In the spirit of design fiction, this four-day workshop will attempt to see what happens when the features of older alphabets—from abstract principles to superficial mannerisms—are applied to the Latin alphabet to create hybrid letterforms. Participants will generate their own original work, learning about various examples of hypothetical letterforms and writing systems along the way.

The ultimate purpose of this workshop is to understand how forms may emerge at the intersection of ideas, accidents, scenarios, and conjectures, as well as materials and techniques. Incidentally, participants will also become familiar with older writing systems.

With the focus on letterforms, typography would be the champion without any assisting imagery.

Art movements through history influenced color palettes and some type choices. This includes the resistance of traditional art in the Pop Art movement, sinewy flow of Art Nouveau and the geometry of Art Deco.

One of the biggest challenges was creating posters that communicated visually what the event was. In order to better understand the event, I was researching Angie and previously workshops she’s held. In addition, breaking down and studying the events presentation.