Typography That Actually Works

We started in a cramped Dartford office in 2019 with one idea—that web type deserves better than default settings. Since then, we've spent years teaching developers and designers how readable text can transform user experience without the usual buzzwords.

How We Got Here

It began with frustration, honestly. Too many beautiful websites were being ruined by poor type choices—cramped line heights, awkward spacing, fonts that looked great in mockups but terrible on actual screens.

We'd been working in web development for years, watching teams struggle with the same typography mistakes. Line length too long. Contrast too low. Headers that didn't scale properly on mobile. And everyone just accepted it as "how things are."

So we started documenting what actually worked. Real patterns from real projects. Not theory from design books, but practical solutions you could implement today. That documentation became workshops. Those workshops became a full education programme.

Our focus has always been simple: teach developers the typography fundamentals that make websites genuinely easier to read. Nothing more complicated than that.

Typography workshop session showing real-world font implementations

The People Behind the Teaching

We're a small team. That's intentional. It means everyone here has spent actual time in the trenches—building sites, fixing type disasters, and learning what works through trial and plenty of error.

Astrid Falkenberg, Typography Director

Astrid Falkenberg

Typography Director

Spent a decade fixing type problems at digital agencies before deciding to teach others how to avoid them. Has strong opinions about kerning that she'll happily share over coffee.

Elara Thornwood, Digital Type Strategist

Elara Thornwood

Digital Type Strategist

Former front-end developer who got tired of designers handing over Figma files with impossible font stacks. Now helps teams bridge the gap between design intent and browser reality.

What Guides Our Approach

Practical Over Perfect

We teach solutions that work in actual projects with real deadlines and budget constraints. Theory is fine, but only if you can ship it by Friday.

Test Everything

Every technique we teach has been tested across browsers, devices, and with real users. If it only works in Chrome on a 27-inch monitor, we don't teach it.

Accessibility First

Beautiful typography that some users can't read isn't beautiful—it's broken. Contrast, sizing, and readability aren't optional considerations in our workshops.

Keep Learning

Web standards change. Browsers evolve. New devices appear. We update our material constantly because what worked in 2020 might need rethinking in 2025.

Students reviewing typography guidelines on multiple devices
Real-world typography implementation examples from student projects

Where We're Headed

Our autumn 2025 programme launches in September, and we're expanding into variable fonts and responsive typography systems—areas where most developers still feel uncertain.

We're also working on shorter workshop formats for teams who need specific skills quickly. Sometimes you don't need a full course; you just need to solve one particular typography challenge that's been blocking your project.

The goal hasn't changed since 2019. We want web typography to stop being an afterthought and start being something developers feel confident handling. That's still a long way off, but we're getting there one workshop at a time.

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