Small-Format Lettering
A course by Little HannahJournalist and Designer
A course by Little Hannah, Journalist and Designer
Learn to draw letters to design your own messages by applying small-format lettering in your daily life
For journalist and designer Chris Bravo, better known as Little Hannah, drawing is more than a creative outlet; it transports her to a peaceful place where she can disconnect and clear her head. As a follow-up to her first course, Creative Bullet Journal: Planning and Creativity, she's back to help you make lettering part of your daily life and teach you how to express yourself with drawings, create your own designs, and bring out your artistic side at your own pace.
In this course, discover small-format lettering and add words to any design. Learn everything from the basic strokes to techniques to give your letters personality and rhythm, as well as a range of options for applying your designs to notepads, labels, cards, and even your own bullet journal.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 28 downloads
What is lettering?
8 minutes, 27 seconds
Materials
11 minutes, 21 seconds
First strokes and pressure
18 minutes, 56 seconds
Lower case 1
11 minutes, 12 seconds
Lowercase 2
16 minutes, 11 seconds
Uppercase 1
16 minutes, 50 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know journalist and designer Chris Bravo, better known as Little Hannah. Hear about her career, how she created her brand and how it's grown, and the influences that inspire her on a daily basis.
Next, your teacher introduces you to the concept of lettering and explains what it entails, emphasizing that it has more to do with drawing than writing. Continue with an overview of the materials you need, including an explanation of the different marker types and the perfect kinds of paper, and then do some exercises to practice the basic strokes.
Learn to draw the letters of the alphabet, grouping them by stroke type, from lowercase to uppercase. See how to join letters to create words before moving on to numbers and symbols.
Once you're feeling comfortable with the basics, take your letters to the next level and make them dance with bounce lettering. Chris then demonstrates how to digitize your lettering designs and shows you the world of possibilities it opens up. For the finishing stroke, she teaches you how to get creative with your designs and make cards, labels, and your own stationery set with color gradients and watercolor backgrounds.
What is this course's project?
Handcraft a stationery set decorated with your letters for personal or professional use.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All those interested in learning something different, and anyone who likes writing and wants to learn to create beautiful letters.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed; your instructor teaches you everything you need to know about drawing letters, from the basic strokes to artistic flourishes that give each word style and personality.
The essential materials include fine-tip brush pens and a notebook with dot grid paper to guide you as you begin to explore the world of lettering. You also need a computer to digitize your designs.
Reviews
- 20 hours ago
Me gustó mucho el curso. La profe... explicó todo con sencillez y claridad, y además compartió un montón de recursos que me sirven para seguir practicando. Me quedo contenta con lo que aprendí y con ganas de seguir creando🙌✨
- 2 months ago
me encanto, super recomendable
- 3 months ago
Me encanto el curso, aprendí mucho y el metrial adicional de practica, me ayudo a mejorar mis habilidades en el lettering en pequeño formato. Disfrute mucho el curso.
- 4 months ago
Sensacional!! Ma ayuda a reconectarme con lo que me gusta me lleva … voy paso a paso siento que avanzo.. es un regalo increíble!! Mil gracias!!
- ivi_yPLUS6 months ago
Es un curso que vale la pena tomar. Estoy deseosa de seguir aprendiendo. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.
There was a time when she had to balance working in the family business and working on her own brand. That was when the bullet journal became her best friend, helping her stay organized and reach her goals. Today, she is completely devoted to her own brand and the creative bullet journal has turned into a way of life.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Introduction to lettering, materials and first strokes
- What is lettering?
- Materials
- First strokes and pressure
- U3
Drawing the letters
- Lower case 1
- Lowercase 2
- Uppercase 1
- Uppercase 2
- Unions
- Numbers and symbols
- U4
Let's make our lyrics dance
- Bounce lettering
- Digitization of your lettering
- Creating a stationery set 1
- Creating a stationery set 2
- FP
Final project
- Small-Format Lettering
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
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Certificates
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FAQs
Lettering is the art of drawing letters for creative and decorative purposes, while calligraphy focuses on writing stylized letters. In lettering, each letter can have a unique, personalized design.
The course is aimed at people with intermediate creativity or lettering skills, but it’s also accessible for beginners eager to dive deeper into design and stationery.
You’ll need brush-tip markers, paper suited for lettering, washi tape, watercolors, refillable brushes, pencil, eraser, precision cutter, and adhesives. Access to a scanner or camera for digitizing your work is also recommended.
You’ll learn hand lettering techniques, bullet journal composition, watercolor use, label creation, design digitization, stationery and product customization, plus how to incorporate poetry and literary quotes into your projects.
The Bullet Journal method is used as a flexible tool to plan tasks, events, and creative goals, blending visual elements and lettering to personalize your organization system.
Vectorization turns your hand-drawn lettering into scalable digital files, letting you adapt designs to various formats and products without losing quality.
Yes, the course teaches you how to create personalized lettering products and use them in online shops like Big Cartel, from labels and stationery to cards and stickers.