Type@Cooper – Public Workshops NYC

Public Workshops

Workshops, taught by top industry professionals, are offered to provide training in lettering, type history, typeface design, technology and production to anyone wishing to build skills and their knowledge base.

Note: Some of the workshops listed here are offered as electives for the Typeface Design Certificate Program. Space permitting, these workshops are also offered to the general public. The vast majority of workshops are limited in size to 16 students. Occasionally, up to 22 students will be allowed when space is available and the subject of the workshop doesn't necessitate a lot of one-on-one attention.

Upcoming workshops

Public workshops do not require an application to attend. You can enroll online or by sending an email to type@cooper.edu.

Each year, registration for fall classes and workshops takes place in September. For spring classes and workshops registration is in January, and for summer classes, it takes place in May (sometimes earlier). Upcoming workshops are sometimes posted early to give advance notice of what will be offered for those who need to make travel plans. A one time per term $25 registration fee applies.

For more information, see the FAQ section, or e-mail type@cooper.edu with your questions.

Past events are listed below.

Please direct all inquiries to type@cooper.edu. Your questions will receive the promptest possible reply.

Brush Script Lettering with Ken Barber

Sat., Dec. 09 – Sun., Dec. 10, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Capital Letter Breakdown with Gen Ramírez

Sat., Nov. 18 – Sun., Nov. 19, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Generative Typography with Romello Goodman

Mon., Nov. 13 – Mon., Dec. 04, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Capital Letter Breakdown with Gen Ramírez

Sat., Nov. 11 – Sun., Nov. 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Lettering Intensive: The Modern Letter with Ken Barber

Sat., Nov. 11 – Sun., Nov. 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Patterns and Animation with Python in DrawBot with Maurice Meilleur

Tue., Nov. 07 – Tue., Dec. 12, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (EDT)

Proportions with John Downer

Sat., Nov. 04 – Sun., Nov. 05, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Grids & Layout with Ellen Lupton

Wed., Oct. 25 – Wed., Nov. 01, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

AI Motion Capture for Designers with Richard Yee

Tue., Oct. 17 – Tue., Nov. 14, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Lettering Intensive: The Modern Letter with Ken Barber

Sat., Oct. 14 – Sun., Oct. 15, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Drop Cap, Monogram, and the Illustrated Word with Kyle Letendre

Wed., Oct. 11 – Wed., Nov. 15, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Typographic Survey of Global Scripts (Part 2) with Kamal Mansour

Wed., Oct. 11 – Wed., Nov. 15, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:20 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design with Troy Leinster

Tue., Oct. 10 – Tue., Dec. 12, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design: Display Type with Zrinka Buljubašić

Mon., Oct. 09 – Mon., Dec. 11, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Python for Visual Designers with David Jonathan Ross

Wed., Oct. 04 – Wed., Nov. 01, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Movable Type: Motion for Designers & Typographers with Jase Hueser

Tue., Oct. 03 – Tue., Dec. 05, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Drop Cap, Monogram, and the Illustrated Word with Kyle Letendre

Wed., Jul. 12 – Wed., Aug. 16, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

p5.js for Visual Designers with Romello Goodman

Thu., Jun. 29 – Thu., Jul. 27, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (EDT)

Introduction to Lettering with Ken Barber

Wed., Jun. 28 – Wed., Jul. 19, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Digital Lettering Effects with Kyle Letendre

Tue., Jun. 20 – Wed., Jun. 21, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Evidence-based Typeface Design with Giulio Galli and Luciano Perondi

Wed., Jun. 14 – Wed., Jun. 14, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Python for Graphic Designers with Maurice Meilleur

Mon., Jun. 12 – Tue., Jun. 13, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Designspace Exploration with Erik van Blokland

Sat., Jun. 10
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design: from sketch to system with Marie Otsuka

Wed., Jun. 07 – Wed., Aug. 09, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Principles of Typeface Design: Display Type with Zrinka Buljubašić

Tue., Jun. 06 – Tue., Aug. 15, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

AI Motion Capture for Designers with Richard Yee

Tue., Jun. 06 – Tue., Jul. 11, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Pop-up Structures 101 with Kelli Anderson

Sat., Jun. 03 – Sun., Jun. 04, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Font Production with Colin Ford

