ALUO Summer School with Gerry Leonidas

A type walk leads us through the material, historical, cultural and linguistic diversity of the letterforms in Ljubljana centre. While searching for common design features of the typefaces in the city we will pay attention to vivid compositions of inscriptions, unusual ligatures and innovative diacritical marks.

The course begins with an understanding of type genres, and helps participants conceptualise typefaces and plan typeface families. It introduces writing, sculpting, and synthetic methodologies for style consistency. Systematic development across styles and optical sizes is supported with workflow examples and test documents. Beginning participants will develop with a clear understanding of typeface design spaces, and develop skills for translating their sketches into workable fonts that can be used to typeset test documents. Experienced participants will be able to refine their designs, understand how to position typefaces for specific markets, and explore originality and identity within realistic briefs. The material used in the course can be documented, shared, and re-used.

The summer school will be held through an online platform that allows us to interact in both larger and smaller groups. Lectures will be recorded and available to all participants. The online lectures mode is based on the already designed online school of the University of Reading.

The price of the entry fee includes an unlimited access for all online lectures, demonstrations and tutorials. Basic digital handouts will also be provided.