No Bad Fonts: The Secrets to Picking & Pairing
Live + Recorded Workshop

No Bad Fonts

The Secrets to Picking & Pairing

This one-of-a-kind approach to picking & pairing type focuses on effective font selection and pairing for designers, emphasizing the concepts of a unique core fundamental of design — Contrast and Affinity — to help you understand the why behind your choices. Participants will learn to move beyond traditional methods, understand visual design fundamentals, and gain practical experience through exercises and real-world examples.

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Workshop Details

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What will we learn?

Discover the hidden secrets behind selecting and pairing fonts in our dynamic workshop designed for designers of all levels.

We’ll dive into the core concepts of Contrast and Affinity, showing you how to balance these essential elements to create eye-catching, beautiful, and well-balanced designs.

Learn why traditional font-picking methods fall short, and uncover the creative strategies to elevate your typography game.

  • Forget the outdated and misguided ways everyone else teaches picking fonts — no top 10, no basic serif + sans-serif
  • Learn the core fundamentals of all visual design, as a base to understand what works vs. what doesn’t — and why
  • Learn the knobs & dials you as a designer have control over when adjusting a real design, and how that applies to type
  • Get real-life practice using these tools with an included work sheet we’ll work on together in real time

With practical exercises, real-world examples, and expert tips, you'll leave empowered to make any font choice work for your design.

Date and Time

October 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Duration

1.5 hours

Format

Live online session with recording access

Who's this for?

Suitable for both beginners and experienced designers

Meet Your Instructors

TJ

Thomas Jockin

Founder of TypeThursday, a global typography meetup, accomplished professional type designer, and design educator/professor

MR

Micah Rich

Designer, developer, entrepreneur. Original founder of The League of Moveable Type, after starting it in 2009. Contributed to a number of open-source fonts and worked with companies like Stripe, Google, Mozilla, and more.

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