One More Day to Apply 💫
Your final reminder to join us this summer at Type Electives.
⏰ Last Chance for June Scholarships
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!
The priority deadline for June 2026 course scholarships has been extended to Wednesday, May 27 at 11:59 PM ET.
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!
June Course Offerings
Type Design Development Workshop with Libbie Bischoff
Are you struggling to finish your typeface? Did you recently finish a type design program and are missing the regular feedback sessions? Or perhaps you simply want to develop your typeface in a group of like-minded and motivated classmates? If any of this sounds relatable, this class might be perfect for you!
Type Design Development Workshop is a critique-based course with no lectures and no b.s.! Each student will bring in a project that is in its early or middle stages to work on for the duration of this class. Over the span of 10 weeks, students will have a feedback session every other week with a small group of classmates. In the 2 hour crit sessions, each student will get a chance to present their work and get comments from the instructor. In the weeks between crit sessions, there will be an optional office hour for students to ask questions, solve technical problems, or receive additional feedback.
Crash Course in Revival Type Design with Libbie Bischoff
Ready to take your type design skills to the next level?
Join our 5-week Crash Course in Revival Type Design and discover how to create a font based on a historical reference. This course is perfect for graphic designers, type beginners, or anyone interested in learning the nuances of creating a type system.
You’ll gain invaluable insights into the type design process, and emerge with a refined typographic vocabulary and a newfound confidence in your practice. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to continue your type design practice or even pursue a longer program. Let’s revive type together ✨
Starting in July
Experimental Letterforms: Lessons from Graffiti Writing, Sign Painting, and Type with Kel Troughton
Take your lettering and type design to the next level by exploring sources of inspiration beyond the traditional type and design canon. This workshop invites lettering artists and type designers to dive into diverse lettering disciplines and translate their principles into modern, expressive letterforms.
Each week, we’ll study a different lettering approach through lectures and hands-on drawing exercises, covering showcard writing, sign painting, photo typesetting, graffiti, calligraphy, and traditional type design. Students will start sketches in class and continue refining them as homework, blending personal style with lessons drawn from each discipline to create innovative work that spans tradition and contemporary design.
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