If we are at a point where all the type design styles have been explored then we may as well hand it over to AI and go and do something more rewarding. But, if we’re not ready to give up, then are there ways to perhaps rethink how we approach the design of type. And embrace and explore the unique trait of being human – creative thinking.
Jeremy Tankard (1969) is a graduate of Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. Initially working at Addison Design Consultants and then Wolff Olins, he left corporate design in order to pursue his interests in type as an independent type designer in 1998.
Designing type since the early 90s, his first typeface Disturbance was released through FontShop International in 1993. This was followed by Bliss in 1996 as part of the Agfa Creative Alliance and later typefaces for Adobe and Microsoft. Eclectic in inspiration and reference, Jeremy continues to design a wide range of type that seek to offer new visual textures for creative use. Some designs are bespoke commissions but many are available for general use through his own foundry at typography.net.
He is a member of the Double Crown Club, a past Chair of the Wynkyn de Worde Society, and current Chair of Letter Exchange.
The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 3 June and ends 11 July 2025
Our summer programme is in English and covers typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and software practices. Every kind of design professional can learn about type design in a relatively short amount of time.
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Great line up of speakers on graphic design, typography. Fabulous workshops. Join us on 31 May 2025!
We think it is important to create platforms to let various universes communicate about their love of typography in their everyday practice. Come to Paris for the 31 May 2025 to listen a mix of inspiring speakers evoking topics as broad as graphic design, web design, motion design, publishing, visual identity, communication and type design.
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