In this 12 week (36 hour) course, we'll be walking you through the process of designing a typeface with the Glyphs app. Students will immerse themselves in letterforms every week at The Combine, exploring calligraphy and sketching, concept development, and the type design process, with the goal of designing their very own typeface. Participants will be provided a license to the Glyphs app for the duration of the workshop.
This course is designed for those without advance knowledge of type design, however, participants should have a general understanding design principles.
What You'll Learn
- The principles of type design
- How to sketch letters and type
- How to plan & design a Latin type family
- How to analyze and critique your font
- How to create your own design process
- How to use type design software (Glyphs)
Materials
Physical
- Markers and fineliners
- Marker Paper (9”x12” preferable)
- Pentel Presto Jumbo or equivalent (fine-point roller tip white-out)
- Your favourite drawing tools
Digital
A trial version of Glyphs will be provided for the duration of the course. The course will be taught with Glyphs in mind, but you are welcome to use other type design software such as Robofont, FontLab, Fontra etc.
Instructor
Jamie Chang
Jamie is the founder of Manic Type and is a typographer and type designer with over a decade of industry experience. Jamie is a graduate of Type@Cooper and holds an MA in Type and Media from The Royal Academy of Art in the Hague. Jamie teaches type and typography at OCAD University and has previously taught online at TypeElectives.
Seats
There are 10 seats available in this class to ensure that all participants have a generous amount of time to review work with the instructor.
Fees and Registration
The course fee is CAD 1750 (+hst if applicable) and is non-refundable. Fees will be refunded in the event that the workshop is cancelled.
Please feel free email workshops@manictype.com if you have any questions regarding the workshop.