hand-lettering

• an Ames lettering guide was widely-used for hand lettering
  • the Braddock lettering triangle is a similar tool
• groups of people who used to (or still do) do hand lettering:
  • the comic book industry [1] [2]
  • sign-makers who paint by hand
    • often they use letter guides or projectors, along with tracing paper and/or chalk [1] [2]
    • completely free-hand [1] [2]
  • drafters
    • using some sort of lettering guide [1]
    • free-hand [1] [2] [3]
  • greeting cards or other places calligraphy might be used
    • free-hand [1]