Events
Micro Typography
with François Chastanet
Join us and discover different regional styles from Los Angeles, Tijuana, and Monterrey.
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The text block is fundamental to any typographic system, whether on the page or on screen. But which typeface should you use, and at what size? How do you determine line length and leading? And how do readability and hierarchy shape the reading experience?
This workshop examines both the finer details and broader principles of typography, from the letter to the page. We will begin by exploring the relationship between type size, leading, line length, ragging, and justification. Following an introduction to traditional methods of page construction, we will set continuous text within both single-column and multicolumn grid systems.
This two-day workshop is intended for anyone seeking a refresher in setting a balanced, well-structured text block. A basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign is required.
François Chastanet
François Chastanet is an architect, graphic and type designer interested in written signs in public space, from wayfinding typography to ephemeral handwritings and co-founder of TypoMorpho studio, based in Bordeaux, France. As a documentary author, he writes on urban epigraphy and the evolution of the Latin letter in the 20th and 21st centuries. Books by Chastanet include Pixação: São Paulo Signature (XG Press, 2007), Cholo Writing: Latino Gang Graffiti in Los Angeles (Dokument Press 2009, second edition 2024), Dishu: Ground Calligraphy in China (Dokument Press, 2013), and Toulouse Letters: Teaching Experiments in Letter Drawing (B42, 2018). Currently teaches signage and environmental graphics in the Graphic Design Department of the École Supérieure d’Art et de Design des Pyrénées / Ésad Pyrénées in Pau (previously taught at the Institut Supérieur des Arts de Toulouse / isdaT 2002–25, and the École Supérieure d’Art et de Design de Saint-Étienne / Esadse 2010–12).
