with Kel Troughton Design your own original typeface in 10 weeks! During this 10-week online course (meeting on Monday evenings from October 2-December 11—no meeting on November 20), you will create your own original typefaces as you gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital type. The primary goal of […]
Learn to bring a splash of 17th century style flourishing to your letters in this dynamic 4-week workshop. Calligraphic flourishing is the art of embellishing writing—the accessories to calligraphy's outfit. This class covers pointed pen flourishing from the 17th century to present. Students will learn modern flourishing design rules, use them to analyze historical examples, […]
with Angy Che Unlock the power of the iPad to create dynamic, polished, and punchy lettering pieces. No previous Procreate or lettering experience needed. In this four week workshop (Thursdays, starting on October 19), participants will learn how to bring words to life through the art of lettering. Although we'll use the iPad and Apple […]
Instructor: Peter Geraty This core course teaches advanced book forwarding and leather paring in the production of a traditional laced-in board binding structure. You will come away from this class with one or two finished books and gain an in-depth understanding of fine binding techniques. This course is the perfect introduction to the Fundamentals […]
Let's talk about new ways to do our jobs more effectively. Keith Riegert of Ulysses Press will be on hand to talk about Perfect Bound - an online two-sided marketplace (think AirBNB) that connects independent book publishers with printers around the world. On Perfect Bound, publishers can quickly build out their project specs (from paperbacks […]
Learn to use ChatGPT3 as a tool to help your creative process, and avoid pitfalls. Great for authors and anyone in publishing. Every month there seems to be a new explosion in AI that reverberates in business, medicine, healthcare, education, and writing. While writers are concerned about AI’s predatory behavior, writers can learn to use […]
Instructor: Peter Geraty In this class students will be guided to explore and accomplish several types of edge treatments for bindings, including solid edge gilding, rough edge gilding, colored and decorated edges, and more.
with Rüdiger Schlömer Explore basic typeknitting techniques and plan your next holiday knitting project using Knit Grotesk and other custom hand knitting fonts. Over two weekends (Saturday-Sunday, November 18, 19, December 2 & 3), learn to knit a monogram, name tag, instagram meme, poster, scarf, pullover, or blanket during this online typeknitting workshop. Use your […]
Instructor: Lang Ingalls If you have never taken a bookbinding class before, this is the class for you. In this a one-week class, you will produce several structures where you will develop the fundamental building blocks of bookbinding.