Abbey Sy

The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy

This is a book I wish I had before traveling to Scotland this past July – I have worked on journals, diaries, and altered books in the past but still found this filled with a wealth of informative creative helpful ideas. In fact, I just sent the title to my artist sister and my historian traveling partner to Scotland daughter. Will definitely look for this book to add to my library.

What I liked:
* That it is easy to read and understand
* Illustrations of ideas
* Information
* Layout
* Ideas – new and old
* Definitions with examples
* That while I read, I thought of ways I would have done things differently in past journals
* The book made me want to journal more often than I have recently…perhaps even daily
* New ideas – for instance – how to take washi tape in smaller more easily packed ways (this did not happen on the trip to Scotland)
* The lessons were interesting and useful
* That I was given specifics about pre-planning, goals, focus, and more
* The use of color and how it helps tell the story
* Story in travel journals
* Knowing that I will use the information gleaned today well into the future

What I didn’t like:
* Not having a hard copy already on my bookshelf

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing-Quary Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars… (altro)

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.… (altro)

Hand Lettering by Abbey Sy

Essential Instruction and 80+ Worksheets for Modern and Classic Styles—Easy Tear-Out Practice Sheets for Alphabets, Quotes, and More

Pages full of information and practice sheets similar to those seen in elementary school allow the reader of this book to hand letter with or without serifs, bounce words and embellish with flair. There is a bit of history and terminology along with techniques and tools that provided at least a few new ideas for me to use when next I take up my pen to letter something interesting either in a letter or an art project.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rockport Publishingfor the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars… (altro)