The Typography Dojo is a place where we come together to explore the techniques in the practice of type and typography with training from design Sensei. Join us to learn from the masters.

Every type designer has their own source of inspiration, their own way of working through problems, and ultimately creating the finished work. Neil will show his process along with a how and why he still believes that a pencil, brush, or pen to paper first is the most important step to any creative endeavor. He will demonstrate with early sketches, sketchbook notes, and developmental work for his most current release Scotch, as well as a glimpse into how his process changes for client work and bespoke typefaces.

Neil Summerour is a Georgia-based type designer and lettering artist. He’s the founder of Positype, type foundry, and Swash & Kern, lettering studio. Summerour lectures, workshops, draws letters, makes typefaces and lives happily ever after, over and over. He’s won the Type Directors Club Certificate of Typographic Excellence 6 times and was a 2012 recipient of the People’s Choice Award in the Morisawa Type Design competition for his Japanese typeface, Tegaki. His type and lettering work is used by such renowned brands as Oculus, Facebook, Girl Scouts of America, Victoria’s Secret, Revlon, PINK, Good Housekeeping, id Software, David Bowie, BBC, L’Oreal, Panera, Audible, Molson Coors, Colliers International, and ABC. He currently serves as Chair for the Society of Typographic Aficionados.

Dojo: Everyone Does it Differently with Neil Summerour