Introducing Our New Fall Lecture Series
📌 Registration opens soon.
Who Builds the Future?
A lecture series curated by Flavia Zimbardi
The type industry is changing fast. Between consolidation, shifts in distribution, open-source libraries, AI, and the pressures of an increasingly crowded marketplace, running a sustainable practice has become much harder. For many emerging designers, the question is no longer how to draw better letters, but how to create the conditions that allow their work to reach an audience.
This series explores a shared anxiety: Is there a future in type? Through conversations with people who have built new models, we’ll examine what it takes to move beyond making typefaces to shaping the field. What did it take? What did it cost? And what can we take away from their experiences?
👀 Speaker lineup coming soon. Stay tuned for more announcements.
Now Enrolling:
Foundations of Display Type Design with Juan Villanueva and Corinne Ang
Starting September 7th 2026
In this ten-week workshop, we’ll learn the foundations for designing display typefaces that speak for themselves. Through an emphasis on sketching methods and design strategies, you’ll learn how to make letterforms and produce fonts that stand out. Participants will do research to develop their own design brief, practice rigorously through weekly drawing exercises, and hone their personal discipline and craftsmanship.
Whether you’re a graphic designer or a budding type designer, this class will help you step up your type game, get out of your comfort zone, or level up before a masters program. Let’s have some serious fun and put your talents on display.
Check out the showcase from previous classes!
Creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future in type and design is at the core of our mission and we’re deeply committed to making our classes more accessible by increasing opportunities for underrepresented groups within the type and design industry.
You can find out more about the scholarship details and apply via the form on the Type Electives Scholarship Page.
If you know of others who would be interested, please help spread the word!
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