Turn font-making into a skill you can use for your work, your clients, and for sale.

Letter&Co. Full is our comprehensive, self-paced type design program for artists and designers who want to go beyond their first working font and develop the creative, technical and professional skills behind type design.

Go deeper into the entire font-making process – from developing stronger concepts and more refined typefaces to font editing, spacing, kerning, OpenType features, publishing and marketing your work. Learn from 8 international instructors across type design, font engineering, type history and font marketing, and build a skill set you can keep using for your own projects, custom client work, and fonts you can publish and sell.

Everything You Need To Take Your Font-Making Further

Creating one working font is a great first step. Building type design into your creative practice means understanding why letterforms work, how to make stronger decisions, and how to take a typeface further technically and professionally. Letter&Co. Full brings the complete process together in one self-paced program, with lessons from specialists in type design, font engineering, type history and font marketing. Go beyond your first working version and learn how to develop, refine, program, publish and market typefaces you can use for your own work, client projects, or sell.

Letter&Co. Full, In A Nutshell

Go beyond your first working font and build a repeatable type design skill you can bring into your creative practice.

1. DEVELOP STRONGER IDEAS

☞ Go deeper into type foundations, research and drawing to build more distinctive typeface concepts.

2. MASTER THE TOOLS

☞ Expand, refine, space, kern and program your font using professional font-making tools.

3. BRING IT INTO THE WORLD

☞ Publish your typeface and learn ways to market and monetize your work.

A Comprehensive Type Design Education From International Experts In Lettering, Font Engineering & Font Marketing

Learn through in-depth, pre-recorded lessons from specialists across the entire font-making process – from drawing and type history to font engineering, OpenType and marketing.

Each instructor brings a different professional perspective to help you understand not just how to make a font, but how typefaces are developed and brought into the world.

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MARTINA FLOR

Martina Flor combines her talents as both a designer and an illustrator in the drawing of letters. She grew up in Buenos Aires and studied in Spain and the Netherlands. Now based in Berlin, she works with a focus on type, lettering and illustration for clients all over the world. Her work has been featured in many publications and she teaches and lectures extensively.

www.martinaflor.com

@martinaflor

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RAINER E. SCHEICHELBAUER

Rainer Erich (‘Eric’) Scheichelbauer was born in Vienna, and studied photography, philosophy and Dutch. Today, he creates and produces typefaces, gives type design workshops, translates Dutch books on typography into German, and writes articles and Python scripts. He joined the Glyphs team in 2012, and has been writing tutorials and the handbook ever since.

www.glyphsapp.com

@glyphsapp

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SOL MATAS

Sol Matas is a type designer from Buenos Aires, currently living in Berlin. Graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Graphic Design, Digital Design and Typeface Design postgraduate programs. Guest Lecturer at the Type Master program at the same institution. She has developed font projects in Latin, Cyrillic, Devanagari and Greek scripts and has collaborated on typefaces for a variety of foundries.

solmatas.com

@tullida

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DAN REYNOLDS

Dan Reynolds is an American designer who lived in Berlin in the 2010s. Now he teaches at the Hochschule Niederrhein. Dan used to work in fonts at Linotype and LucasFonts. He has a Master of Arts in Typeface Design from the University of Reading and a doctorate from the HBK Braunschweig. His research focus is on foundries from Germany’s imperial era.  Picture: © Norman Posselt

typeoff.de

@typeoff

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ULRIKE RAUSCH

Berlin-based type designer and letterer Ulrike Rausch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design from Potsdam University of Applied Science (Germany). In 2009 Ulrike founded her own type foundry called LiebeFonts, providing high-quality typefaces and hand-crafted letterings with a charming personality and obsessive attention to detail.

liebefonts.com

@liebefonts

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ELÍAS PRADO

Elías Prado is a lettering artist and designer from Mendoza, Argentina. He completed his studies of Industrial Design in Gran Canaria, Spain, followed by years of experience in graphic design, advertising and illustration. In 2018 he joined Studio Martina Flor in Berlin to build his career on lettering and type design.

