Nerdabe
Playful Lettering and Typography
with Samantha Dion Baker
1h 17m — 6 Lessons In English
ABOUT THIS CLASS
No matter what your natural handwriting style looks like, there are ways to make it fun, beautiful, and unique with this original Nerdabe course. Join designer, illustrator and author Samantha Dion Baker in this stress-free class, where she will walk us through a few simple lessons that celebrate the unexpected, natural, beautifully-imperfect handwriting style we all have.

So grab a pencil and some paper, and spend 45 minutes thoughtfully drawing with your own hand lettering with Samantha. After you’ve finished, you’ll not only have beautiful finished lettering artwork, but a range of tools and tips for continuing to develop your style. This is a great class for designers to learn new lettering skills to incorporate into their own work, or beginner-level creatives that want to write delightful handwritten holiday envelopes or enhance their journaling experience.

Share your artwork with the community of artists also taking Samantha’s course, for a chance to be featured on the Nerdabe platform.

5 lessons will take you through:
- Playing with our Natural Handwriting
- Drawing One Letter
- Using References to Write the Date
- Filling Spaces with Words
- Illustrating an Initial Cap
REQUIREMENTS
→ Pencil
→ Paper
CLASS GALLERY
INSTRUCTOR
Samantha Dion Baker
Samantha Dion Baker graduated from The Cooper Union in New York City and spent over 20 years working as a graphic designer. Now a full-time illustrator and artist, her favorite thing to do is wander the city streets and travel with her family, drawing and writing about all of the things she does, eats and sees on the pages of her sketch journal. Originally from Philadelphia, Samantha lives and works in Brooklyn with her husband and two boys. She is the author of Draw Your Day and Draw Your Day Sketchbook, and has two new titles coming out in 2021.
REVIEWS
November 4, 2020
JAE
Great class, great teacher. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed this class!

November 7, 2020
Heather Feehan
Full start to finish process of lettering. Clear & creative directions, highly recommend for people who are struggling to get started and feel confident in working in lettering/type.