Preview of some of the student work from my recent Experimental Letterforms workshop with Type Electives. Student zine and showcase coming soon, Thanks to the amazing students who really leaned into these strange prompts and concepts, and for all of the help from our TA James Plattner.
Next workshop starts July 9.
Weekly online classes for 5 weeks, link in bio.
#designworkshop #letteringworkshop #lettering #typedesignworkshop #graphicdesign
Highlighting typefaces from our catalog.
Boiga designed by Kel Troughton is available while in progress through futurefonts.com
🍔 Boiga Outline V2
😎 designed by @keltroughton
🌐 Available at @futurefonts
Flyers from the exhibition Bay Area Then @ybca last year.
Margaret Kilgallen painting @thelabsf transom, Mission SF.
No Justice No peace exhibition feat. Krash, Dream, Spie, Dug, Oakland 1993
#lettering #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #signpainting #1990sflyers
Upcoming workshop with @typeelectives led by @keltroughton starting in July 2026!
Take your lettering and type design to the next level by exploring sources of inspiration beyond the traditional type and design canon.
Each week, we’ll study a different lettering approach through lectures and hands-on drawing exercises, covering showcard writing, sign painting, photo typesetting, graffiti, calligraphy, and traditional type design. Students will start sketches in class and continue refining them as homework, blending personal style with lessons drawn from each discipline to create innovative work that spans tradition and contemporary design.
🔗 Learn more at TypeElectives.com
💖 We have scholarships!
Type West In-Person Term One, 2026. A few weeks back we wrapped up term one of Type West at Letterform Archive. I had the pleasure of co teaching with @doreuli for another year of helping students work in revival typefaces. Always great to see another awesome class of students coming through @typewest at @letterformarchive
Thanks Masha, Brigitte, Anna, and Grendl.
#typedesign #typedesignschool #typefacedesign #typewest #graphicdesign
UPCOMING WORKSHOP! Graffiti Concepts for Type People with Kel Troughton @keltroughton will take place at The Cooper Union on Sunday, June 28, 2026, 10:00 AM—5:00 PM!
To register, go to Workshops linked in our bio!
Semi annual cookie letter sketching. Trying simplified shapes that hold up at the joins using a dull pairing knife.
#typedesign #cookieart #lettering #typeface #letteringvideo
Student work part 3, from my Spring 2026 online Intro to modern type design workshop with @letterformarchive & @typewest . Cheers to another great class with amazing students. Looking forward to the next intro type design workshop starting in September, info coming soon.
Work by:
Ximena Amaya
Kim Banyadith
Amy Yu
Lavinia Lascaris
Colin Browne
Kim Banyadith
Mikaela Buck
Megan Billman
Aaron Middleton
Phil Zhang
Evan Swamy
Lea Hidaka
& Teaching Assistant Naveen Hattis
#typedesignworkshop #firstfonts #typedesign #typefacedesign #designworkshop
