Calligraphy and Lettering courses in Paris & Barcelona

As an enthusiast of the letterforms’ universe, I offer Calligraphy, Lettering and Type design in-person and online courses both in Paris and Barcelona areas. My main goal: to approach these disciplines to everyone who is interested in and to naturally share everything I’ve learned so far.

Please, if you wish further information about any of the upcoming courses or you want me to organise a workshop at your place, get in touch with me directly. I also run private Calligraphy and Lettering workshops in Paris and in Barcelona. Stay tuned! 
Listed below you will find a selection of some of the educational activities I’ve carried out since early 2016.

Calligraphy or Lettering?

There is no drawing in Calligraphy, letters are written and not retouched. The stroke keeps bare. Consequently, the resulting forms are always different, unique. Technique is indispensable, but precision and a controlled rhythm are good allies to obtain satisfactory results.
However, it is the drawing that has the main role in Lettering practice. Regardless of having been first handwritten or not, the letter forms are retouched by drawing over them. The original stroke is normally covered with multiple integrated elements that set up each letter. As well as in Calligraphy, rhythm and precision are important factors for a good execution. 


Some courses, workshops & masterclasses I’ve run

2024
Le Paon Paris 10e, 6-7 July 2024: in-person Calligraphy workshop.

TypeParis Summer24 6-week programme. Instructor for Calligraphy and Type design.

Double online course of initiation to Brush Calligraphy on the artistic workshops platform Le Paon [in French].

2023ECV Lille. Master in Artistic Direction & Graphic Design. Course Instructor: custom Calligraphy & Lettering for Branding projects. 

TypeParis Summer23 6-week programme. Instructor for Calligraphy and Type design.

— Berlin HMKW University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Management & ECV Bordeaux. Master Program. Course Instructor: custom Calligraphy & Lettering for Branding projects. Workshop summary video.


LCI Barcelona. Course Instructor: custom Calligraphy & Lettering for Branding projects.


2022TypeParis 2022 6-week programme. Instructor for Calligraphy and Type design. Facilitator in both Marta Cerdà & Ian Party talks.

Visions Barcelona. Course Instructor: Art Nouveau & Art Déco Calligraphy & Lettering. 2nd edition.

2021
ESDi Barcelona. Speaker at ESDiTalks about teaching while learning, being freelance and starting from scratch in a new country.

École Duperré Paris. DN MADE. Course Instructor: Atelier de Lettrage autour l’universe d’Elsa Schiaparelli.

Visions Barcelona. Course Instructor: Art Nouveau & Art Déco Calligraphy & Lettering. 1st edition.


EASD Serra i Abella Barcelona. Workshop Instructor: Brush Calligraphy.

2020Visions Barcelona. Course Instructor: Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting.

TypeParis workshops. Course Instructor: Design de lettres. Italics.

The Hub Space Barcelona. Workshop Instructor: Caligrafía con pincel, beginner and advanced levels. 4th edition.


— Performer at the Calligraphy happening within «Alfabetos mágicos» exhibition about Gudrun and Hermann Zapf in Barcelona.

Ravals Taller Barcelona. Course Instructor: Hand-Lettering, beginner level. 6th edition.

2019
EAD Sant Cugat. Masterclass Instructor: Lettering y Tipografía.


EAD Sant Cugat. Masterclass Instructor: Caligrafía con pincel.
Setfonts Mallorca. Workshop Instructor for Brush Calligraphy and Speaker.

TypeParis 2019 6-week programme. Instructor for Calligraphy.

Illa. Escola d’Art i Disseny. Workshop Instructor: Lettering on fabrics.


EA Pau Gargallo Barcelona. Masterclass Instructor: Edition of digital Typography.

2018
Visions Barcelona. Course Instructor: Introduction to Calligraphy.

EAD Sant Cugat. Instructor for Type Design. 3rd edition.


Escola d’Art La IndustrialCourse Instructor: Introduction to Calligraphy & Lettering. 3rd edition.

2017
EAD Sant Cugat. Instructor for Type Design. 2nd edition.


Creatus Dominus 2017. Facilitator in the roundtable discussion Tipografia vs. Lettering vs. Cal·ligrafia.

Escola d’Art La Industrial. Course Instructor: Introduction to Calligraphy & Lettering. 3rd edition.

2016
EAD Sant Cugat. Instructor for Type Design. 1st edition.


La Casa Elizalde Barcelona. Course Instructor: Introduction to Calligraphy & Lettering. 1st edition.




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