Two random facts.<\/p>\n
I should point out that I cannot write in cursive; I’ve actually forgotten how to do so. I print everything. And it’s precise in its precision.<\/p>\n
Suffice it to say, when I read a comic, I notice lettering. There are letterers that I really like, and there are letterers that I really don’t.<\/p>\n
Among the letterers whose work I really enjoy is Todd Klein. I also enjoy reading Klein’s blog<\/a>, where he talks about lettering, demolishes Comic Sans<\/a>, and discusses the art of logo creation, among other things.<\/p>\n About six weeks ago, Klein began a series of posts about a print he created, “Drawing the Sword<\/a>.” Working with artist J.H. Williams III (currently drawing Detective Comics<\/i> for DC Comics), Klein created a print that retold part of Le Morte d’Arthur<\/i>, specifically the story of the pulling of the sword from the stone, and he described the creative process<\/a>, from his influences in the Arthurian legend to his lettering style.<\/p>\n The print of “Drawing the Sword<\/a>” measured 11″ x 17″, and it was signed and numbered, all for twenty dollars plus shipping.<\/p>\n Naturally, I wanted it. It’s King Arthur. It’s unique. It’s beautiful. I told myself that when I got paid for the Star Trek<\/i> article<\/a>, I would place an order.<\/p>\n Well, I got paid. I’ve placed my order.<\/p>\n I think this is going to look awesome<\/i> in my stairwell “gallery”<\/a> alongside the Jim Cauty Gandalf poster<\/a> or Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n Color me content. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two random facts. I’m fascinated by the legends of King Arthur I have very precise handwriting I should point out that I cannot write in cursive; I’ve actually forgotten how to do so. I print everything. And it’s precise in its precision. Suffice it to say, when I read a comic, I notice lettering. ThereContinue reading “On a Print I Want”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[230,421],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-king-arthur","tag-poster","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}