Type Electives Workshops 2026 ↗

Las tipografías display son declaraciones de amor hacia el arte del diseño tipográfico. Nos ofrecen oportunidades para explorar los límites de la legibilidad, la creatividad y la autoexpresión mientras nos invitan a entablar una conversación con el idioma, la cultura y la forma. Aprender a diseñar tipografías display es una habilidad útil para desarrollar una comprensión profunda de las herramientas y los procesos para hacer tipografías, así como para encontrar una propia voz en el campo.

En este taller de diez semanas, aprenderemos los fundamentos para diseñar tipografías display que hablen por sí mismas. Haciendo énfasis en los métodos de bocetaje y las estrategias de diseño, aprenderás a crear formas de letras y producir fuentes que se destaquen. Les participantes investigarán para desarrollar su propio informe creativo, practicarán rigurosamente mediante ejercicios de bocetaje semanales y perfeccionarán su disciplina y destreza personal.

Esta clase cubrirá los conceptos básicos del bocetaje de letras hechas a mano y digitalmente utilizando curvas de Bézier para diseñar sistemas coherentes y desarrollar su propio lenguaje tipográfico. Ya seas diseñadore gráfico o un diseñadore tipográfico en crecimiento, esta clase te ayudará a mejorar tus habilidades tipográficas, salir de tu zona de confort y subir de nivel antes de un programa de maestría. Nos divertiremos mucho y crearemos nuevas tipografías display.

Audiencia y Formato
Esta clase se impartirá en línea a través de Zoom y Slack. Habrá participación en clases y tareas cada semana para permitir que los estudiantes se desafíen a sí mismos y desarrollen habilidades prácticas y críticas. El estudiante ideal puede variar desde alguien con conocimientos básicos de las curvas de Bézier (por ejemplo, la herramienta de lápiz en Adobe Illustrator) que está creando una fuente por primera vez hasta alguien con años de experiencia y dominio de las herramientas que quiere utilizar esto como oportunidad de continuar desarrollando su práctica y unirse a una comunidad de estudiantes. Las cualidades más importantes para tener éxito en esta clase son ser curioso, tener una mente abierta y estar dispuesto a iterar y desafiarse a sí mismo.

Objetivos

• Descubre tu propio proceso y desarrolla un flujo de trabajo eficiente
• Desarrolla tu ojo para juzgar la consistencia en el contraste, el color, el espaciado y el ritmo
• Desarrolla una comprensión de la relación entre la caligrafía, el lettering y la tipografía
• Únete a una comunidad de personas apasionadas por las letras

Resultados del Aprendizaje

• Aprende habilidades de dibujo digital
• Aprende a utilizar la aplicación Glyphs, un editor de fuentes digitales
• Aprende los conceptos básicos del diseño tipográfico
• Aprende a diseñar y espaciar un conjunto de caracteres latinos básicos
• Aprende a corregir y evaluar una tipografía
• Aprende los conceptos básicos de OpenType y soporte de idiomas
• Aprende a dibujar para interpolación y producir fuentes variables

Type design is a tricky thing to learn on your own and a 10-week or year-long program is a big commitment — test the typographic waters in this condensed, 5-week type design class! We will learn the fundamentals of type design while cheering each other on in a virtual classroom. You will learn how to create an original design concept and translate it into a functional typeface in an uppercase A-Z character set while keeping spacing and usability in mind.

Whether you’re a graphic designer or a beginner type designer, you will learn the ins and outs of the type design process with like-minded comrades. At the end of this course, you will have the skills to continue your type design practice or feel prepared for a longer type design program. You will have enhanced your typographic vocab and gained an intimate understanding of what it takes to be a type designer. Let’s draw letters together!

Audience and Format

This class is open to beginner through intermediate type design students. We will cover the process of making a font from ideation to creating your very own type specimen. It is meant for students who would like a rigorous yet supportive environment for learning about type design.

This class is taught online via Zoom. With an accompanying Slack channel, students will have a communal space for sharing work and troubleshooting. Each week, students will be expected to watch pre-recorded lectures and spend a few hours outside of class working on their typeface.

Goals

• Create an original or revival typeface
• Have an understanding of the type design process
• Create a supportive community of type enthusiasts

Learning Outcomes

• Learn the ins & outs of the Glyphs App
• Learn how to design Latin caps (A-Z)
• Develop an eye for spacing
• Gain proofing skills & a typographic vocabulary
• Create a small type specimen that celebrates your project

Are you struggling to finish your typeface? Did you recently finish a type design program and are missing the regular feedback sessions? Or perhaps you simply want to develop your typeface in a group of like-minded and motivated classmates? If any of this sounds relatable, this class might be perfect for you!

Type Design Development Workshop is a critique-based course with no lectures and no b.s.! Each student will bring in a project that is in its early or middle stages to work on for the duration of this class. Over the span of 10 weeks, students will have a feedback session every other week with a small group of classmates. In the 2 hour crit sessions, each student will get a chance to present their work and get comments from the instructor. In the weeks between crit sessions, there will be an optional office hour for students to ask questions, solve technical problems, or receive additional feedback.

While this is a structured class, student projects will vary and therefore the information covered and outcomes will vary as well. Each student will set their own goals for their project based on their own skill level and desired outcomes. These outcomes are wholly dependent on the effort and motivation of the students individually. If you’re ready to put in the work and bring your project forward, join us!

This class will be great for you if:

• You have an unfinished typeface that you’re struggling to move forward
• You learned the basics but would like to produce more refined work
• You previously made a one style typeface but would like to develop it into a family
• You simply need the external accountability to finish your project

Audience and Format

This class is open to intermediate type design students. There will be no lectures and we will not be covering specific material — this class will be an opportunity to build off of skills you have learned in a previous class or program. It is meant for students who would like a rigorous yet supportive environment for developing their typeface.

This class is taught online via Zoom. With an accompanying Slack channel, students will have a communal space for sharing work and troubleshooting. Students should expect to spend time outside of class working on their projects — class time will be for feedback only.

Goals

• Make progress on a typeface
• Develop a critical eye for type
• Create a supportive community based in growth and accountability
• The outcome of this class will depend on the individual student and their project. Ideally, each student has accomplished their goals set at the beginning of class and they will be able to continue their projects after the class is over.

Learning Outcomes

The outcome of this class will depend on the individual student and their project. Ideally, each student has accomplished their goals set at the beginning of class and they will be able to continue their projects after the class is over.