Time: 10:00 AM–1:00 PMCheck-in: 9:00–9:45 AMPrice: FREE Use the latest Glyphs to set up and manage an interpolation, avoid common pitfalls, create variable and static font exports, and apply post-production steps. Bring your MacBook with the latest Glyphs installed.
Time: 3:00–6:00 PMPrice: Free for students | $20 donation for professionalsCheck-in: 2:00–2:45 PMPresented by Lee Qiu Wen, Sylvia Low & Wee Yen of Death of Typography, Singapore This workshop invites participants to experiment with type and explore new ways of thinking about letterforms through hands-on, analog activities. Inspired by vernacular typography― the workshop celebrates how… Continue reading Creating a Community Typeface
Time: 10:00 AM–1:00 PMPrice: FREECheck-in: 9:00–9:45 AM Mexican Blackletter evolved as a unique typographic tradition that blends European influences with local creativity. Spanish explorers introduced blackletter to the Americas during the 16th century through manuscripts and printed materials; by the 20th century, influences such as lettering manuals and cholo graffiti culture hybridised the style, shifting… Continue reading The Post-Modern Mexican Blackletter Hand
Time: 3:00–6:00 PMPrice: FREECheck-in: 2:00–2:45 PM Attendees will learn how to work with the pen protocol in Python/DrawBot. They will create a visual font filter, that will in the end plug in into a server. After the workshop, they will obtain the code for the server so will be able to continue their experiment at… Continue reading Recycling Fonts With Font Filters
Time: 10:00 AM–1:00 PMPrice: FREECheck-in: 9:00–9:45 AM Join us for a workshop in two-color Riso printing in A3 format. You can create your design on the day or bring something from home to use as a starting point. All printed posters will be exhibited at the Royal Danish Academy after the workshop. There will also… Continue reading Riso Printing: Session 1
Time: 3:00–6:00 PMPrice: FREECheck-in: 2:00–2:45 PM This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore the dynamic world of expressive, gestural calligraphy and lettering. Designed to inspire creativity and experimentation, the session focuses on the art of modulating letterforms using both traditional and unconventional calligraphy tools. Participants will learn how to manipulate pressure, angles, and tool grips… Continue reading Expressive Gestural Calligraphy and Letterform Modulation
Time: 10:00 AM–1:00 PMPrice: FREECheck-in: 9:00–9:45 AM This intensive three-hour calligraphy workshop is designed for all kinds of typography-related professionals and students; from top-level design directors and poster artists to those beginning to explore a career in typeface design or editorial layout, anyone interested in typography, lettering, and the calligraphic arts will benefit from this session. Participants will explore… Continue reading Broad Nib Calligraphy
QUT School of Design invites ATypI conference delegates for a hands-on workshop on our beautiful Kelvin Grove campus. You will join the More-than-Human Futures research group, staff, and students at the School of Design, for a ‘walkshop’ of the adjoining parklands of Barrambin engaging in embodied, narrative, and creative methods (Turner et al., 2022). Using… Continue reading Connecting to Nature Through Typography
We will start by explaining the legacy of Hanzi type design process and methodology from the metal type age. The mechanism for both vertical and horizontal type settings and economical reasons moulded Hanzi of different shapes into a same size square box. Turning into digital type age, the cage of Hanzi has vanished while the… Continue reading Designing Hanzi Typefaces for Vertical and Horizontal Typesetting
Relatively speaking, the tools used to craft, produce, and publish typographic forms have never been more accessible nor more able. Computation has fused with form-making as variable and color font formats stabilize. We find ourselves in a new era of meaning-making through text-based communication; in the midst of a typographic tidal wave. The truth is,… Continue reading Typographic Gravity Racers