Thu., Jun. 01 – Thu., Jul. 27, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

p5.js for Visual Designers with Romello Goodman

Wed., Apr. 12 – Wed., May. 10, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Branding with Type with Ellen Lupton

Wed., Apr. 12 – Wed., Apr. 19, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Python for Visual Designers with David Jonathan Ross

Thu., Apr. 06 – Thu., May. 04, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Designing Diacritics: more than a production detail with Aleksandra Samuļenkova

Sat., Mar. 18 – Sun., Mar. 19, 2023
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Figures with John Downer

Sat., Mar. 18 – Sun., Mar. 19, 2023
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design: Display Type with Zrinka Buljubašić

Thu., Mar. 16 – Thu., May. 18, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Introduction to Lettering with Ken Barber

Sat., Mar. 11 – Sun., Mar. 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Basic Python Programming for Typeface Design with Ben Kiel

Mon., Feb. 27 – Sat., Apr. 01, 2023
1:00 AM – 1:00 AM (EDT)

Capital Letter Breakdown with Gen Ramírez

Sat., Feb. 25 – Sun., Feb. 26, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Drop Cap, Monogram, and the Illustrated Word with Kyle Letendre

Wed., Feb. 22 – Wed., Mar. 29, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Movable Type: Motion for Designers & Typographers with Jase Hueser

Tue., Feb. 21 – Tue., Apr. 25, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Animating Variable Type with Code with Romello Goodman

Wed., Feb. 15 – Wed., Mar. 15, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (EDT)

Global Writing Systems: A Typographic Survey (Part 1) with Kamal Mansour

Wed., Feb. 08 – Wed., Mar. 15, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:20 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design with Troy Leinster

Wed., Feb. 01 – Wed., Apr. 05, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Script Lettering Stylebook with Ken Barber

Tue., Jan. 31 – Tue., Apr. 18, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Basics of Book Design with Barbara Glauber

Mon., Nov. 14 – Mon., Dec. 05, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Lettering Intensive: The Modern Letter with Ken Barber

Sat., Nov. 12 – Sun., Nov. 13, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Price Tickets and Paper Signs with John Downer

Thu., Nov. 10 – Thu., Dec. 08, 2022
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Micro Typography with Alexander Tochilovsky

Sat., Nov. 05 – Sat., Nov. 12, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Grid Systems Type Spa with Ellen Lupton

Wed., Nov. 02 – Wed., Nov. 09, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Proportions with John Downer

Sat., Oct. 29 – Sun., Oct. 30, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Global Writing Systems: A Typographic Survey (Part 1) with Kamal Mansour

Wed., Oct. 26 – Wed., Dec. 07, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EDT)

Python for Visual Designers with David Jonathan Ross

Thu., Oct. 20 – Thu., Dec. 08, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Proportions with John Downer

Sat., Oct. 15 – Sun., Oct. 16, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Mechanics of Typography with Alexander Tochilovsky

Wed., Oct. 12 – Wed., Dec. 07, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Capital Letters - a history. with Ewan Clayton

Tue., Oct. 11 – Tue., Nov. 15, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design with Troy Leinster

Mon., Oct. 10 – Mon., Dec. 12, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Capital Letter Breakdown with Gen Ramírez

Sat., Oct. 08 – Sun., Oct. 09, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design: Display Type with Zrinka Buljubašić

Thu., Oct. 06 – Thu., Dec. 15, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design with Troy Leinster

Wed., Oct. 05 – Wed., Dec. 14, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Script Lettering Stylebook with Ken Barber

Tue., Oct. 04 – Tue., Dec. 13, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Typography on the Web with Scott Kellum

Tue., Oct. 04 – Tue., Dec. 06, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Generative Typography with Romello Goodman

Tue., Oct. 04 – Tue., Dec. 06, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Python for Visual Designers with David Jonathan Ross

Thu., Jul. 07 – Thu., Aug. 25, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Introduction to Information Design and Data Visualization with Olivia Glennon

Tue., Jun. 28 – Tue., Aug. 30, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Artificial Images: Machine Learning Art for Designers with Derrick Schultz

Thu., Jun. 23 – Thu., Aug. 11, 2022
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Global Writing Systems: A Typographic Survey (Part 1) with Kamal Mansour

