On Theory & Praxis within Type Design 🧠
Registration for our free and virtual lecture series is now live!
Fall 2024 Virtual Lecture Series
Join our Type Electives directors Juan and Lynne for an insightful discussion on “Theory and Practice in Type Design” featuring special guest Dr. Sahar Afshar.
Juan and Lynne will begin by sharing the basics on the fundamentals of type design, to set the stage for the conversation to follow. They will then be joined by Sahar, who is an independent type designer and researcher based in London. She is Lead Instructor for Type West Online, holds a PhD in Printing History from Birmingham City University, and is part of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Printing History and Culture.
Together, they’ll dive deeper and engage in a lively conversation answering community-submitted questions, exploring topics such as “What is worth doing in type?”, “Should I design glyphs for languages I can’t read?” followed by a Q&A session from our audience.
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Font Engineering and QA with Romina Hernández - October 4, 2024
Finishing and Publishing a Typeface with Troy Leinster - October 18, 2024
Open Call with Letrastica Fest!
The open call for Letrástica Festival 5 is now accepting submissions! Submissions are closing on September 22nd.
We're thrilled to announce that for this edition, we're collaborating with Letrastica for the organization, management, and curation of the Forum 💕.
What is the Open Forum?
The Open Forum is a special space within the Festival's activities. It features 20-minute talks where professors, students, graduates, designers, artists, and others present topics related to letter design, sharing their insights with the field.
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Letrástica Festival 5
The Type Festival in México.
October 23-26, 2024
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.
It’s our goal to provide as many scholarship seats as we can!
Here are the priority deadlines for the following course offerings:
Foundations of Kinetic Type with Candice Botelho: Friday, September 27, 11:59 PM EST (UTC–05:00)
Crash Course in Type Design with Libbie Bischoff: Friday, September 27, 11:59 PM EST (UTC–05:00)
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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Juan & Lynne
Founders of Type Electives