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Vernacular Lettering

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $445
  • Earn 4,450 reward points
  • 41 Cooper Sq, New York, NY
  • over 2 sessions

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  • $445
  • over 2 sessions
  • Price includes a $25 registration fee. A $15 late fee will be applied after 09/23/2016
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What you'll learn in this drawing class:

Vernacular lettering can provide spirited inspiration for type, but learning how to distinguish the usable from the unusable elements is an important prerequisite. We will look carefully at key differences between lettering and typography, considering both formal and informal traits. 

Students will be shown examples of painted lettering, drawn lettering, and cutout lettering from the realm of signage. Students are also urged to bring images of vernacular lettering they have photographed or found. 

John will show workshop students how to interpret the "charming" naïveté they perceive in home made letters or nonprofessional painted signage, and then demonstrate how to draw from their impressions any stuff that's worth saving. That stuff, which we call "raw material," can be readily applied either in type design & graphic design if it is utilized with discretion. 

Required Materials:
  • Pencil, kneadable eraser, black ballpoint pen 
  • ITOYA Doubleheader calligraphy felt pen (black) 
  • Prismacolor Premiere Brush Marker (black) 
  • Small plastic triangle, or a plastic ruler 
  • Photocopies/prints of "found lettering" 
  • Smart phone or digital camera 

Please read: Required Materials Pencil, kneadable eraser, black ballpoint pen ITOYA Doubleheader calligraphy felt pen (black) Prismacolor Premiere Brush Marker (black) Small plastic triangle, or a plastic ruler Photocopies/prints of "found lettering" Smart phone or digital camera • pencil sharpener, if applicable • eraser • pad of tracing paper, at least 8.5? x 11? • 12 inch ruler • Sharpie® Fine and Extra Fine marker • adhesive tape for posting sketches Additional items will be supplied for an extra materials fee of $10, payable to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop. Please note that although participants may choose to focus on the manual exercises introduced during this workshop, comprehensive vector-drawing instruction will be covered. With that in mind, students are encouraged to bring a laptop with a licensed copy of Adobe Illustrator installed.
School Notes:
Registration fee is charged only once per semester.

Refund Policy

Refunds are granted if your written request to withdraw is received by our office as per schedule. Requests sent by mail will be considered by the date they are postmarked.

For 4-10 session classes

If you withdraw 5 business days before the first class session you will receive a 100% tuition refund. If you are withdrawing after the first session but before the second, then they are eligible for an E Voucher for 75% of the tuition fee. After the second class session no refunds or credits will be granted. 


For 1-3 session classes and workshops

If you withdraw 5 business days before the first class session you will receive a 100% tuition refund. If you withdraw 1 business day before the first class session you will receive a 75% tuition Electronic Voucher. No refund or voucher once the class starts. 

In case of withdrawal due to medically certified illness, a Cooper Union Letter of Credit/ Electronic Voucher will be issued upon receipt of physician's documentation. A Cooper Union Letter of Credit/Electronic Voucher will be issued for the balance of the remaining class sessions. There will be no monetary refund. Registration fees, model fees and materials fees are not refundable.

Refunds are processed in the order they are received and may take 8-10 business days to be processed.

$25.00 Registration Fee- Non-Refundable

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