‘The National Ballet of Canada’ hand-lettered wordmark – Al Elliott, c1963

Elliott often embellished his lettering with decorative swashes and frequently used those swashes to compose his scripts into pleasing shapes, typically round or oval. A few well-placed swashes could transform a piece of lettering into a unified wordmark.
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Hand Lettering & CalligraphyGraphic Design & Branding

Date

c
1963

Title

The National Ballet of Canada

Description

Hand-Lettered Wordmark

Flourished Roundhand script

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Client

The National Ballet of Canada

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Hand_Lettering: Al Elliott
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Region

Ontario

Language

English

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