Type Camp host a number of different camps throughout each year. The camps can be broken down into three different styles. Type Camp offer retreat style lettering camps which take place in relaxing settings. Immersion camps which can involve travel, and urban camps which are hosted over a couple of days and tend to be more intense.
Many of the Type Camp instructors are world renowned. The super talented and very knowledgeable Ken Barber can be found on the list of Type Camps instructors. Shelley Gruendler will be leading the next set of scheduled camps. She is the founder of Type Camp and has an extensive educational background in typography and graphical communication. Xandra Zamora will also be instructing, she has more than twenty years of experience running a calligraphic business.
Type Camp have released a schedule of their latest lettering camps, which include a variety of different locations around the world.
The following video should provide you with a little more insight into what Type camp is all about. It should also give you a better insight of what you can expect to learn or gain from Type Camp.
In Vancouver on November 14th 2015 you can learn about hand lettering in silver and gold with Shelley Gruendler and Xandra Zamora.
In San Francisco on December 4th 2015 you can learn copperplate script with Shelley Gruendler and Xandra Zamora.
In Bharat Mumbai on January 2nd – 3rd 2016 you can learn about creative typographic thinking with Shelley Gruendler.
In Bharat Delhi on January 9th – 10th 2016 you can learn about creative typographic thinking with Shelley Gruendler.
You can register for the upcoming Type Camps through the Type Camp website.
Prices for each camp vary depending upon location and length. The style of camp varies too, you can find more detail about the style of each camp by looking at the camp page on the Type Camp website.
