Calligraphic lettering in black ink on squared paper. A calligraphy pen rests on the right side of the page.

Stop salivating! Calligraphi.ca is the new home for calligraphy and hand-drawn type

Words: Rob Alderson
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Date: 6 June 2012; Work
Graphic Design

Ok everybody take a deep breath, because chances are you’re about to get a little flustered. The joy of stumbling across a great Tumblr is unadulterated, and when that blog is all about calligraphy and hand-drawn type then you can dial the delight up to 11. So it is with Calligrpha.ca which brings together the work of eight super-skilled talents – Andrei Robu, Giuseppe Salerno, Greg Papagrigoriou, Joluvian, Sergey Shapiro, Spit and Theosone. The work is gorgeous and showcased to full effect with big drool-inducing images – hubba hubba!

A person uses a brush to paint intricate, white calligraphic lettering onto a large black canvas. The artwork is mounted inside a heavy, black industrial metal frame. — Above
Theosone: Familia65 lowrider custom lettering – car paint and flat brush

An illustration of abstract, 3D geometric shapes in pale blue and grey on a black background. Intricate, copper-coloured swirls and flourishes weave through and around the blocks. — Above
Giuseppe Salerno: Five – Texture, white and copper tempera

A white pillar in a derelict building features black graffiti that reads “Money for Nothing”. Debris and scraps of paper are scattered across a tiled floor beneath a ribbed concrete ceiling. — Above
Greg Papagrigoriou: MfN – roller brush and acrylics on tiles

A black and white calligraphic illustration of stylized letters swirling into a tight spiral. The white characters curve and overlap against a solid black background. — Above
Greg Papagrigoriou: Blaqk spiral – flat brush and acrylics on wall

An abstract painting featuring thick, sweeping brushstrokes in black and bright yellow. The bold, curved lines overlap and intersect across a plain white background. — Above
Andrei Robu: Type – tempera on paper

A canvas tote bag features teal calligraphy that reads “some turtles eat shit and die, ya know”. Smaller text below attributes the phrase to “Famous quotes from handsome surfers”, Oxford University Press, 2012. — Above
Spit: Brush marker & digital print Spit

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www.calligraphi.ca

About the Author

Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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