The Continuing Education Department of The Cooper Union, in conjunction with the Type Directors Club, offers a Postgraduate Certificate in Typeface Design.
Top industry professionals lead a highly focused and comprehensive study of key typeface design principles: technique, technology, aesthetics, expression, history, and theory. Students explore the foundation of typography in depth by creating their own typefaces in hands-on classes, while developing a broad understanding of the field through lectures, discussions, and research. Electives are offered each term, focusing on topics such as pen and brush lettering, Python programming, and advanced tools for font development. A series of guest lectures round out the curriculum, allowing students deeper insight into specific relevant topics.
Participants leave the program with the specialized skills to design professional-quality digital typefaces and lettering.
Applications for the 2012 Condensed Program are due by midnight of February 28, 2012.
Summer 2012 Condensed Program
A summer Intensive in Typeface Design which runs from mid-June through mid-July. Details about the summer will be announced in December.
2011–2012 Extended Program
The Extended Program in Typeface Design runs for three terms (fall, spring, and summer), starting on October 3rd, 2011. Classes are held evenings and weekends on Cooper Union’s New York City campus.
Upcoming Public Events

Guest event: Type Revivals: From the Early Days to the Digital Age
Jerry KellyMon, Feb 13, 2012 6:30pm– Mon, Feb 13, 2012 8:30pm
Free and open to the public

Guest event: Artists look, scientists measure: Legibility from the perspectives of typography and vision science.
Denis G. PelliMon, Feb 20, 2012 6:30pm– Mon, Feb 20, 2012 8:30pm
Free and open to the public

Workshop: The Anatomy of Capital Letters
Sumner StoneSat, Mar 10, 2012– Sun, Mar 11, 2012
Open to the public for a fee (space permitting)

