Design Summer Schools 2025

📅 June 2-25, 2025. New York City, USA

The D-Crit Summer Intensive, formally known as the Design Writing and Research Summer Intensive, is a two-week, in-person program held at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. It is designed for individuals who want to refine their skills as design thinkers, researchers, and storytellers—whether they are practicing designers or creative professionals interested in writing compellingly about images, objects, and spaces.

Key features of the program include:

• Workshops and Seminars: Participants engage in seven faculty-led workshops and a robust schedule of seminars, lectures, and studio visits, covering a range of writing genres and imaginative approaches.
• Practical Skills Development: The curriculum emphasizes essential techniques such as interviewing, podcasting, pitching, archive research, close observation, analysis, and critique, both individually and in small groups.
• Project-Based Learning: By the end of the intensive, participants complete several pieces of writing, develop story ideas, and build a toolkit for writing authoritatively and creatively about design.
• Distinguished Faculty and Guest Speakers: The faculty includes leading writers, critics, and editors, with past guest speakers and studio visits featuring prominent designers, architects, and urban planners.
• Collaborative Environment: The intensive fosters a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, encouraging experimentation and critical dialogue.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ For who is it: for both designers seeking to examine their profession through writing and non-designers interested in learning to write about design and visual culture.
⏰ Deadline: April 15, 2025
💵 Fee: $1950 USD
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Molly Heintz, Adam Harrison Levy, Craig Taylor, Rob Walker, Eric Schwartau, Karrie Jacobs, Leital Molad, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Nicolas Kemper
⛺️ Including accommodation: -
🏅 Credits: -
🍳 Including Meals: -
✈️ Including Travel cost: -

In summary, the D-Crit Summer Intensive is a hands-on, workshop-driven experience aimed at enhancing participants’ abilities to write, research, and think critically about design and its impact.

📅 June 3 to 11 July, 2025. Paris France

The 10th edition of TypeParis Summer 25 is an intensive six-week type design program held in Paris from June 3 to July 11, 2025. It is designed for graphic designers, typographers, web designers, educators, and recent graduates who want to develop professional skills in typeface design, calligraphy techniques, type history, and modern software practices.

Key features include:

• Comprehensive Curriculum: The program covers the fundamentals and advanced practices of typeface design, including calligraphy as a foundation, type history, and digital font production using modern tools.
• Intensive Instruction: Participants receive 340 hours of instruction over six weeks, with two sessions daily led by pairs of instructors to ensure personalized guidance and progress.
• Diverse Participant Levels: The program welcomes beginners with no prior type design experience as well as experienced typography enthusiasts, fostering a diverse and supportive learning environment.
• Guest Critics and Field Visits: Weekly guest critics provide individual reviews of participants’ typeface projects, and the program includes visits to notable French institutions related to type history and printing.
• Outcome: Graduates leave with specialized skills to design high-quality digital typefaces, lettering, and logotypes, with many producing multiple styles and complete type families.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: raphic designers, typographers, web designers, educators
⏰ Deadline: Closed for 2025. Be ready for next year, deadline is set on 14 March 2026!
💵 Fee: €5480, the tuition fee includes materials, software licenses, access to the TypeParis Now conference, and various type design tools and goodies.
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Mathieu Réguer, Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer, Albert-Jan Pool, Georg Seifert, Jean François Porchez, Julie Soudanne, Cecilia del Castillo, Ramiro Espinoza, Diana Ovezea, Gina Serret, Malou Verlomme, Marc Rouault
⛺️ Including accommodation: no.
🏅 Credits: no.
🍳 Including meals: no.
✈️ Including travel cost: no.

In summary, TypeParis Summer 25 offers an immersive, expert-led experience for anyone eager to master type design, blending traditional calligraphy and history with cutting-edge digital practices in a vibrant cultural setting.

📅 July 14-16, 2025. Porto, Portugal

The Porto Design Summer School is an intensive, two-week editorial design course held annually in Porto, Portugal. Since 2013, it has brought together participants from around the world - from students at the start of their design careers to experienced professionals seeking fresh inspiration - to focus on editorial design and typography in a collaborative, practice-based environment.

Key aspects of the programme include

• Editorial Design Focus: The curriculum focuses on editorial design and typography, with additional attention to Porto's unique heritage of vintage shop signage and vernacular lettering.
• International Faculty: The course is led by a team of established international designers and educators, often joined by guest tutors who are prominent figures in the design world.
• Diverse participants: Students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds and skill levels, fostering a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives.
• Collaborative learning: Participants work together on common tasks, guided by tutors, and are encouraged to draw personal relevance and meaning from the experience.
• Immersive experience: The programme includes workshops, informal design evenings with local professionals and opportunities to explore Porto's vibrant design scene.
• Location: Set in one of Europe's oldest and most visually striking cities, the Summer School uses Porto's inspiring environment as a backdrop for creative exploration.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: Graduate and postgraduate design students, professional designers
⏰ Deadline: Sunday 15 June 2025
💵 Fee: € 1890
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Ana Resende, André Cruz, Hamish Muir and Andrew Howard
⛺️ Includes accommodation: Yes
🏅 Credits: No
🍳 Includes meals: Opening and closing receptions are included, other daily meals are not.
✈️ Includes travel: No

The Porto Design Summer School offers a unique, hands-on opportunity to deepen skills in editorial design and typography, connect with leading practitioners and engage with a global community of designers in the culturally rich city of Porto.

📅 July 14-18, 2025. London, UK

The Typography Summer School 2025 in London is an intensive program designed for graduates of graphic design who want to bridge the gap between student and professional practice while deepening their understanding of typography. Founded by Fraser Muggeridge and operating independently of any college, the school brings together leading practitioners and participants to study, exchange ideas, and explore the discipline of typography in depth.