www.martinaflor.com

@eliasjprado

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IVO GABROWITSCH

Ivo Gabrowitsch is a marketing and creative leader who has font customers front and center. Having worked for brands like FontShop, FontFont, MyFonts, Linotype, and Monotype he understands the type business like no other. His company Fontwerk is dedicated to help type designers and foundries making a living with their passion. Picture: © Norman Posselt

ivo.berlin

@gabrowitsch

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FERDINAND ULRICH

Ferdinand Ulrich is a typographer, design researcher, frequent writer and occasional type designer. He pursues a PhD at the University of Reading, researching the discourse on early digital type design, and regularly teaches at Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). His articles are published in Eye Magazine, Typographica, et al. Photograph © Norman Posselt

www.ferdinandulrich.com

@ferdinandulrich

Create, Refine, Publish & Market Your Fonts

With a library of in-depth video lessons, a workbook companion, practical tools and bonus training inside the student area, Letter&Co. Full gives you the framework to keep developing your type design skills at your own pace. This is the program that takes you beyond the streamlined first-font process and deeper into the foundations, software, techniques and professional knowledge behind creating fonts in a systematic, repeatable way.

A Comprehensive, Self-Paced Program You Can Follow On Your Own Schedule

Whether you want to add type design to your creative services, build custom fonts for clients and brands, create typefaces for your own projects, or publish fonts for sale, Letter&Co. Full gives you the knowledge and tools to keep taking your work further. The program is fully self-paced and on-demand, so you can move through the material on your own schedule and apply what you learn directly to your own font projects.

“Letter&Co and the great instructors gave me the guidance and support I needed to start applying all that knowledge and theory into a real project. The overall experience was very nice! I totally recommend it.”

Joaquin Diaz

“Letter&Co. covered all the relevant aspects of a type design project, from the history of letters to sketching techniques, even to the marketing of a font. Letter&Co. is  helpful for every skill level, you’ll learn a lot whether you’re a beginner or a little bit more advanced.”

Anni Kylmälä

“Big thanks to all the instructors who proved to be professional, prepared, knowledgeable, and possessed an affable, positive energy, keeping me and my font interested and motivated.”

Bryan Geraghty

“I instantly knew that it is going to be worth it. Letter&Co. is not just another type design course. It provided me with a huge library of resources that I can keep going back. If you are looking out to start your journey type design, this is the perfect program for you.”

Tanvi Deshpande

“Besides all of the amazing instructors and high quality content, one of the nicest things about Letter&Co is the warm and inclusive atmosphere and tone that is set by Martina and all of the instructors and students, that I found so conducive to learning.”

Jamie Otelsberg

What’s Included In Letter&Co. Full

0. INTRODUCTION

with Martina Flor

Come on board and go through the introductory unit for Letter&Co. with Martina Flor so you know how to navigate the program and make the most of the self-paced material.

1. BASICS OF TYPE DESIGN

with Martina Flor

Learn basic terminology and gain a broader understanding of the logic behind letterforms.

2. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION

with Dan Reynolds

Discover design historian Dan Reynolds’s type specimen collection and gather inspiration for your font project.

3. CALLIGRAPHY BASICS

with Martina Flor

Learn how to use calligraphic tools and discover their influence on today’s letter forms.

4. SKETCHING LETTER FORMS

with Martina Flor

Learn sketching techniques , brainstorm your first shapes and create a prototype word for your font.

5. THE BRIEFING FOR YOUR FONT

with Martina Flor

Define a brief for your project and set some boundaries for its scope.

6. FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL

with Elías Prado

Learn how to draw letter shapes with vector tools and digitise your letterforms.

7. HISTORY OF TYPE MAKING

with Ferdinand Ulrich

Walk you through the history of type making in an historical letterpress workshop in Berlin.

8. FONT EDITING

With Sol Matas & Rainer Scheichelbauer

Learn how to use the font editor GlyphsApp. Learn how to space, kern and expand your character set.

9. PROGRAMMING YOUR FONT

with Ulrike Rausch

Learn how to program the behaviour of your font through OpenType features.

10. MARKETING YOUR FONT

with Ivo Gabrowitsch

Discover strategies to publish and market your font.

