Mike Martins

Education

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  Type@Cooper

  2019 - 2020

  Postgraduate Degree in Typeface Design Type Design

  Top industry professionals lead a highly focused and comprehensive study of key typeface design principles: technique, technology, aesthetics, expression, history, and theory. Students explore the foundation of typography in depth by creating their own typefaces in hands-on classes, while developing a broad understanding of the field through lectures, discussions, and research. Electives are offered each term, focusing on topics such as pen and brush lettering, Python programming, and advanced… Show more Top industry professionals lead a highly focused and comprehensive study of key typeface design principles: technique, technology, aesthetics, expression, history, and theory. Students explore the foundation of typography in depth by creating their own typefaces in hands-on classes, while developing a broad understanding of the field through lectures, discussions, and research. Electives are offered each term, focusing on topics such as pen and brush lettering, Python programming, and advanced tools for font development. A series of guest lectures round out the curriculum, allowing students deeper insight into specific relevant topics. Participants leave the program with the specialized skills to design professional-quality digital typefaces and lettering. Show less

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  The University of the Arts

  2001 - 2005

  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design Graphic Design

  For more than 50 years, the Graphic Design curriculum at the University of the Arts has been recognized as one of the nation’s top design programs — on the leading edge, exploring both new technologies and re-inventing how handmade images and messages uniquely speak to the electronically engaged world.Many faculty members have studied under pioneering designers in Europe and the United States, who defined today’s profession of graphic design. Faculty work has been recognized in various… Show more For more than 50 years, the Graphic Design curriculum at the University of the Arts has been recognized as one of the nation’s top design programs — on the leading edge, exploring both new technologies and re-inventing how handmade images and messages uniquely speak to the electronically engaged world.Many faculty members have studied under pioneering designers in Europe and the United States, who defined today’s profession of graphic design. Faculty work has been recognized in various domestic and international design publications and UArts faculty work is in the permanent collections of important design museums such as the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design of the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Kuntsgerbemusuem in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Library of Congress.I personally studied under internationally-renowned designers Christine Zelinksy, Inge Druckery, and Hans Allemann. Show less