Welcome

Hi, I'm Yves Leterme, a professional calligrapher and lettering artist, ​living near the fair city of Bruges, Belgium. 

"Letters act as practical and useful signs, but also as pure form and inner melody," Kandinsky once mused and I couldn't agree more.
​Ironically, as the handwritten word threatens to disappear, we find ourselves all the more enraptured by graceful, expressive and skillful handwriting.

I've set myself to help preserve the revered tradition of artful lettering and illustrate its relevance, even in this digital age.
​This may sound like a lofty goal, but it's actually quite a gratifying and relaxing thing to do.

Recent News
In February 2018, I've launched my first online course on Roman Trajan capitals, using the Acorn Arts platform, that allows for a swift interaction with all the students as a group and individually. 

As this online format greatly pleased both the students and myself, I went further on that road and developed two more online courses, one on Italic and its transition to a free, gestural style and one on built-up and drawn capitals.  

These three courses met with great enthusiasm from hundreds of students worldwide, which is why we offer them again from time to time.

Click on online classes in the menu to learn more about their content and the way it works, to read some testimonials, watch a few videos and to learn when they're scheduled again. 
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