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Due to the high international interest in this year’s Expert class Type design, we will admit 24 students instead of 16. Therefore, registration is open again!
The four-day kick-off event (October 21–24) is for the entire group. The online classes will be given twice, on Mondays and Wednesdays, each time from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Expert class Type design: get inspired by the typographic heritage of Antwerp

The Expert class Type design will have a mixed formula this year. From 21 till 24 October 2024, the online classes are complemented by an intensive four-day program in Antwerp, packed with in-person lessons, guest lectures, study visits, and social activities. The students will get to know each other better, while learning about the unique collection of punches, matrices, and prints that are preserved in Museum Plantin-Moretus. All the other lessons will be offered through distance learning. The online lessons are undoubtedly attractive for our international students, who will save themselves a lot of travel and hotel costs.

Taking the course online implies that research in the reading room of Museum Plantin-Moretus is not possible. To get around this, students will receive high-quality photos and scans of punches, smoke proofs, matrices, and prints from the museum’s large collection.

Over the course of nine online sessions, given between November 2024 and April 2025, a select group of students will have the chance to learn directly from Dr. Frank E. Blokland, type designer, font producer, software developer, and Senior Lecturer. He will provide in-depth insights into the history, theory, and practice of type design, sharing his vast knowledge and experience with students.

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