John Stevens, Calligraphy Artist
John is a master Calligraphy Artist, and this site presents the range of John’s lettering styles, from old school lettering to modern lettering designs, whether a brush calligraphy alphabet, a logotype or poem based on a modern calligraphy alphabet.
Traditional Calligraphy
Based on classic lettering. Calligraphy is a wide range of styles in which the history of writing is based. John's work is based on this, yet also evolve to feel conteporary.
Brush Calligraphy
Brush letters can capture the emotion or spirit of words in a bold, fresh way. Eastern writing and modern commercial advertising have this in common. Boldness or delicacy, the movement of hand and heart, revealed.
Hand Lettering
Many styles of lettering design creating an important visual element. Inviting and personal. Developed exclusively for each individual project. Drawn, written, painted or digital letters; custom designed for you project.
Illumination
Decorative calligraphy and Illumination. Gold Leaf, painting, decorative borders, or illustrations. On paper or real vellum; (skins, like old manuscript books).
Calligraphy Illustration
Taking letters to a visual expression beyond the literal meaning of words. Calligraphic drawing, or layered images of letters into words. Lettering can be image, beyond the literal meaning of the words.
Decorated Letters
The decorated letter; as image and object. Illuminated letters and gold leaf; embellishments of the fine history of manuscript books denote importance, quality, and tradition.
Logo Design
Logo & Identity, custom-made to be proprietary and appropriate for companies, packaging & products. Driven by content paired with design, originating with a brief, pencil and paper, and tested and developed to conclusion.
Lettering for Books
A book title that is more tailored to the subject than fonts typically are and carefully considered as a small poster, essentially. Calligraphy Hand Lettering provides exacting control over style, movement, weight and feel, matching content and working comfortably with illustrations/photo elements.
Modern Calligraphy
Based on classic lettering but with a twist. Letters that don't fit in the other categories
Calligraphy Artworks
The hand-written word used in original art pieces. Collectable artworks; ink on paper, one of a kind.
Designed Lettering
Powerful, alternative lettering approaches to make the visual message and verbal message as special as possible.
Calligraphy Handwriting
Handwriting as visual element – humanizing with character. Calligraphy handwriting is often faked with fonts, but why not have the real thing?
Wedding Calligraphy
The splendor of beautifully penned words for a special day. Wedding invitation packages are beautifully designed to be unique and special. Other forms of social stationery, monograms, announcements and dinner menus, etc.
John Stevens Calligraphy Lettering
John is a recognized calligrapher/letter-artist with a world-wide reputation for the high level of his work. With creativity, and command of craft over the alphabet, he brings words beautifully to life. Informing his work is an evolved sense of design and an inspired understanding of content or occasion. His range of capabilities go from special lettering jobs, book covers to hand-written, calligraphic scrolls, honoring a WH Cabinet member, Presidents or Company/Institutional Boards of Directors. He is also an influential teacher and lecturer, with the goal of raising standards of the art form. | More about John
Calligraphy Hand Lettering Artist
have animated letters for thousands of years. If you think about it, we rely visually on images (photos, videos, or illustration) and words. Words… made of letters. We have always been interested in making them beautiful, or fun, or emotionally expressive. All letters started out as written or "hand made." Typefaces (fonts) derive their shape from Calligraphy, over the centuries as we evolved their beauty and ultimately, their shapes. I was somehow attracted to the shape of letters as a kid (like many children are) and still, after decades of creating with them, have not exhausted their potential, making a career out of making letters by hand. This may include writing with various pens or brushes, or designing them, applying and honing craft skills, creative exploration, and artistic expression. The best part? There is always more to see, always more to learn. Let's work on something together.
A Calligraphy Hand Lettering Artist
with clients across multiple disciplines, recognized for graphically powerful, expressive, and wide-ranging designs and traditional calligraphy. Explore the different categories of Calligraphy Hand Lettering and design: from conventional to contemporary, for branding or original, special-occasion work whether you need calligraphy handwriting styles, calligraphy artworks, traditional calligraphy or decorative lettering.
There are so many ways to interpret words, finding the right tones, and getting a calligraphy alphabet down on paper that represents meaning and purpose. Whether the words are subtle or powerful and demanding of our attention, John instills feeling and excellence into his works. Unfortunately, we live in a world where people think there are only a few, set-styles within the history of calligraphy, or fonts that you pick from a menu.
Past and present clients of Calligraphy and Lettering by John Stevens;
John's client list covers many facets of both the business world and individual collectors. When creating lettering for design, (whether a title of a book, a logo or other custom application, He is trying to present a "voice". An expressive image that works with the other elements on the page and is matched to the message and target audience. In another facet of lettering, John has created "one-off" calligraphic artworks. He is known throughout the world as a master of Calligraphy Hand Lettering.
