Masters Workshop: Summer 2010
Design History, Theory and Practice in Venice and Rome. Spend two weeks studying visual communication, specifically typography, in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition. Study with the best typographers in Italy. Visit the Trajan Column, the Pantheon and the Arch of Titus. Examine inscriptions on Roman buildings and monuments that have long been a typographic ideal.
This workshop in design history, theory and practice is an intensive period of study that enables students to research and analyze the roots of typography, draw type and letters from the classic models while practicing contemporary design with Italian and American designers and design historians.
The Masters Workshop fosters multidisciplinary design—through immersion—in architecture, art, literature, and even cuisine. Collaborations with Italian design organizations and businesses will result in unique projects and products.
The first week is in Venice and the second week is in Rome.