Hand lettering is all the rage! If you haven't yet noticed the art of drawn letters on large dining tables in restaurants and cafés, you will be drawn to the calligraphic-style handwriting on Instagram, Pinterest or blogs, where witty sayings and quotes are posted daily in creative calligraphy. Whether on posters, cushions, tableware or large boards - the possibilities are numerous and varied. But what exactly is hand lettering?

Hand lettering: what is it?

Hand lettering is not just a matter of writing, the letters are drawn with a lot of love. Using special pens, brushes or chalk, a wide variety of materials or even objects can be labeled in different hand lettering fonts. The beauty of hand lettering is that cards and gifts can be personalized in this way. There are no limits to your creativity.

Handlettering DIY

The saying "practice makes perfect" naturally also applies to learning hand lettering. Artist Hannah Rabenstein from Nuremberg is a real hand lettering expert and lives her passion for the drawn alphabet both privately and professionally. What began in her design studies is now part of her everyday life and she travels to all corners of the globe for exhibitions and workshops.

Hand lettering tutorial

Together with edding and DaWanda, she explains the basics in the seven-part hand lettering tutorial "The little hand lettering school", shows different fonts on materials such as paper, glass, fabric or porcelain and, last but not least, even the development of her first own design.