Cooper Union

I drew this lettering as a warm-up for a number of workshops that I'm leading at Cooper Union this Fall.

http://coopertype.org/public-workshops/

The letter style riffs off on an exaggerated 19th-century American ornamental penmanship hand, which was later popularized during the 1970s and 80s by legends like Tony DiSpigna and Tom Carnese. Click the photo on my site to see a larger image:

http://typeandlettering.com/blog/cooper-union-workshops-fall-2013