This workshop will be conducted in two two-hour sessions over the course of two days. You must sign up for both sessions in order to confirm your participation. Part 1 will take place at 9:00 am Eastern on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Part 2, the essential feedback session, will take place at 9:00 am Eastern… Continue reading Get a Taste of Hangul Type!—Part 2 of 2
Ranjana script is one of the most beautiful calligraphy scripts in the world. It is also known as Lantsa. It is not only the script of the indigenous group Newars, but duly important to all Nepalese as well. Ranjana script was used to write Sanskrit, Nepalbhasa, Maithili, and various Nepali languages. Ranjana must be written… Continue reading Ranjana Script Calligraphy (repeat of earlier session)
We’re gonna take a tour of the basics of building custom logotypes with a symmetrical focus on anatomy, integrating and designing shapes with the proper singularities that any logo development needs as a foundational element of a brand, keeping in mind the technical and functional specifications with an aesthetic overview. Students will follow the process… Continue reading Building Custom Type for Logotype Design: The Matter of Making Unique Solutions for Design
This workshop aims to create contemporary alphabets inspired by the Arabic Square Kufic and the prehistoric motif design to form typomotifs. Participants will design words that imply positivity to construct poster designs.
Indo-Arabic numerals are not usually studied as thoroughly as the letters of many scripts, despite being used on all continents and being truly multicultural. During this workshop, we will cover some basic aspects of calligraphy with brushes and square and pointed pens. We will study the origin of the numerals and why they seem to… Continue reading Go Figure! The Structure of Indo-Arabic Numerals with Brush Calligraphy
From the Renaissance up to the present day medieval letterforms, Romanesque and Gothic, have inspired type designers – much more than we think. An overview of revivals and type designs inspired by medieval letterforms, from 1400 to 2014. Presentation given by Gerard Unger to ATypI Barcelona 2014
Presentation by Filip Blažek to ATypI in Amsterdam on 12 October 2013 Until very recently, the typefaces used on enamel street signs were drawn by hand. Unfortunately the producers introduced computers to the process which resulted in brutal degradation of the typographic quality of street signs. Two years ago, I was invited to organize a… Continue reading Typeface for Prague enamel street signs
Verena Gerlach outlines the results of the type design workshop »Ala has a pen / Ala ma pióro«, which took place at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kotowice, Poland. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. NOTE This video is missing 2 minutes at the beginning. Between February and November 2012, the type design… Continue reading Ala has a pen