There are still a few places left on the 2026 TypoItalia workshop which runs between 22 June and 3 July.
Now in its third year, TipoItalia will guide you on a typographic excavation and digital revival of hand-painted signs from the streets of Venice, inscriptions from the Renaissance and Tipoteca’s collection of Art Nouveau and Art Deco wood and metal typefaces. Join us for this two two-week residency from June 22–July 3, 2026. We’ll explore old alphabets, print them via letterpress, and revive them to achieve computer-ready fonts. Type historians, printers and designers Riccardo Olocco, Rory Sparks, Mitch Blessing, and Dan Rhatigan will be your guides on this alphabetic excursion as you unearth and refresh the best of Italian lettering and typography.
TipoItalia encourages learners to see the alphabet in its myriad forms and trace their evolution to the type collection held by Tipoteca. This program fosters a “typographic archaeology” that can then be translated into printed works and digital type, allowing the participant to bring Italian typography to life.
It welcome educators, designers, and type lovers of all levels to experience the rich typographic legacy in the Veneto and the museum. Experience with letterpress and Glyphs software is helpful but not required.