The 'versal' letters of 20th century calligraphy are characterized by their informality. They are sans-serif in form, however their structure still generally evolves from the traditional classical inscriptional letters. Subtle deviations from these combined with their use in freer calligraphic compositions give the letters their distinction as modern letter forms. The lively capital letters in many works of Ann Hechle, Donald Jackson, and Suzanne Moore stand as excellent examples.

This program provides a step-by-step method of learning the letters as well as exploring ideas and themes related to their use as expressive modern calligraphy. The traditional versals program is an excellent foundation for this study. Otherwise, students should have had previous formal study of pen-made Roman capitals or traditional versals.

Five lessons.