The course Font Creation is about learning to see letters in the most unexpected places and transforming them into an original typeface. Instead of standard tools, we will use everyday objects: orange peels, wire, burnt matches, shadows, or anything else imagination suggests.
Under the guidance of experienced designers, participants will explore the basics of type design through experimentation and play with materials. We will begin with collective brainstorming and mind mapping, after which each participant will choose their own concept and materials, create a prototype, refine it, and present it at the final session.

Course outcome: a completed font project based on a unique idea and chosen technique.

Location: Atelier, Center for Contemporary Culture Tselinny, Masanchi St. 59, Almaty
Languages: Russian and Kazakh

Participation in the Creative Laboratory with Freedom Bank program is free of charge — grants are provided with the support of Freedom Bank. To apply, please fill out the form on the Center’s website. When selecting participants, we consider the need for financial support (including teenagers from large or low-income families), the quality of the application, and motivation — how important this course is for the participant and how they plan to use the knowledge and experience gained.

Mentors:

Zhanna Ee — designer with experience in branding, product design, and design research in Kazakhstan, Barcelona, Treviso, Paris, and Moscow. Zhanna is co-founder of OI CREATIVE studio, Cross Cultural Workshop (a research project on saddles in Kazakhstan), and Make Mektep (a participatory redesign of rural school toilets).

Ilyas Daulbayev — visual artist and designer. The central artistic element of his practice is the “word” — in the form of poetry or prose.

For all inquiries related to the course, please contact: learning@tselinny.org