As part of Birmingham Design Festival 2019, LoveLetters are offering a workshop focusing on typography and creative exploration. The workshop will give you a new appreciation of letterforms and signage; as well as an understanding of typographic terminology.
You will choose a letter from the alphabet, and, you’ll be tasked with finding letterforms in the urban environment. In the print room, you will reproduce your letters through drawing and relief printing (lino-cutting), which you’ll take home as a one-off print.
We supply all of the materials, just bring along a camera (or phone) to document the letters on the walk. No prior experience or drawing skills are necessary.
Speakers
Jane Anderson
Lecturer in Graphic Communication at Birmingham City University
Jane Anderson is a multidisciplinary creative practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She currently works across visual identity, print, packaging, and illustration. After graduating with a BA in Fine Art in 1998, she went on to develop her visual arts, graphic design, and illustration practice, and after a successful few years developing her style, Jane was featured in notable publications such as Design Week, The Guardian, Wallpaper, Sky Arts, Amelia’s Magazine, Computer Arts and Frieze. She also exhibited at the V&A in London as part of Channel 4’s Four Talent Showcase.
Ally Standing
Lecturer in Contextual Studies at Birmingham City University
Ally Standing is a Lecturer in Contextual Studies at Birmingham City University. She is a Birmingham-based visual artist and writer, with a psychogeographic, interdisciplinary practice, exploring ideas surrounding the built environment. Post-war architecture, postmodern space, and public art are some of her main areas of interest.
(Ally Standing photo Image credit: Olivier Metzger / Air France Magazine.)