Récréations
Based on a late-17th century book titled Les Récréations françoises, ou recueil de contes à rire, Récréations is well suited to long-form text.
This revival of a Garamond-style typeface adds modern touches building on classical forms. Soft edges and curves lend a feeling of traditional lead type printing.
The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.
Open to all Our summer programme is in English and covers typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and software practices. Whether you’re a design pro or just curious about type design, you can learn all about it in a relatively short amount of time.
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