Deep Dive Course:
Building Type Systems
with Benoît Bodhuin
A six-week live course on how to design a modular type system.
New dates TBA.
Why draw letters when you can build systems? Join world-renowned type designer Benoît Bodhuin for a deep dive into his striking architectures of modular typography. This workshop is a masterclass in visual systems. Whether you’re a seasoned typographer or a graphic designer looking for a fresh edge, Benoît will inspire you to see and build type systems in a whole new way.
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Who will be your teacher?
After studying mathematics at university, enrolling in a graphic design school, and spending a short time working in several agencies, Benoît Bodhuin has been working as an independent graphic designer in Lille, France. He works freely, alternating between personal projects and client commissions, with a focus on image-driven work—mainly visual identity, publishing, typography, and web design. His personal projects allow for more experimentation and research, leading most recently to typefaces such as Pipo, ZIGZAG, Marianne, and Mineral.
More about Benoît’s work: www.bb-bureau.fr
Is this a course for you?
For whom is the course:
This workshop is open to students, professionals, and curious creative minds of all ages and experience levels.
What is required:
Laptop and a vector software like Adobe Illustrator, Affinity, or Glyphs. No prior knowledge of type design is necessary, but appreciated.
What will you learn:
You will get an exclusive insight into Benoît’s workflow and develop a concept for your own type system.
Summing up!
6 weeks
1 live session per week,
2 hours each, Interactive, not pre-recorded
Small cohort
(10-15 participants) for real dialogue and feedback
Language:
English
Tools:
Glyphs, Adobe Illustrator or Affinity
Assignments
between sessions
Recordings are generally not available.
We believe learning happens through presence and interaction, not passive watching.
Sign up!
799 € + VAT
Includes all live sessions, exercises, and digital course materials.
If you have any questions about the course, feel free to email us at franziska@schoolofsystems.org.
«It is all about constraints you have! Requirements that tie your hands, very hard to translate into a typographic language — because of their strictness. And such a constraint is more of an idea, than a drawing. It is some sort of game.»
Benoît
