Bending the Rules of Letterforms and Contemporary Type Design
with Anne-Dauphine Borione (alias Ando and Daytona Mess)
In this workshop, we will explore and bend the rules of type design by creating a full alphabet - from the initial sketching phase to a complete set of inventive, playful letterforms. Starting from the predefined structure of a pixel font, you will learn how to push, stretch and reinterpret its building blocks to form new shapes and discover unexpected typographic possibilities.
Along the way, you’ll learn how to:
Navigate type design software
Set up a font and think about letter construction
See type as a system (not just individual drawings), and how one letter can influence the next
What you’ll need:
Bring some grid paper or a notebook for sketching (A4 or similar), plus drawing tools such as rulers, pencils, erasers and a few pens (preferably black) of different sizes and tips. Please install Fontra before the workshop through the link below.
Install Fontra
Four Sessions Workshop
5th | 12th | 19 September 2026 and 3rd October 2026.
All session start at 2pm. CEST
Duration approx 90m.
Online.
Bending the Rules of Letterforms and Contemporary Type Design
with Anne-Dauphine Borione (alias Ando and Daytona Mess)
In this workshop, we will explore and bend the rules of type design by creating a full alphabet - from the initial sketching phase to a complete set of inventive, playful letterforms. Starting from the predefined structure of a pixel font, you will learn how to push, stretch and reinterpret its building blocks to form new shapes and discover unexpected typographic possibilities.
Along the way, you’ll learn how to:
Navigate type design software
Set up a font and think about letter construction
See type as a system (not just individual drawings), and how one letter can influence the next
What you’ll need:
Bring some grid paper or a notebook for sketching (A4 or similar), plus drawing tools such as rulers, pencils, erasers and a few pens (preferably black) of different sizes and tips. Please install Fontra before the workshop through the link below.
Install Fontra
Four Sessions Workshop
5th | 12th | 19 September 2026 and 3rd October 2026.
All session start at 2pm. CEST
Duration approx 90m.
Online.