This hands-on workshop explored the visual dialogue between letterforms from different scripts.

This workshop explored the visual dialogue between scripts, focusing on rhythm, contrast, flow, modularity and cultural exchange. Participants deconstructed, remixed and invented hybrid alphabets using shapes, grids, stencils or cut letters. All work was paper-based, with laptops optional for research. They drew, swapped and combined words from different languages to create a collaborative “Lingua Franca” type specimen poster. Led by John Paul Dowling, Head of Communication Design at NCAD, the session reflected his international expertise in typographic research, education and practice.

About NCAD

The National College of Art and Design holds a unique position in art and design education in Ireland, offering the broadest range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Many of Ireland’s leading artists, designers and art educators have studied or taught at the College, which has long been the country’s central institution for art and design education.