Key takeaways
An insight into the world of Sign Writing
An overview of Robert's career journey
A day in the life of a creative career
Host: Robert Walker is a sign writer and studied a Masters Degree in International Graphic Design Practice becoming a University Lecturer before leaving a career in teaching.
Robert is currently working in the field of water gilding and brilliant cutting, two endangered crafts. In this class, Robert will talk about his unconventional path through education and his route into the world of sign writing before moving onto lettering techniques by hand and his day to day running of his studio.
This class is part of the Creative Craft Careers series with Heritage Crafts - a great series of classes for students who have an interest in crafts and want to explore more of the many career opportunities available.
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
Anyone with an interest in creative careers.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.