Key features of the program include:

• Daily Talks and Workshops: Participants engage in daily talks from visiting practitioners, detailed typography workshops, a short letterpress typography workshop, and a type design workshop.
• Seminars and Tutorials: The program includes seminars, tutorials, and informal discussions, fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment.
• Career Guidance: Attendees receive advice on different career paths within typography.
• Research and Dialogue: The school acts as a think tank, encouraging research and dialogue about typography’s relevance in design history and its role in contemporary society.
• Diverse Mediums: Typography is explored across various mediums, from books and posters to film credits and websites.
• Community and Networking: The environment is designed to facilitate connections among participants and practitioners, supporting professional development.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: Graduates of graphic design
⏰ Deadline: May 18, 2025.
💵 Fee: £ 575
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Paul Barnes, Simon Goode, Michael Kelly, David Pearson, Seb McLauchlan, Fraser Muggeridge and Clare Skeats
⛺️ Including accommodation: no.
🏅 Credits: no.
🍳 Including meals: Lunch.
✈️ Including travel cost: no.

Typography Summer School 2025 London offers a unique, practice-led experience for emerging designers to expand their typographic skills, engage with experts, and critically discuss the impact and possibilities of typography today.

📅 Session I: Sunday 29 June to Saturday 12 July 2025. Session II: Sunday 27 July to Saturday 9 August 2025

The Typographic Printing Program 2025 is an immersive, 13-day workshop led by Swiss poster designer and letterpress printer Dafi Kühne in Näfels, Switzerland. The programme is designed for anyone with a passion for typography - students, professionals or educators - who wants to engage deeply with both the theory and hands-on practice of letterpress printing.

Key aspects of the programme include

• Hands-on letterpress experience: Students work directly with over 30 tons of letterpress equipment and explore the tactile side of typography through physical typesetting, layout composition, and analogue printing techniques.
• Comprehensive curriculum: The programme covers type theory, typographic history, semantic typography and the practicalities of letterpress production, encouraging a deep and thoughtful approach to design.
• Creative Community: Since its inception in 2016, the programme has attracted over 140 participants from 24 countries, fostering a global network of type enthusiasts.
• Intensive Learning Environment: Known for its rigorous and rewarding structure, the workshop focuses on slowing down the design process to encourage careful thinking and creative exploration.
• Open to all levels: The only requirement is a strong motivation to work hard and experiment with new ideas in typography.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: Graphic design enthusiasts and type nerds of all levels and experience
⏰ Deadline: First come, first served.
💵 Fee: CHF 1850 until 5 May 2025, CHF 1950 after 5 May, subject to availability.
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Dafi Kühne
⛺️ Includes accommodation: no.
🏅 Credits: no.
🍳 Including meals: no.
✈️ Including travel cost: no.

The Typographic Printing Program 2025 offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the craft of analogue typography, combining traditional printing techniques with progressive design thinking in a collaborative and inspiring environment

📅 August 11-15, 2025. New York City, USA

The Typography Summer School 2025 in New York City is an intensive program designed for graduates of graphic design who want to bridge the gap between student and professional practice while deepening their understanding of typography. Founded by Fraser Muggeridge and operating independently of any college, the school brings together leading practitioners and participants to study, exchange ideas, and explore the discipline of typography in depth.

Key features of the program include:

• Daily Talks and Workshops: Participants engage in daily talks from visiting practitioners, detailed typography workshops, a short letterpress typography workshop, and a type design workshop.
• Seminars and Tutorials: The program includes seminars, tutorials, and informal discussions, fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment.
• Career Guidance: Attendees receive advice on different career paths within typography.
• Research and Dialogue: The school acts as a think tank, encouraging research and dialogue about typography’s relevance in design history and its role in contemporary society.
• Diverse Mediums: Typography is explored across various mediums, from books and posters to film credits and websites.
• Community and Networking: The environment is designed to facilitate connections among participants and practitioners, supporting professional development.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: Graduates of graphic design
⏰ Deadline: May 18, 2025.
💵 Fee: $ 850
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: Laura Coombs, Alex Lin, Other Means, Fraser Muggeridge, Luiza Dale
⛺️ Includes accommodation: no.
🏅 Credits: no.
🍳 Including meals: Lunch.
✈️ Including travel cost: no.

Typography Summer School New York City offers a unique, practice-led experience for emerging designers to expand their typographic skills, engage with experts, and critically discuss the impact and possibilities of typography today.

📅 August 19-21. Breda, Netherlands

The Graphic Matters Summer School 2025 is a three-day immersive programme taking place from 19 to 21 August 2025 in Breda, the Netherlands. It is the fourth edition of this summer school, designed for participants to develop new skills, make new connections, and immerse themselves in the world of type and typography. The programme offers the opportunity to meet design legends, attend masterclasses and collaborate with fellow creatives in a vibrant, hands-on environment. On the morning of Tuesday 19 August, we will kick off the Summer School with Current Characters VI, where all four Summer School teachers will give a presentation about their practice.

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Who is it for: You are very interested in graphic design.
⏰ Deadline: First come, first serve.
💵 Fee: Prices start at €149 for students and €199 for professionals. Prices increase as the event approaches.
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tutors: SchultzSchultz, or Britt Möricke & Studio Saber or Gemma O'Brien
⛺️ Including accommodation: no.
🏅 Credits: no.
🍳 Including meals: no.
✈️ Including travel cost: no.

In summary, the Graphic Matters Summer School 2025 is about skill building, creative exploration and networking in the field of typography and graphic design in an inspiring and collaborative atmosphere.