Calligraphy has had a massive comeback in the last decade. When I first began my personal calligraphy journey in 2009, I couldn’t find a calligraphy class to save my life. I figured it out on my own, trial and error style.

These days it’s hard to ignore calligraphy in the world around us. It has been integrated into weddings, top to bottom, but also in logos, menu design, home decor, pillows, mugs, etc. (Home Goods, I’m looking at you for those last few).

The calligraphy we see ubiquitously throughout our world generally falls into to major categories (no, I’m not being technical here): modern and traditional. There are a whole handful of styles out there, but we’re talking about Copperplate here formed with a pointed pen and dip ink.

It took me a long time to learn how modern calligraphy moved and its characteristics. Traditional, flourished, formal calligraphy came most naturally to me, while I found the modern styling something I really had to learn.

I love how calligraphy can change the entire look and feel of an invitation. You can take an otherwise formal and traditional invitation and completely shake it up by adding a bold and modern script, or take a super clean and modern style and add in some traditional calligraphy to bring off the edge a bit.