can say I have added some nice touches to my own journals.