30 inspiring calligraphy works

Calligraphic fonts have been popular in the design world for a long time. But we don’t see hand-lettered calligraphy nearly as often, outside of wedding invitations.

Hand-lettered calligraphy is beautiful and has an organic feel to it that’s often lacking in digital designs.

Even hand-lettering or sketching your designs prior to digitizing them can add a whole new warmth and style to your finished work.

Below are thirty beautiful calligraphic works of art, all of which at least started out with pen (or pencil) and paper.

Ornamental Lettering

ornamentallettering

Welcome to Transylvania

transylvania

Poems in Calligraphy

poems1

Poems in Calligraphy

poems2

Too Old to Die Young

tooold

In 2012…

in2012

Calligraphy

dowhatyoudobest

Abstract Calligraphy

hellenkeller

Type Lovers Project

typelovers

Daily Calligraphy

heart

Arabic Calligraphy

arabic

Lettering Collection

myway

Callygraphy

callygraphy

Rebel Squad

rebelsquad

I love Paris

iloveparis

Elle

elle

Calligraphic Birds

calligraphicbirds

Calligraphy 5

calligraphy5

Love Calligraphy

lovecalligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy

chinesecalligraphy

Calligraphy

fantasy

Abstract Calligraphy

abstractcalligraphy

Arabic Calligraphy

arabiccalligraphy

Raghad House

raghadhouse

Tongue and Pen

tongueandpen

Arabic Calligraphy Tree

tree

Calligraphy

dragon

Twelve Zodiac Calligraphy

zodiac

Arabic Calligraphy VII

arabic7

Calligraphy-1

calligraphy1

Seen any great calligraphy lately, either digital or hand-lettered? Please share in the comments!

Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman is a freelance writer and designer from New England. You can visit her site or follow her on Twitter.

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