Collaborate with The Northern Block and take your typeface to the next level.
Typeface Design Workshop
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Date to be decided)
Jonathan Hill provides a four-hour session exploring typeface design methods and practices developed by the Northern Block over the past decade. You'll discover what makes a great typeface and the basic principles of how to make them. It'll help set you on the right path for creating a legible, readable, and technically functional typeface.
Work with us, not alone.
Individual
You may have recently graduated from Reading or KABE, are looking to set up your business, and require quick solutions to get your typefaces out there. Work together uniquely to discover the best way to make your font creations, no matter what the circumstance.
Agency
You've been working on a typeface idea for a client or customer, have invested a great deal of effort, but are missing the final ingredient to get it over the line. Work together closely to discover how to create your font and learn to understand how it works.
Foundry
You're a seasoned type foundry making top-class typefaces but may have hit a roadblock on how to finalise your project. Collaborate with The Northern Block and discover how to unlock new opportunities and explore unique markets, licensing models and distribution avenues.
Selected Collaborators
Sophie Beier
Associate Professor & Type Designer
Aoife Mooney
Assistant Professor & Type Designer
Ksenia Belobrova
Type Designer
FAQs
How do I make a font when I’m working on client-related projects?
Why not turn a typeface into your client-related project. We'll help you make the typeface; then we'll buy out. You get money to inject into your business, with no need for licensing or distribution deals.
Can I design a font for the subscriber market?
Yes, you can make a font for any distribution avenue. We'll work together to create the right strategy to maximise its licensing and sales potential.
We've been working on a custom typeface for a client, but how does it work on the website?
Not a problem. We'll take a look under the hood of your typeface to provide you with a complete audit on making the font work across the web and associated media.
What standard of work do you accept?
The standard of work must be high, preferably behind a master's degree in type design or industry experience with a recognised foundry. The typeface must cover basic Latin, punctuation, and numbers and support most European languages.
Recently typeface sales have dropped. How do I increase revenue?
Firstly, we'll review the tech spec of the fonts to make sure they meet current benchmark standards, and then working together, draft up an action plan to increase revenue.
What about incomplete or work-in-progress fonts?
Work-in-progress fonts are not currently supported, but we are looking at plans to offer these in the future.
Get in touch
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a type design business. Perhaps you want to help a client with a custom project, Or you have a font that requires help to get published. Whatever it is, The Northern Block can help you to make it.