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Soak Up Some Showcard Skillz

Typographica on June 6, 2004

During the early ’20s to late ’40s, books on showcard writing and hand lettering were fairly common. Unfortunately, the demand for hand lettering has lessened and finding good basic tutorials is difficult.

Hand lettering basics at The Letterheads.

Thanks to Ian Blair via Typophile.

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