Use your practice pieces to experiment with adding simple doodles! Once you’ve warmed up your doodling muscles, pull out some of your practice lettering pieces… even the ones that aren’t your favorite or best work. Let’s doodle out simple shapes into some fun design elements, like coffee cups, fishes, birdies, and leaves. Feel free to ask any question you have regarding these links.) I’m not asking you to break out the into realism and mimic the masters. You can read my full disclosure statement for more information. I value your trust and only link to products I use, love, or am saving up my birthday money to buy. That commission is at no extra expense to you, which is pretty awesome. If you click on and purchase through these links I may make a small commission (sometimes it’s literally pennies, but whatevs). You’re like, “Lisa, I am NOT an artist!” And I’m saying, “Give it some time, you are FAR MORE creative than you’re giving yourself credit!”ĭisclosure: Many of the links used on this site are affiliate and referral links. I know, I know, I’m asking you to art again. I use doodles to help convey the message I’m trying to send through my layouts or to bring emphasis to certain words in the design. Once you’ve built your repertoire of lettering styles another way to add pop to your designs is to start adding simple doodles and motifs to lettering.

Simple doodles