11. WRAP-UP

With Martina Flor

You’ll learn what the next steps can be after designing and marketing your own font.

And There’s More

Bonus Trainings, Tools & Resources

Alongside the core program, you’ll get additional trainings and resources designed to deepen your understanding of type, help you work with professional tools, and show you how to bring your font into the world.

Bonus 1

Field Trips In Type History & Inspiration

Explore type history and sources of inspiration through recorded virtual field trips, including Dan Reynolds’s type specimen collection and Ferdinand Ulrich’s tour of type-making history.

Bonus 2

Software & Tools

Learn the professional tools used to build and refine fonts, with guidance that helps you get up and running without getting lost in complicated software.

Bonus 3

Market Your Font

Learn how to publish and market your font, explore marketplaces where you can offer your work, and discover ways to monetize your typefaces and create an additional income stream.
Plus, you’ll get a multi-page workbook, templates and downloads, sample fonts for personal use and more.

Yes, you’ll receive an official diploma.

This is what students have to say about Letter&Co.

“Letter&Co is an immensely valuable program and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn type design. The program is structured in such a methodical way that you get an opportunity to understand what it takes to design a font from start to finish, with the most knowledgeable and distinguished group of instructors to guide you along the way.”

Jamie Otelsberg

“Letter&Co helped create my font for many reasons. The emphasis on calligraphy and sketching was invaluable. The course was well balanced. With field trips, practical experimentation, and new software, variety wasn’t lacking and I was learning new skills in the process.”

Bryan Geraghty

“The program really helped me to put my skills in action in encouraging ways.”

Anni Kylmälä

Try Letter&Co. Full Risk-Free For 30 Days

Start exploring the self-paced program and dive into the lessons and resources. If within the first 30 days you decide Letter&Co. Full isn’t the right fit for you, simply send us a note and we’ll refund your tuition.

Your First Font Doesn’t Have To Be Your Last.

You already know what it feels like to take a font from an idea to something you can actually use. Letter&Co. Full is the next step: building the deeper creative, technical and professional skills to do it again – with stronger concepts, more ambitious projects and more possibilities for where your typefaces can go.

Make fonts for your own work. Create custom type for clients and brands. Publish and sell your fonts. Or simply add a highly specialized skill to your creative toolkit.

If font-making sparked something in you, Full gives you the structure to keep developing it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The course starts as soon as you enroll. Letter&Co. Full is completely self-paced and on-demand, so there is no fixed start date, cohort schedule or deadline. You can move through the program on your own schedule.

You’ll have lifetime access to the course and upcoming updates.

Yes! This is an online course, so you can access from wherever you are.

Letter&Co. Full is designed for designers, lettering artists and illustrators who want to deepen their type design skills. If you’ve already worked through Letter&Co. Mini, you’re perfectly prepared to continue into Full.

Not at all. Full goes beyond the basics and covers deeper creative, technical and professional aspects of type design, including font editing, spacing, kerning, OpenType features, type history, publishing and marketing. Even if you’ve created a typeface before, the program can help you refine your process and expand your skills.

You’ll need A4 plain paper, tracing paper, a pencil, your computer and a mouse or tablet, ideally with Adobe Illustrator installed. You’ll also use Glyphs App during the font-editing portion of the program.

Basic Adobe Illustrator / vector-drawing skills are recommended. Previous Glyphs App experience is not required; the program includes instruction on how to use it.

The fee includes full access to the Letter&Co. Full self-paced lessons, the workbook, templates and downloads, recorded field trips, font-editing and programming instruction, the Market Your Font training, and the resources included in the student area.

Letter&Co. Full is available as a one-time payment, with a 3-payment installment plan also available. You’ll get access to the program from the start regardless of the payment option you choose.

Both. The program combines theory with practical exercises and demonstrations, so you can apply what you learn directly to your own font projects at your own pace.

We are happy to issue a refund within the first 30 days.

Upgrade to Letter&Co. Full

After September 16, Letter&Co. Full will still be available to you, but the upgrade price will return to $1,200.

➸ Lifetime access to Letter&Co. content
➸ Access to the Field-trips
➸ Software and Tools 
➸ Market Your Font Training

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