Font Architecture:
Design Your Own Font
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After 6 years of operating our type foundry we are excited to develop Font Architecture, sharing our studios practice, in-depth teachings on type design. Learn the full process of type design; from sketching letterforms to refining and digitizing them with professional tools. Master optical adjustments, alignment, and weight balance, then build a complete, usable typeface. Develop an expert eye through guided critique and iteration to design fonts with precision and purpose no matter your skill level.
Course Materials Each lesson is structured with written demonstrations, visual references, and guided exercises you can follow at your own rhythm. This course is designed as an index to reference and return to, a manual for mastering type design.
Font Architecture:
Designing Letterforms
What's Inside
4 Modules
12 Lessons
40+ Reference Files
4 Modules
12 Lessons
40+ Reference Files
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$159
$159
(Vol. 1) Understanding Typography
A Complete Guide to Mastering Type Design
How This Course Works
This course is process-driven. Each lesson builds on the previous one, and progress comes from repetition, not speed. You’ll move between sketching, observation, and digital refinement, learning when to act and when to pause. There are no shortcuts here—only systems, decisions, and consequences. You are encouraged to keep all versions of your work. Early sketches and rough drafts are not mistakes; they are reference points that help you understand how your thinking evolves.
What This Course Is Not
This course is not about copying existing fonts.
It is not about mastering software quickly.
It is not about polishing every letter until it looks “correct.”
Instead, it is about developing judgment—learning how to recognize structure, imbalance, rhythm, and voice in your own work.
It is not about mastering software quickly.
It is not about polishing every letter until it looks “correct.”
Instead, it is about developing judgment—learning how to recognize structure, imbalance, rhythm, and voice in your own work.
What You’ll Learn
Type anatomy, contrast, balance, spacing
Drawing and constructing letterforms by hand
Control characters and alphabet systems
Professional type design software fundamentals
Optical adjustments beyond measurement
Critique and iteration as a designer
From concept to usable typeface
Drawing and constructing letterforms by hand
Control characters and alphabet systems
Professional type design software fundamentals
Optical adjustments beyond measurement
Critique and iteration as a designer
From concept to usable typeface
What you need to make a typeface?
Paper (printer paper or a sketchbook)
Pencil or pen
Eraser (optional, refinement)
Ruler (optional, for guides)
Computer for digitizing type
Type design software (Glyphs, FontLab, or FontForge)
Pencil or pen
Eraser (optional, refinement)
Ruler (optional, for guides)
Computer for digitizing type
Type design software (Glyphs, FontLab, or FontForge)
When You Feel Stuck
Return to your control letters.
Test in text, not in isolation.
Redraw rather than refine.
Diagnose before adjusting.
Type design is a continual practice. Stay with the process.
Test in text, not in isolation.
Redraw rather than refine.
Diagnose before adjusting.
Type design is a continual practice. Stay with the process.
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Who It's For (All levels)
Graphic designers who want to go beyond choosing fonts and start making them.
Artists, illustrators, and brand designers looking to create type.
* No prior experience in font design is required.
Graphic designers who want to go beyond choosing fonts and start making them.
Artists, illustrators, and brand designers looking to create type.
* No prior experience in font design is required.
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What You’ll Learn
The Foundations of Type Design: Anatomy, contrast, balance, and spacing.
Drawing Letterforms: How to sketch, refine, and digitize your ideas.
Using Design Tools: Introduction to professional type design software (Glyphs / FontLab / FontForge).
Optical Adjustments: Learn to see what others don’t: fine-tuning shapes, alignment, and weight.
Building a Typeface: Bring your concept to life, ready for real-world use.
Critique & Iteration: How to analyze your own work like a professional type designer.
The Foundations of Type Design: Anatomy, contrast, balance, and spacing.
Drawing Letterforms: How to sketch, refine, and digitize your ideas.
Using Design Tools: Introduction to professional type design software (Glyphs / FontLab / FontForge).
Optical Adjustments: Learn to see what others don’t: fine-tuning shapes, alignment, and weight.
Building a Typeface: Bring your concept to life, ready for real-world use.
Critique & Iteration: How to analyze your own work like a professional type designer.
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What You'll Get
Online resources, font pack, and templates
Detailed modules and in depth refrences
Practical exercises for each lesson
Indexed library of techniques
Lifetime access to all materials
Monthly FOSS font updates
Online resources, font pack, and templates
Detailed modules and in depth refrences
Practical exercises for each lesson
Indexed library of techniques
Lifetime access to all materials
Monthly FOSS font updates
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