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Type + Code v2

Type + Code is a studio course in which students combine web programming with variable fonts to create interactive, dynamic typographic experiences. Students will become proficient in code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) and type design (Glyphs) to create original fonts, web specimens, digital articles, and more. This course encourages students to push the boundaries on contemporary type design and find new or underutilized use cases for experimental typography, both as a form of expression and in practical applications. These experiments are supported by readings from a wide variety of influences, including video games, performance studies, and computer science.

No prior experience in type design or coding is required.

  • RISD
  • Fall 2025
  • GRAPH 3123

Course Materials

Syllabus

An overview of the full course.

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Schedule

Agenda and homework for each week.

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Tutorials

Learn how to type design in Glyphs and code websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Inspiration

Links to fun fonts and websites!

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Exercises

Quick, fun assignments that we’ll complete during class.

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Font Gauntlet

Test your fonts on the web!

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Student Work

Upload your finished projects here!

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Final Checklist

Make sure you complete all of these items!

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Projects

P1: Point

Design a pixel font!

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P2: Path

Remix an open-source font by turning it into a variable font!

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P3: Polygon

Design an original variable font!

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P4: Publish

Launch a type foundry with all of the fonts you created this semester!

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P5: Perform

Create a web-based type specimen for one of your original variable fonts!

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PS: Passport

Create a presentation compiling examples of innovative uses of typography on websites!

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Lectures

Week 1

  • 9/4/25

Week 2

  • 9/11/25
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