Speaker Walda Verbaenen

Fascinated by design in all its aspects, Walda Verbaenen graduated in 1990 from the Saint Luke Institute in Brussels, Graphic Design department. She combines her work as a graphic designer with her experience as a teacher. Verbaenen is an alumni of the Expert Class Type Design at the Plantin Institute in Antwerp, where she became, under the guidance of Dr. Frank E. Blokland, addicted to researching historical material as a starting point for designing new fonts. Verbaenen is always looking for the ultimate details in fonts, and is intrigued by the balance between different shapes and forms.