Come and join us for this fun and dynamic visual arts workshop in which you will explore the aesthetic and expressive possibilities of letters as unique and distinct images. You will learn a general overview of the letter–its origins, development, topographic families, and range of current applications. You will also rediscover the letter as an aesthetic sign with its many different constructive elements.  With this knowledge you will then play with words creating innovative designs expanding your possibilities for graphic expression.

This workshop is open to the general public as well as graphic designers and visual artists.

This workshop will be given as an 4 week course or as a intensive one week course.

Manuel Taure is a graphic artist from Barcelona, Spain.  He now lives and works from his studio in Mérida.  Taure holds a degree in Graphic Design form the Escuale de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios de Barcelona. He has worked as a professor of Ilustration, Projects and Typography at the Escuela Superior de Diseño in Barcelona, IDEP.  He is a member of the Professional College of Graphic Design from Cataluña. He has received awards for his professional and teaching practice from the Fomento de Artes Decorativas de Barcelona. His projects The Book Fair and The Research Project have received awards from the School of Visual Arts in Leipzig (Germany 2000), and the Bauhaus Universtitat Weimar (Germany 2002).

Schedule: 4 week course July 5th – July 28th, Monday and Wednesday at 7:30pm-9:30pm, 850 pesos

Schedule: 1 week Intensive July 19th – July 23th, Monday through Friday at 9:30am-1:30pm, 900 pesos

To reserve a space or contact us for more information: contact@habla.org, phone 948 1872.