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type room

set a headline in lowercase sans. learn weight, tracking and the grid by moving real letters.

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what you learn

one typeface, two weights, and the ranking they give a page
tracking: why big type is set tighter
the lowercase register and where capitals come back
setting type on a twelve-column grid

in the werkstatt system

the method

every exercise here follows the same four moves.

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lessons in the type room

7a headline in lowercasetype room · 4 minutes · set one headline in lowercase and see what changes.8weight and trackingtype room · 5 minutes · rank three lines of text using only weight and size.9type on the gridtype room · 6 minutes · set a headline that starts and ends on the column grid.

the other rooms

color studio

mix, match and name colors on a living wheel. start with the three primaries and find out why they hold together.

form lab

draw with a ruler and a compass. build a chair, a teapot or a poster from nothing but basic shapes.