WoT News #15
Hello, Words of Type News readers!
It’s been a long long time since the last newsletter (sent in late February this year) 🫣
As an excuse, I had to take some time away, and for a great reason: my partner and I are overjoyed for the birth of our baby daughter who was born in late March 🐣
Now I’m getting (slowly but surely) back to business!
I. Previously…
We had a lecture and workshop on Japanese type design which was a blast! And we are considering to do a rerun next year, for those who might have missed it, or couldn’t join the workshop because it was full. Stay tuned if you are interested!
There were also a great conversation on Thai type design between Mint Tantisuwanna and Boom Suksumek, followed by their workshop on Thai lettering, for the first time in Thai language to make it more accessible for Thai designers!
The second edition of KBI Type Design started in June 23, with three cohorts, 25 participants, and an awesome team!
Check out the students project on the website!
KBI Type Design is set to continue every year until at least 2029, again, with different ”non-Latin” cohorts each year alongside Decolonizing Latin.
For 2027, we’ll share news when the application process will begin (very very soon!), so stay tuned if you’re interested or wish to share the news!
II. Upcoming WoT Events
Armenian Type: People, Projects, Possibilities (lecture), with Khajag Apelian
Oct 23 — 03:00 to 04:30 PM CET
This talk offers an introduction to the world of Armenian typography, tracing its development from historical writing and printing traditions to contemporary type design practice. […]
Drawing Armenian Letters (2-sessions workshop), , with Khajag Apelian
Oct 30 + Nov 13 — 03:00 to 07:00 PM CET
An introduction to Armenian letterforms through drawing. Starting from the calligraphic foundations of the Armenian script, participants will explore letter structure, experiment with different styles, and create their own lettering composition while gaining insight into the relationship between calligraphy, lettering, and type design. […]
Chinese Characters: A Component Perspective (lecture), with Tianmeng Xue
Oct 29 — 10:00 to 11:30 AM CET
This lecture investigates Chinese character design through the lens of components—the fundamental building blocks of Chinese characters. By examining how these components interact and evolve, it uncovers the structural principles underlying Chinese writing and reveals the aesthetic logic hidden within its complex visual forms. […]
Challenging Chinese Characters (2-sessions workshop), with Tianmeng Xue
Nov 5 + 12 — 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM CET
This workshop welcomes anyone curious about Chinese characters, regardless of their background or level of experience. Through an introduction to fundamental concepts of Chinese character construction, participants will explore their unique structural logic and design challenges through the lens of components. The workshop includes three progressive design exercises with feedback, guiding participants from simple structures to more complex challenges in Chinese type design.
Introduction to Font Production (lectures and/or 3-sessions workshop), with Rosalie Wagner
Dec 5 + 12 + 19 — 03:00 to 07:00 PM CET
(The lectures opening each workshop session can be taken separately for those who only wish to attend the lectures)
III. WoT Events & Recordings
For those who didn’t know it yet, you can find our free recordings on our YouTube channel, with every episode of WoT Conversations and our first free lecture.
Feel free to share and spread these great content!
III. Type foundries, companies: Support Words of Type!
If you are a type foundry or a company and wish to show the community that you are supporting Words of Type initiative, you can sponsor tickets to our events so that selected students can join for free!
We’ll gladly communicate about your support on our socials and during the events, and you get to help some students who wouldn’t be able to afford these otherwise 💖
Ask us about the future events if you’re interested!
What we are always proud of
Words of Type Encyclopedia has (so far, hehe) won THREE competitions! 🤩
TDC 2025, category: websites
Communication Arts 2026, category: Interactive
TDC Tokyo 2026, category: web site / applications
WE NEED YOU
We always need help to get going. There are many options to contribute:
- membership if you’re an individual;
- sponsorship if you’re a type foundry;
- partnership (to sponsor our events) if you’re a company or type foundry;
- donations too!
Please reach out and/or share this to make it happen 💫
Okay, that’s all for this month.
Thanks for reading, following, supporting, everything 💖
Lisa Huang
