HOI is the abbreviation of Higher Order Interpolation. By introducing this new perspective for font interpolation we can do things not achievable with traditional linear interpolation. HOI is a simple and “ready-to-use” solution to fully control our manually designed masters and interpolation. HOI is not only expanding the field in which fonts are designed and exist, but also questions some foundations of type design: like the concepts of design-space, masters, locations, and interpolations.
Date
Friday, September 14th 2018
Hi Hoi
Speaker
Akiem Helmling
Akiem is one of the members of the Underware collective.
Zealotry wouldn’t be an inappropriate collective noun for Underware. They not only design typefaces, they live type–they educate about type, they publish about type, they talk about type, they want (and organize) others to talk about type.
Their work is among that of the most popular of independent type foundries—happy-go-lucky, high-quality, text-friendly typefaces for both display use and comprehensive typesetting. Underware’s typefaces stand out thanks to unique aesthetics, finished quality, and a considered collective presence. Underware is a refreshing and intelligent type foundry who, while taking what they do seriously, manage to not take themselves too seriously.
Speaker
Bas Jacobs
Born in Wanssum, the Netherlands 1976. Studied visual communication at the art academy ABK in Maastricht and followed the post-graduate course typography and type design at the KABK Den Haag. Lives in Amsterdam since September 2001. Founding member of Underware.Underware is three men with one mission: wipe the dust from the type-design by throwing it on the street. More talking, more sharing, less secrets. In other words, Underware is a typographic design-studio publishing their own typefaces and publications. The company was founded in 1999 by Akiem Helmling, Bas Jacobs and Sami Kortemäki.