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InkTrap is an online instance of the Type Design course taught at the Master in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP).
This website is an ongoing effort aimed at providing public news and resources to support and promote the activities held during classes, complementing the current online e-learning platforms and main bibliographic references.
Latest News
From the Gamified Classroom to the Typographic Discovery: Inside the SLOType 2026 Challenge
The primary purpose of Exercise 2 (EX2): Letterforms Analysis (with the SLOType workshop/method) is to have students respond to a creative brief generated by the SLOType web application by drawing and analyzing a mini-word (3 to 5 letters). The specific objectives are: This is all done (or intended) to be done briefly after a brief […]
2026 Case Study and Morphological Analysis
Following an extensive introductory overview of typographic history and the evolution of letterforms over the last 500 years, the Course Exercise 1 initiates the curriculum by requiring students to conduct a comprehensive morphological and structural analysis of a typeface of their choosing. The analytical framework demands a structured layout—typically utilizing a visual illustration on the […]
Masterclass with Luís Bandovas
Masterclass with Luís Bandovas (Satori Type Foundry)From Sketch to System: The Workflow Between Graphic and Type Design. April 7, 11:30 AM — Auditorium PS01, FBAUP In this talk, Luís will share a bit of his working method and how graphic design influences and often serves as inspiration for the creation of new typefaces. It stems […]
From the Syllabus
From the Gamified Classroom to the Typographic Discovery: Inside the SLOType 2026 Challenge
The primary purpose of Exercise 2 (EX2): Letterforms Analysis (with the SLOType workshop/method) is to have students respond to a creative brief generated by the SLOType web application by drawing and analyzing a mini-word (3 to 5 letters). The specific objectives are: This is all done (or intended) to be done briefly after a brief […]
Course Portfolio
SLOType26 – Marta Cabral
Student: Marta Cabral Creative Brief Prompts: Description: Her solution stands as an exemplary, near-perfect resolution of the exercise criteria, successfully executing three distinct words in three wildly diverse typographic styles. She structuralizes her design by rendering solid masses under precision tracing paper overlays to maps out structural properties with absolute clarity. Her sheets provide an […]
SLOType26 – Maria Pinto
Student: Maria Pinto Creative Brief Prompts: Description: Her solution provides a compelling hybrid model, executing rapid, expressive structural layout drafting before transitioning into a rigorous, mathematical analysis of heavy letterforms. Her work maps out the specific mechanics required to balance a massive, low-contrast Black weight system—documenting that her stem thickness occupies 28% of the capital […]
SLOType26 – Helena Gomes
Student: Maria Helena Costa Gomes Creative Brief Prompts: Description: Her solution brilliantly demonstrates that outline drawing is only half the task, using tracing paper to fill out and render the solid masses of her letterforms to accurately assess final typographic density. Her work features a deeply rigorous anatomical breakdown, employing shape mirroring to evaluate structural […]
Character Design Patterns
Ogee Curves
This is a character design pattern learned last week during John Stevens Capital’s Immersion Class — the Ogee Curve. Stevens used it to describe the small inward cup, or “dip” present in the Monumental Capital (AKA Trajan) top stem serif.