WORKSHOP INFO
In this 2-hour workshop with graphic designer and illustrator Robin Richardson-Dupuis, learn how to create personal letterforms that can be used in your own graphic art such as posters, book covers and prints. This workshop is given as part of Richardson-Dupuis’ show at Possible Worlds, Everything is Constantly Changing.
Whether or not you realize it, all letterforms embody some form of personal expression. In this workshop, we’re going to play with this idea to create an expressive, experimental typographic work.
We will cover a brief intro to typography, basic type guidelines, and choosing and pairing fonts. Once we have a general idea of established typography rules, we’re going to bend and/or break them! We’ll learn how to manipulate fonts in Adobe Illustrator to make them expressive and distinctive.
Lastly, we’ll each create our own typographic poster, working through the process of layout, type manipulation, and adding finishing touches.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
A laptop or similar smart device with Zoom downloaded (Create an account and download Zoom here for free: https://www.zoom.us/).
Blank paper or a sketchbook.
WHAT YOU’LL TAKE AWAY
Resources for finding inspiration and cool, high-quality typefaces.
An overview of typographic basics like font identification, tracking, kerning, and leading.
A step-by-step process you can riff off of to manipulate fonts.
How to add experimental finishing touches like textures and backgrounds.
A finished typographic poster you can use to spread your message in digital and physical realms.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Anyone with basic computer experience who’s interested in learning about typography. No need to have prior knowledge of Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, just basic command of a computer.
WORKSHOP FEE
To make this workshop as accessible as possible, we're offering different tiers of participation. The amount you choose to pay goes to our facilitators and operating the space.
Tier 1: $25 CAD
Access to the full live online Zoom workshop.
Tier 2: $35 CAD
Access to the full live online Zoom workshop.
PDF of Expressive Typography 101 Guide covering what we learned in the workshop.
Tier 3: $45 CAD
Access to the full live online Zoom workshop.
PDF of Expressive Typography 101 Guide covering what we learned in the workshop.
$20 credit towards a Risograph Print Package (to be used within 2 months of the workshop)
PWYC
In order to best serve our community near and far, we are also offering 3 spots to Tier 1 at PWYC on a first-come, first served basis. Please e-mail us if you are interested.
NEXT STEPS
After you register and pay your ticket fee you'll get an email confirming your payment and therefore your registration.
If you don't already have an account, sign up for and download Zoom (https://www.zoom.us) and make sure you're able to log on. If you've never used Zoom before you can find a tutorial on joining a meeting here.
After registering you'll receive a link before the workshop start time. Click on it a little before the start so we can check you in and then get started.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Robin Richardson-Dupuis is a Canadian illustrator and graphic designer. Robin spent their childhood in the desert around Austin, Texas, and moved to Ottawa as a teenager. They recently relocated to Kjipuktuk (Halifax) to pursue a Bachelor of Design at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Robin’s work explores the connection between place, identity, and memory through their point of view as a queer white settler on Indigenous land. They sustain both a personal art practice focused on self-expression through illustration and printmaking, and a freelance graphic design practice centred on supporting community through collaborative design projects.
TERMS OF SERVICE AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Spots are non-refundable. By purchasing a spot or having someone purchase a spot for you, you also agree to our terms of service and cancellation policy.
We would like to acknowledge funding support for this workshop from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
