Type Design Crash Course: Crafting Unique Letterforms

Name: Type Design Crash Course: Crafting Unique Letterforms
Start: 2024-11-07T13:45:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-07T14:30:00+00:00
Location: Meridian Hall — Castlepoint Numa Lounge

Carl Shura

NOV 07 • 1:45 - 2:30 PM

Meridian Hall — Castlepoint Numa Lounge

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In this session, we tap into the basics of type design theory and immediately stretch those concepts to their limits by putting them into practice, developing a starting point (and framework to build upon) for your own unique typefaces.

Explore fundamental concepts of type design and create your own letterforms in this hands-on workshop. Participants get a crash course in the foundational theory and practice of type design education, drawing from the work of Gerrit Noordzij’s contrast theory in “The Stroke,” Frank Blokland’s modular “letter model” for practical design and Sofie Beier’s scientific explorations into legibility and reading.

Speaker

Carl Shura
Designer & Educator
- Education
- Typography

Type Design Crash Course: Crafting Unique Letterforms

In this session, we tap into the basics of type design theory and immediately stretch those concepts to their limits by putting them into practice, developing a starting point (and framework to build upon) for your own unique typefaces.

Speaker

Carl Shura

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