Type Design - BA1 S1 2025-2026

First-year students were invited to manually sketch the typographic skeleton of lowercase alphabet letters. The objective was to maintain the proportions, curves, and characteristic axes of each letter while paying close attention to visual coherence and consistency in the drawing.

Studio project (2026) with Robert Huber

Assistants: Dorian Pangallo
Students: Melissa Appelon, Marc Auderset, Olivia Bindon, Suriya Brambilla, Marta Casemi, Alizée Clavien, Ethan Degano, Andrea Dominguez, Mathias Dugenne, Lila Gomez Gaillet, Juliana Granato, Xenia Grange, Bérangère Gremion, Salomé Huwiler, Rebecca Indermühle, Kevin Jeangros, Nolan Latorre, Zachary Ramelet, Gabrielle Richard, Théo Rizzo, Anastassia Siebold, Baptiste Sultana, Margaux Tinguely
Department Visual Communication: Graphic Design
Know-how: Type design

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