Speaker Alessandro Colizzi

Alessandro Colizzi (Rome, 1966) is professor at Université du Québec à Montréal’s École de design since 2005, where he teaches typography, type design and graphic design history. He holds a PhD from the University of Leiden for his research into Bruno Munari’s graphic design work; an MA in Type Design from The Hague’s Royal Academy of Art, as well as a postgraduate diploma from France’s Atelier National de Recherche Typographique; and an MLitt in English Literature from the University of Rome La Sapienza. His research interests are focused on typographic history, type design and lettering, and information design. Since 2002 he has published regularly on design magazines and journals, and has been board member of the Italian design magazine Progetto Grafico; he is also active as translator of typographic works. He is currently working on a book on Munari’s graphic design for publisher Corraini (due in 2013). —colizzi.alessandro@uqam.ca