It was a joy and an honor to welcome the global type community to Copenhagen for ATypI 2025. When ATypI first came to the city in 1973, Nicolete Gray offered a prescient observation about involuntary public reading – the typographic landscape of everyday life, from street signs to record sleeves. Her words echoed throughout this… Continue reading Thank You from Copenhagen: Reflecting on ATypI 2025
ATypI Copenhagen brought together the global type community for five unforgettable days of talks, workshops, and conversations in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. With over 100 sessions exploring AI in typography, global scripts, font tech, typography education, printing history, calligraphy, handwriting and much more, this year’s conference was a vibrant reflection of the evolving… Continue reading ATypI 2025 Copenhagen: A Celebration of Type, Technology, and Global Voices
In cooperation with the guardians of typographic legibility of the Royal Danish Academy, the delegates of the ATypI 2025 Copenhagen conference are requested to convene at approximately seven o’clock in the evening for some joyous merrymaking to close the 68th annual conference. To experience another Danish adventure, stroll 25 minutes from the Academy to join… Continue reading ATypI Copenhagen party people, head on over to the Reffen
You read that right! ATypI is broadening its horizons once more. Our board of directors confirmed that we’re going to two amazing locations for our conferences next year. We’re headed to that incredible “West Coast Ivy,” Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, United States, for our next conference in Spring 2026. Spring is a serious… Continue reading ATypI brings double the fun next year; Stanford, Sharjah both to host conferences in 2026
ATypI 2025 CopenhagenRoyal Danish AcademyPhilip de Langes Allé 101435 Copenhagen K TEL: +4541701500 After getting off to a flying start, the General Session is on its second day, which is actually Day 3 of the conference. Confusing? Nahhhh. Today is Thursday, April 24, 2025. It’s another day full of talks and discussions designed to ignite… Continue reading Day 3: What kind of type lover are you?
ATypI 2025 CopenhagenRoyal Danish AcademyPhilip de Langes Allé 101435 Copenhagen K TEL: +4541701500 The General Session begins. Welcome to ATypI 2025 Copenhagen, and our annual festival of type, design, lettering, research, history, culture, technology, networking, and fun. Today is Wednesday, April 23, 2025. This day is full of talks and discussions to inspire and enlighten. Important… Continue reading ATypI 2025, Day 2: Letters from (in) Copenhagen
It’s finally here! We are pleased to welcome you to ATypI 2025 Copenhagen. Today is Tuesday, April 22, 2025. We have a day full of hands-on workshops, studio tours, and visits to museums and special collections for ATypI 2025 attendees and guests. If you haven’t already registered for any optional pre-conference activities, spots are still… Continue reading ATypI 2025, Day 1: Welcome!
The first time ATypI came to Copenhagen was in 1973, when typography writer Nicolete Gray gave a talk that still feels highly relevant. She described a kind of reading she called involuntary public reading. She pointed to the words we encounter without choosing to: street lettering, advertisements, shop signs, and book jackets and record sleeves… Continue reading Welcome to Copenhagen, Welcome to ATypI 2025
The ATypI President and two board members say what ATypI conferences mean to them Welcome! I am thrilled to welcome you to the 68th Atypi Conference. 68 years! What a legacy, and you hold a place in my heart and a special place in Typography History. Typography, research and design are solitary occupations, as our… Continue reading What ATypI Conferences mean to us
Denmark is known for being steeped in design tradition that resonates globally, particularly influencing interior design and architecture on an international scale. For ATypI’s return to Copenhagen, however, the keynote speakers will focus on what’s somewhat less recognized in the Nordic countries but no less important: how graphic design broadly and typography in particular impacts modern culture and… Continue reading Three keynote speakers for ATypI Copenhagen
