The 3-week type design programme starts on 5 April and ends 24 April 2027.
Application deadline is precisely 13 January 2027, midnight (UTC-11).
This means you can apply until 14 January 2027 from
▷ Singapore 18:59
▷ Paris 11:59
▷ New York 06:59
Tips: Prepare in yourself in advance the application period in order to build the portfolio that will allow you to be selected in 2027.
You will have to prepare a A4 sized PDF named that is no larger than 12 MB. The PDF needs to include the following two sections for Foundation and Expert levels: Portfolio and Curriculum-résumé, see FAQ.
After 10 years in Paris, we reinvent our type design programme. We go from 6 weeks to 3 weeks, while maintaining the fundamentals that make TypeParis’ reputation. The course will take place in Menorca, Spain for the first time. In 2027, we offer two levels, Foundation and Expert, which allows you to discover type design, or to gain expertise after an initial training.
➼ Subscribe to our mailing list to stay informed, until application period is launched.
The TypeParis spring programme will starts on 5 April to 24 April 2027 in Menorca, Spain. It is intensive type design course with two sessions a day, each led by a tandem of two instructors, you will receive 224 hours of instruction over the course of three weeks.
We welcome both absolute beginners who can enrol at the Foundation level and typeface design enthusiasts who can register at the Expert level. This diversity is the strength of the programme. Come over and let’s start!
In short, Foundation level welcomes graphic designers with no experience in type design, as well as those who have designed lettering pieces and modular fonts. In comparison, Expert level is tailored for type designers, including those who’ve published more complete fonts. It aims to deepen their knowledge. See below for more detailed explanations of each level.
During the spring programme, our instructors chat with each other every day to keep everyone updated and make sure everyone’s learning and growing as much as they can. Our team for TypeParis27 is a fantastic bunch of folks! We’ve got Jean François Porchez (FR), the brilliant mind behind TypeParis, as well Léo Guibert (FR), Ruggero Magrì (IT), Jovana Jocić (RS), Léon Hugues (FR). They’re all going to make this type course a real treat!
Type tech sessions planned with George Seifert and Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer who launched Glyphs app.
Our instructors are absolute legends! They go above and beyond to make sure you learn and grow. They genuinely care about your success!
In addition to our regular instructors, we’re thrilled to have special guests join us for a day. These guest critics will review each typeface project one by one, providing expert feedback. At the end of the day, they’ll also present their work, sharing their experience and advice. Our guest critics for 2027 are Mário Feliciano (PT) and Mathieu Réguer (FR).
➽ See the results of #typeparis26 produced by the people that attended. Check our What did you learn at TypeParis? series and read the reports on our News section.
A typeface is a combination of different factors that need to work together, and our methods aim to assimilate this fundamental principle through practice. Like any creative discipline, type design is highly subjective, and whilst there are important principles that we teach in detail that should be followed, there is a lot of room for one’s own personal taste.
Foundation level: welcomes graphic designers with no experience in type design, as well as those who have designed modular fonts, created beautiful lettering, or practised calligraphy. It aims to deepen, solidify, and broaden their foundations, equipping them with new creative skills to design contemporary typefaces based on historical and calligraphic references. You will learn in three weeks to create your contemporary digital typeface based on historical and calligraphic references. Submit your portfolio to be selected.
Expert Level is tailored for type designers, including those who’ve published fonts. It aims to deepen their knowledge, improve their skills, strengthen their rigour, and develop their professionalism in creating complex typeface families, beyond those covered in previous courses like TypeParis Summer classes. This level covers design aspects such as good diacritics and punctuations, spacing and kerning strategy, OpenType features to create a professional and versatile font, including variable font production. It goes beyond drawing a nearly complete typeface; it focuses on making creative decisions at the right moment to ensure the best quality and legibility on screen and in tangible applications. Submit your typeface project along with your portfolio.
In addition to the practical courses, you will be able to take advantage of historical resources from the city library and the TypeParis typographic resources that will be presented to you during special sessions.
On the last day, after presenting (projection on large screen) your three-week work, your type design achievements will be presented in the form of poster specimens, exhibited to the public in the cultural center.
We believe in daily human interaction that allows you to learn faster than just an online course. For 3 weeks, you will be in total immersion at the Convent of Sant Diego in Alaior, Menorca. It was built in 1629, since transformed into a cultural center with all the contemporary facilities such as wifi, projection, etc. The classroom is adapted to the Foundation and Expert levels, as well a room dedicated to presentation.
The island of Menorca is part of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, 300 km from Barcelona. It is a UNESCO biosphere reserve designation since 1993, boasts a unique culture, cuisine, and language. Menorca, famous for its prehistoric megalithic monuments, has gained cultural contributions from Romans, Muslims, British, French, and Spanish, throughout its long history.
After completing Foundation level, you’ll leave the new Spring 27 course with specialised skills in designing professional, high-quality digital typefaces, lettering, and logotypes. The Expert level will further develop your skills, making you a truly professional in developing and producing complex typefaces.
Even with no experience in type design, 80% of the attendees of the (previous) Summer course have designed more than one style and all have figured out how to design a family of typefaces to bring style to design projects.
Check out the typefaces designed by the attendees as well the ones who received the diploma with distinction for previous Summer courses!
Introduction: Humanistic calligraphy, ductus, modularity, proportions, shapes, terminals, tracing techniques. Design space: weight, contrast, width. Personal project definition, basic weight, weight extensions up to Black, creative master. Personal reviews, weekly meetings, including guest critics, special presentations. Designing minuscules, numerals, capitals from tracing paper to Bézier curves on Glyphs. Outline quality, interpolation, spacing technics, diacritics, punctuation. Font tech: naming, components, basics of OpenType, variable fonts. Conclusion: poster specimen, project presentation, public exhibit, opening party.
Introduction: Humanistic calligraphy, ductus, modularity, proportions, shapes, terminals, tracing techniques. Design space: weight, contrast, width. Personal project: project organisation, design space, type family. Individual reviews, weekly meetings, including guest critics, special presentations. Typeface family expansion: weights and widths, oblique, diacritics design, language support, extended glyph set, designing small caps, ligatures, fractions, dingbats, etc. Spacing and kerning strategy, OpenType, font naming best practices for large families. Typeface production: Variable font, quality control, cross platform testing. Conclusion: poster specimen, project presentation, public exhibit, opening party.
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Danemark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam.
You will benefit for free from our Now27 graphic and type conference organised on 29 May 2027. There’s nothing like listening to great type designer professionals talking about their projects and vision. Better than that, you will enjoy the conferences of excellent graphic designers and art directors who will transmit their interest for typography and its most innovative uses. As well free access to a Paris libraries among the Bibliothèque Nationale, Bibliothèque Mazarine, or Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal that we will organise in connection to Now27 conference.
€3950 tuition-fees will cover our type design spring type design programme in Foundation or Expert level which includes 224 hours of instruction, featuring five core instructors, two guest critics, and Glyphs app team, to allow you to be sure of being accompanied throughout the learning process.
A complimentary license of Glyphs app, the TypeParis tote bag featuring type goodies, the official TypeParis Spring27 T-shirt, a set of graphic, calligraphy and type design equipment, including a bunch of Canson tracing paper and related event. And of course, a free access to TypeParis Now conference in May and its special visits in Paris.
Applicants will be informed of their acceptance status in Foundation or Expert level by 20 January 2027. You will only be accepted onto the programme after full payment due no later than 10 February 2027. Additional details on our FAQ.
