This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to
jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes,
write their own placecards, and explore their creative side.
With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy
guide that is much simpler than what’s currently on the market. This book
answers that call, with a focus on only the popular Italic alphabet rather than
the scads normally covered by other books (Gothic, Uncials, Half-uncials, and
so on). After learning the basic letters, this book presents an open
invitation—and a bit of inspiration—to make calligraphy one’s own with creative
flourishes for every project and occasion. With a modern two-color design and
simple explanatory text, Simply Calligraphy’s unintimidating approach proves
that calligraphy is as easy as picking up pen and paper.

About the Author

JUDY DETRICK taught calligraphy and graphic design at College of the Redwoods on the Mendocino coast for more than thirty years, and developed the Graphic Arts Certificate Program there. Active in the Bay Area calligraphy community, she teaches regularly at several Bay Area venues and throughout Northern California, including the San Francisco Center for the Book. She served as editor of Alphabet,...