Hand Lettering | Calligraphy

John Stevens | Contemporary Hand Lettering and Calligraphy.

John is an acknowledged Master Lettering Artist & Calligrapher, creating beautiful word images and quotations. Wine labels, book titles, logotypes, or one-off pieces of original calligraphy. This site presents a range of John’s lettering styles, from old-school lettering to modern lettering designs, whether free-style brush calligraphy, a carefully drawn logotype, or a poem based on a traditional calligraphy style.

Wine Label lettering/logo redesign
Client favorite quote as gift. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy on Arches paper.
Logo/title, hand-lettering for a festival. Drawn by hand and vectorized.
Calligraphy quotes for Time Magazine
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Book Jacket Cover. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Brush Calligraphy
Large parchment document, following the US Constitution. Pen-written in calligraphy similar to the original in the Rotunda in Washington, DC
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens, for a Royal Mail (UK) WW1 commemorative stamp.
Book Jacket hand-lettering design for Bright Ages title
Title page (calligraphy & illumination) for the Carnegie Heroes Book. A book listing all of the Carnegie Heroes and Heroines.
Logotype: Pierre Jean-Baptiste, hand-letteriing designed and vectorized.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for Yale University to present to President Hu Jintao on a visit to China. Leather binding by Monique Lallier.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for The Literary Lions of the NY Public Library
Titles Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens
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Calligraphy/Lettering broadside (page) of quotation.
WW 1 Stamp design for the Royal Mail, UK. Pen and ink calligraphy.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for wine label. Collaboration with Tim Gatto
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for book jacket title
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy; writing the names in a book of honor.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for a 18th birthday present.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens for a special event at Palace of Versailles, France
Calligraphy Resolution on vellum for Columbia University honoring Chair members.
Design & Calligraphy (& Vector) Logo by John Stevens
Design & Calligraphy Illustration by John Stevens. Pen and brush calligraphy in watercolors on Saunders paper.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector drawn
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector-drawn logotype for personal use.
Logo for an Architectural/Interior design firm. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector-drawn.
Calligraphic Resolution for corporate client retiring being honored. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy on Saunders paper.
Logo design/hand-lettering by John Stevens
Certificate of Honor. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy and gold leaf on Arches paper.
Illuminated/Decorated Initial letter design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy on Saunders paper.
Title for Yacht: Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector drawn.
Honorary resolution: Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy on Saunders paper.
DelMonte: logo redesign/refresh. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector-drawn.
Book title: Design & Hand-Calligraphy by John Stevens. Ruling-Pen calligraphy on rough paper.
Illustration: Illumination & Calligraphy with 23k Gold Leaf
Cook's: Logo redesign: Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering and Vector-drawn.
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Hand-lettering title for an article about Captain Cook and the Endeavour Voyage. Vector-drawn. Collaboration with supplestudio.com
Book jacket. cover design filled with calligraphic quotes. Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy
Design & Calligraphy by John Stevens. Pen calligraphy on Vellum for Columbia University
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