Christopher Haanes - Road to Antiqua - July 7 - 28, 2026

The Antiqua is an almost omnipresent type of letter. We find it in a majority of our novels, and our bookshelves are filled with it. Littera Antica is the proper term. It has also been called ‘Oldstyle’ (pretty imprecise, right?). Although many consider the Antiqua to be a purely typographic form, most calligraphers know better. It springs out of calligraphic letterforms, made for example by Paduan scribes such as Bartolomeo San Vito. In this workshop we will move from a ‘foundational hand’ (an English carolingian manuscript letterform) to understand the underlying form, and gradually approach a fully mature Antiqua form. I will be demonstrating digitization in Glyphs, and participants will get a comprehensive pdf with calligraphic models & digitizing tips. Students are also eligible for a temporary discount on Glyphs, the type design software program. (This is a Mac only program, but feel free to use FontLab or any other type design app, as the principles are the same).

Road to Antiqua
Christopher Haanes

7/7/2026–7/28/2026

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Time zone outside USA)

Registration Link: https://christopherhaanes.com/from-pen-to-print/