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Take control of your type instead of letting it control you!
Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to “see” like you’ve never seen before. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, Gourmet Typography Training will sharpen your eye and give you the practical skills that will visibly improve your type.

Subjects covered include:
> What makes a good typeface
> Tracking, kerning, and word spacing
> Typographic do’s and don’ts
> Tips for more professional typography
> Keyboard shortcuts and time-saving tips

Every creative professional regardless of specialty can learn to communicate more effectively with type!

Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer, writer and educator specializing in all aspect of visual communication, from the aesthetic to the technical. Her in-depth knowledge of typography have earned her the respect of the top designers in the industry. Ilene formerly was the director of typeface development for International Typeface Corporation where she developed more than 300 text and display typefaces with such respected and world-renowned type designers as Sumner Stone, Erik Spiekermann, Jill Bell, Jim Parkinson, Tim Donaldson, and the late Phill Grimshaw. She “cut her typographic teeth” by working on Upper and Lowercase (U&lc) and other type projects with such legends as Ed Benguiat, Aaron Burns and Herb Lubalin.

Her clients include International Typeface Corporation (ITC), Adobe, Monotype Imaging Corporation, Linotype, Galápagos Design Group, and BJs. She has written for HOW Magazine, STEP Inside and Dynamic Graphics Magazine in addition to her monthly column for the www.fonts.com web site entitled fy(t)i – for your typographic information. Her recent book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, 2nd edition, has received numerous accolades from the type and graphic design community. Ilene lectures extensively on typography to both students and professionals.

AIGA Members $250
Non-members $350

Question?
Contact Laura Sauter at 617.780.6485 or email laura@sautercreative.com

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