TDi Typeface Design 2026Info Location Attendee Categories Contact More Info Event Information
DescriptionEvent Time: 29th June – 3rd July 10:00–17:30, and/or 13th – 17th July 10:00 –17:30 Week 1: Working seminar on research with typographic primary sources. Methodologies for working with, and interpreting primary sources – including ephemera, unconventional material, and digital evidence. Material spans printed material from incunables onwards, artefacts of typemaking across technologies, individual scripts beyond Latin, and multiscript environments. The sessions build practical and thinking skills, supporting narratives that integrate materiality, and reframe existing concepts. Week 2: Masterclass sessions on typeface design, with a focus on Latin-only and multiscript projects. Sessions span preparation and specification for large projects, establishing models and criteria for evaluation, scaffolding workflows and structured feedback, and balancing revivals, innovation, and fitness for purpose. Aimed at those with competence in typeface design, who can use the intensive sessions to refine their existing work, or build foundations for work in other scripts.
Both weeks are based around immersive, small-group sessions with global experts, and make use of world-class archives.
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Attendee CategoriesBoth weeks (29 June - 17 July)
Additional ItemsContactGerry Leonidas g.leonidas@reading.ac.uk More InformationYou will be responsible for arranging your own accommodation. We will email you separately regarding options available to you here at the University. A light lunch will be provided during each week. | |||||||||||||||
