What do you get when you bring words and letters into the physical world?
Type Kita Academy and Takatak Project teach us how 3D carton types are made
with their Taka-Type Workshop.

Type Kita Academy is an online page that exhibits all typography arts. They also hold workshops in collaboration with other artists to share their craft. This time, they partnered up with Takatak Project, which moves to support the art of making paper maché horses, as well as provide business to local craftsman. Today, in the effort to spark interest, they’ve expanded to making more than just horses with traditional designs and furthered to make other animals and various type-forms, as well. You’ll still see the traditional horses but now, revamped with modern designs painted on them.

I think this is a cool idea for a craft party instead of the typical birthday party. And with such a low-cost too! You can order the basic letters from Takatak Project, which are very affordable. After that, you can decorate it with anything: acrylics, patterned paper, string, stamps and even some jewel stickers! I can see how this could be such a fun activity for kids, and at the end of it, they can take it home as souvenirs and decorate their home with. Isn’t it so heart-warming to see your kid’s creativity around the house too?

You can contact Takatak Project via facebook. They can help you with whatever you require or even give you information to go directly to the artists.

If you’re interested in joining other workshops, you can visit Type Kita‘s facebook page to inquire about their schedule.

Scrumptious cupcakes and coffee provided by Commune.

(L) Mary of Takatak Project and (R) Maan of Type Kita Academy

Here’s the traditional takatak horse.

The workshop starts off with decorating basic type letters.

How cool is that gradient “N”? Nice work!

Mary shows how you can use any material to decorate. Students were provided bright colored textile and these lovely origami patterned paper from Osaka!

I bet those string wraps were tricky to do, but look how colorful that came out!

This one had a rubber stamp (she made herself!) to make the swirls, and then bedazzled with a few jewels.

And, if you have a mold, you can have any shape you want made. The lucky participants were taught how to make their own molds, which Takatak Project and Type Kita will produce into paper mache goodies!

It was a messy and colorful day and all the students looked like they had lots of fun!