How did James Lewis grow his social media IG account to attract 191k followers by doing hand lettering? He's learned how to take a self-taught skill and build influence and community around his passion. This is a live demo/tutorial of one of his workshop concepts and hand paints the letter "H" as a demonstration. James believes creative expression is of great importance to personal growth and he will be sharing his thoughts and personal experiences on this throughout his talk. He will also share his tips and advice gained from how he used social media to build a thriving freelance career doing what he loves alongside his university studies. 02:14 recreating logos for practice 04:30 James Lewis Backstory 14:07 How James got started in Graphic Design 19:32 Workshop Description 22:48 Demo 34:52 Tools 38:53 Learning by Tracing 41:14 Hot Tip on Mixing Paint 47:54 Workshop Talk 56:57 Business Talk 57:36 Dear Introverted Designers 1:03:38 Money Talk 1:10:16 Difference Between Calligraphy, Hand Drawn, & Typography 1:20:25 Creative Talent Agency 1:29:05 Working for Exposure 1:31:30 Creative Mornings 1:35:46 Painting 1:42:18 Outro James L Lewis @JAMESLLEWIS @LIGATURECOLLECTIVE www.JamesLLewis.com #UK #letteringArtist #Calligrapher #signPainter #typographer -- 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL BOOKLIST – Essential Reading for Creative Professionals: https://bit.ly/biz-booklist Essential Design Books: https://bit.ly/futur-design-books Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Musicbed: http://bit.ly/futurmb Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 Get our FAVORITE notebook from Baron Fig: https://baronfig.com/?ref=zQoKL — Futur Podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2 — Host– Chris Do Cinematography– Aaron Szekely, Mark Contreras Live Editor– Erica Pead Editor– Stewart Schuster, Mark Contreras, Aaron Szekely Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, Din, Helvetica Neue Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.