Chris Wu Most trained designers and typographers are familiar with the ways to make roman letterforms look good, and have keen control over letterspacing, wordspacing, line breaks, line lengths, and typeface choices. But what do you do when you have to typeset a language that you don’t speak, read, or write? The character forms are … Read more
eBooks need designers! It's time to bring your typographic skills to bear on the future of publishing. This one-day workshop will teach print-based graphic designers how to make a (typographic) eBook. By noon, you'll have created a simple ePub file—complete with embedded fonts—from a common InDesign file. And by day's end, you'll know the lay … Read more
Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to “see” like you’ve never seen before. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, Gourmet Typography Training will sharpen your eye and give you the … Read more
The Hamilton pressure-print workshop on June 12th will be led by Jim Moran, Director of the Museum and assisted by Stephanie Carpenter, the Museum's Assistant Director. They will be bringing both type and decorative blocks from the museum's collection for participants to experiment and print with. This "hand's on" workshop runs from noon until 4 … Read more
This course will look at the parallel worlds of type and calligraphy (hand pen lettering), how they have influenced each other over the centuries and are again today. From Gutenberg to Jenson to Aldus, 15th & 16th century early type was heavily influenced by pen lettering of the age, and over the centuries some of the best calligraphers … Read more
Students can choose the amount of days they wish to attend. All attendees will be given a complimentary 6-month license to Glyphs and some third-party software. Attendees can purchase a Glyphs license at the discounted price of $250. DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO FONT DESIGN with Matteo Bologna & Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer This session is recommended … Read more
Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to “see” like you’ve never seen before. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, Gourmet Typography Training will sharpen your eye and give you the … Read more
Register for all 3 camps in the TDC Type Trio for $890 and save over $200! There are two one-day workshops available: Friday 15 May and Saturday 16 May. Please specify which workshop you wish to attend on the registration form. This one-day professional training Type Camp will focus exclusively on Pointed Pen lettering with … Read more
Get a crash course in designing type from Matteo Bologna, Creative Director of award-winning studio Mucca Design (and mastermind behind some of the most drool-worthy typography we’ve ever seen). The workshop will introduce you to the basic skills necessary for the wild journey into the super fun world of type design. In this class you … Read more
To address numerous problems of Cyrillic type design the Type Directors Club is offering a two-day professional seminar and workshop, TDC Cyrillic Week-End. The increasing demand for multilingual typefaces has been boosted by the latest developments in the technologies of communications. The adoption of Unicode, and the industry-wide transition to OpenType font format has put … Read more
