In a world that it is full of meetings, get-togethers, distractions and responsibilities it is easy to get caught up in current events and forget to plan for the future. Ryder Carrol created an analog method for keeping track of various activities going on in your life. Conveniently, a bullet journal is created from scratch and thus can be created to be completely aligned with a specific person’s lifestyle. Though bullet journaling does not specifically require the creation of aesthetically pleasing spreads, many “BuJo” artists have taken it upon themselves to create breathtaking spreads.
These spreads utilize a wide variety of items, with enthusiasts becoming familiar with flat nibbed pens, real brush pens and synthetic brush pens allowing them to create aesthetically pleasing typography and decals.
Though many bujo artists have started to innovate their own font and designs, usually creating different fonts for titles and header, one of the most popular ways of writing has garnered some varied opinions. The introduction of “fake calligraphy” or “fauxligraphy” took the bullet journaling community by storm. It begins with simple cursive writing, usually with a simple fine-liner, then its outlined and given a variation in the aperture to capture the effect of a calligraphy pen and ink.
When searching up “fauxligraphy” on the internet, one would usually find multitudes of blog tutorials and images with step by step processes on how to use a seemingly calligraphy pen created font . Some calligraphers such as those in the blog “the scribble collective,” have expressed their acknowledgment that the more modern “whimsical” scripts found in most bullet journals are a far cry from more traditional calligraphy fonts such as Copper Plate and English Roundhand. Some remain angered at the gross oversimplification of the art of calligraphy and dislike the trend aesthetic bullet journaling. For the most part, however, calligraphers seem happy that it is creating new interest in a previously dying practice.
A “fauxligraphy” tutorial quide by Kelly Creates:
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