We’re all familiar with typefaces designed for newspapers, books, wayfinding systems, and more. But what criteria and specifications does a TV typeface need to meet? How is a typeface viewed on the screen? Over the past several years, televisions have made significant technical advances. Czech Republic television stations have been using original custom typefaces for several years. This talk presents an overview of Czech “television type” from the 1960s until today, showing original typeface designs, archive materials, current approaches, rare videos, and “type in motion” from TV’s archives.
Date
Wednesday, September 12th 2018
Typefaces for television
Speaker
Radek Sidun
Radek Sidun (1980) devotes himself primarily to fonts and typography. His graduation thesis at the Prague UMPRUM Academy (MgA.) dealt with the issue of diacritics in world languages. As a result, he is a sought-after consultant to font designers and foundries world over. He has received several awards for his various projects, such as a Gold Medal at the ED Awards. He serving as a pedagogue at the Type Design and Typography studio of the UMPRUM Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design.