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Come to a Typographic Swearing Workshop on Valentine’s Day

Would you like an alternative way to spend Valentine’s Day? Come along to an online Typographic Swearing Workshop and get creative.

THIS IS NOT A DATE—everybody’s welcome. This is an antidote to all the gooey cuteness of Valentine’s Day.

This is a typographically fun and rebelliously creative workshop where you can vent some frustration using fonts. Learn about rebellious typography through history. Explore the sounds that make swear words so satisfying. Subvert lettering to create your own typographic profanities. Suitable for all, no experience needed and you can join this virtual session from anywhere in the world.

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Workshop: Typographic swearing ’n’ cursing

By Sarah Hyndman

Workshop: Typographic Swearing ’n’ Cussing
An antidote to all the over-the-top sentimentality that has become Valentine’s Day.

Learn about the history of typographic protest, and how a typeface can subvert a word. Explore different types of swearing, from random streams of consciousness, visual onomatopoeia, to absurd phrases and aimed verbal tirades. Create your own typographic profanities in a social setting with good conversation.

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