A technical investigation of post-colonial sign-painting traditions across more than ten countries, and the ways designers can capture their expressiveness in traditional typeface design. This investigation examines the ways these expressions of language have evolved along similar trajectories, and what they can teach us about the politics and economics of post-coloniality.
Speaker
Agyei Archer
Agyei Archer is a multi-disciplinary designer from Trinidad and Tobago, located in the Caribbean. He is the Caribbean's first typeface designer and a graduate of the Type@Cooper Condensed programme. He's made type for BET, Google Fonts, and the Government of St. Kitts, in addition to his self-initiated work, focused on Latin language support and deconstructing colonial influence in the contemporary type.
Instagram @agyei.design
Twitter @agyeidesign
Speaker
Eben Sorkin
Type designer, Art directorSorkin Type Co & Darden Studio
Eben Sorkin is a type designer living in the tiny village of Shelburne Falls MA, USA. He is currently working on Global Latin script designs in projects for Google Fonts and Darden Studio.
