Workshop in Tbilisi 2024
Introduction to Type Design with Veronika Burian

Design Institute, 82 Dimitri Udnadze St
Wednesday, 4th of September 2024, 12:00

This two hour workshop, lead by Veronika Burian, offers analogue hands-on experience with lettershapes aimed at beginners. Advanced students are also welcome to bring their type project for receiving feedback. By means of tracing pre-selected letters, participants will experiment with structural elements of lettershapes such as contrast, connections, weight of strokes and proportions. The resulting characters will be openly discussed and corrections and alternatives will be shared among participants. 

Who can participate:

This workshop is aimed to graphic design professionals and students. It may be also of interest to calligraphers, editorial designers, information designers and industrial designers. No skills are required regarding calligraphy or character design.

Methodology and objectives:

The workshop will consist of three different parts: 

1. Tracing of characters, 

2. Short briefs or lessons, 

3. Open critic sessions. 

By means of tracing pre-selected letters, participants will experiment with structural elements of lettershapes such as contrast, connections, weight of strokes and curve velocity. They will also learn the basics behind sketching an alphabet. This will be aided by short lessons that will establish essential knowledge units that support the theoretical framework and the concepts behind the exercises. The resulting characters will be openly discussed and corrections and alternatives will be shared among participants. 

Materials:

Tracing paper, pencils and black markers of various sizes.