Why should a pop-up book about type exist? This talk is about teaching type as a hands-on explorable explanation. While most art school students are exposed to art history and aesthetics (and understand, for example, why different paintings look the way they do), the same cannot be said for type, which often remains cut-off from… Continue reading Exploring Type History Through Touch
Designing a dictionary lemma is a typographic challenge. Within a limited space, various types of content must be organised: the headword, phonetic transcription, grammatical category, definition, etymology, common phrases, and cross-references. These layers are typically distinguished using typographic variations such as different weights, italic styles, and the use of brackets. Amsterdam-based studio SJG has designed… Continue reading Graphic Strategies in Dictionary Typography
Bo Linnemann, one of the most influential contemporary Danish type designers, has left a significant mark on Danish visual culture through his work on typography for many of the country’s largest and most recognizable brands. As the co-founder of Kontrapunkt and a celebrated figure in Scandinavian design, Linnemann has dedicated his life to shaping how… Continue reading A Lifetime with Danish Letters
This presentation offers a broad overview on Australian typography over the past 40 years. Aimed at an international audience as well as those locals eager to contextualise and understand their own contribution, it is by no means exhaustive in nature. Spanning four decades of type design (existing typefaces, lost typefaces), typographic designers and typographic publishing… Continue reading How We Got to Now: A Brief Survey of Australian Typography 1983–2023
In this session, I will share how the craft of lettering rescued me from a job I disliked and helped me build a thriving community where my work is valued. It all began with a simple question: “How can I do what I love and achieve professional fulfilment?” This question led me on a journey… Continue reading Rescuing My Career Through Lettering: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Creative Transformation
Taking the year 1982 as a starting point, this talk will revisit the historical events that led to the construction of a pedagogy of typeface design in France over the last four decades. The presentation will be an opportunity to pay tribute to some of the key contributors of that period, and connect the dots… Continue reading Filiation: Nurturing a pedagogy of type design in France
The Centre national des arts plastiques is a public institution of the French Ministry of Culture that promotes visual art which includes for almost three decades graphic design and typography, especially with its yearly publication Graphisme en France. The talk will focus on the projects promoting typography and type design : purchase of typefaces for… Continue reading Collecting and promoting typography and type design
One gram of ink weights no more than a rose petal, yet it has weighed a lot in the history of mankind. It was a major factor in the development of literacy, just as momentous as the invention of movable type. Surprising facts about ink will help explain why this apparently mundane invention has helped… Continue reading The Weight of the Ink