Analogic type design
Types, paper and scissors! In this workshop we will work with a purely analogous method to design a typeface. It will not only be about sketching on paper, but also addressing most of the conceptual, technical and aesthetic aspects before going digital.
From a free and organic perspective, we will push the expressiveness and letterform design to the limit, always taking into account a functional typographic system.
Requirements
- Sharpies (or anything that can fill shapes quickly)
- Pencil, eraser
- Clear tape
- White-out
- Scissors
- Rulers
- Canson marker paper
https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Marker-Translucent-Pencil-400023336/dp/B00BN9PFRK
Level
Intermediate - advanced. This workshop is aimed at designers with knowledge in drawing and typographic design.
James Edmondson
James is an type designer based in Oakland, California. He studied graphic design at California College of the Arts, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Art TypeMedia program in the Netherlands.
Through his foundry OH no Type Co., he creates custom and retail typefaces. In 2018, James co-founded Future Fonts, a platform for distributing fonts in-progress.
James teaches type design in the Extended Program at Type West and occasional workshops through Type@Cooper.