Wed., Jun. 22 – Wed., Jul. 27, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EDT)

Sign Painting: Brush Lettering and Pro Layout with John Downer

Tue., Jun. 21 – Thu., Jul. 14, 2022
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EDT)

Script Lettering Stylebook with Ken Barber

Tue., Jun. 21 – Tue., Aug. 23, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

The Typographic Details with Charles Nix

Tue., Jun. 21 – Tue., Jun. 21, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Teaching Type on the Web with Amy Papaelias

Tue., Jun. 21 – Wed., Jun. 22, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Choosing the Right Typeface with Tida Tep and Fred Shallcrass

Mon., Jun. 20 – Mon., Jun. 20, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Artificial Images: Generating Images from Text with Derrick Schultz

Mon., Jun. 20
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Type Design for Non-Type Designers with Matteo Bologna and Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer

Sun., Jun. 19 – Mon., Jun. 20, 2022
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Branding with Type with Ellen Lupton

Sun., Jun. 19 – Sun., Jun. 19, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Typography and dyslexia: measuring legibility with Luciano Perondi and Riccardo Olocco

Thu., Jun. 16 – Thu., Jun. 16, 2022
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EDT)

Font Production with Colin Ford

Wed., Jun. 15 – Wed., Aug. 03, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Code x Kinetic Type with Lynne Yun and Kevin Yeh

Mon., Jun. 13 – Wed., Jun. 15, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Designspace Exploration with Erik van Blokland

Sat., Jun. 11 – Sat., Jun. 11, 2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Illustration: black & white to color with Miriam Martincic

Sat., Jun. 04 – Sat., Aug. 13, 2022
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design: Display Type with Zrinka Buljubašić

Wed., Jun. 01 – Wed., Aug. 03, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Branding for Food with Douglas Riccardi

Mon., Apr. 25 – Mon., Jun. 06, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Micro Typography with Alexander Tochilovsky

Sat., Mar. 26 – Sun., Mar. 27, 2022
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (EDT)

Figures with John Downer

Sat., Mar. 26 – Sun., Mar. 27, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Designing Diacritics: more than a production detail with Aleksandra Samuļenkova

Sat., Mar. 19 – Sun., Mar. 20, 2022
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Hand-Lettered Logotypes with Ken Barber

Sat., Mar. 19 – Sun., Mar. 20, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Python for Visual Designers with David Jonathan Ross

Thu., Mar. 17 – Thu., May. 19, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EDT)

Price Tickets and Paper Signs with John Downer

Thu., Mar. 17 – Thu., Apr. 07, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Introduction to Information Design and Data Visualization with Olivia Glennon

Tue., Mar. 15 – Tue., May. 03, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Basic Python Programming for Typeface Design with Ben Kiel

Wed., Mar. 02 – Wed., Mar. 23, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

With Type with Alexander Tochilovsky

Wed., Mar. 02 – Wed., Apr. 06, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Grid Systems Type Spa with Ellen Lupton

Tue., Mar. 01 – Tue., Mar. 08, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)

Capital Letter Breakdown with Gen Ramírez

Sat., Feb. 19 – Sun., Feb. 20, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Illustration: black & white to color with Miriam Martincic

Sat., Feb. 12 – Sat., Apr. 16, 2022
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Paper Engineering with Kelli Anderson

Wed., Feb. 09 – Wed., Apr. 13, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Paper Engineering with Kelli Anderson

Wed., Feb. 09 – Wed., Apr. 13, 2022
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)

Script Lettering Stylebook with Ken Barber

Tue., Feb. 08 – Tue., Apr. 12, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Introduction to Lettering with Ken Barber

Sat., Feb. 05 – Sun., Feb. 06, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Typography on the web with Scott Kellum

Fri., Feb. 04 – Fri., Apr. 08, 2022
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (EDT)

Principles of Typeface Design with Troy Leinster

Wed., Feb. 02 – Wed., Apr. 06, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Typography: Fundamentals with Alexander Tochilovsky

Wed., Feb. 02 – Wed., Feb. 23, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)

Sign Painting: Brush Lettering and Pro Layout with John Downer

Tue., Feb. 01 – Tue., Mar. 22, 2022
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EDT)