Letter Your City (Fall 2021)

Event Info

This online class will takes place on Thursday, October 21 from 6–9pm ET:

• Thurs, Oct 21 6–9pm ET

About the Workshop:

This workshop for students of all experience levels is offered alongside a joint conference between the American History Printing Association (AHPA) and the Grolier Club: Impresos: Printing Across Latin American and Caribbean Cultures.

Led by artist and Instructor Nubia Navarro, workshop participants will spend half of the workshop lettering by hand and the other half translating their work into digital type.

Each participant will use their favorite city as aesthetic inspiration to hand-design a small text-based composition. Afterward, students will learn how to polish their work digitally using Procreate. Navarro will cover hand lettering basics, composition techniques, and digital refinement.

There are a total of 12 spots open in this small-group workshop to ensure an optimal student-to-teacher ratio. Register now before the remaining spots fill up!

Required Materials:

• Pencil
• Tracing paper
• Ruler
• Eraser
• Tombow Dual Brush Marker, any legible color

See if any of the required materials are available in CBA’s shop–>

About the Instructor:

Nubia Navarro, better known as Nubikini, is a Venezuelan graphic designer, lettering artist, and brand developer. Her work is characterized by being bold, colorful, and bright. When she is not designing on the computer, she’s doodling at some coffee shop or in a taxi while she moves around the city. Her work has taken her to different places like the Dominican Republic, Perú, and Colombia. Some of her clients include Adobe, Airbnb, Adidas, Facebook, and Tiffany & Co. She recently has won a Type Directors Club award of excellence with one of her favorite branding projects, Mack & Pouya.

All images courtesy of the instructor.