The Novo Typo design studio is a design studio from Amsterdam which deals with various projects, orientation systems, corporate identity, book covers and posters. Their work, often inspired by deconstructivism, goes against the trend of “perfect, polished” aesthetics.
Menno Cruijsen, design director at Lava in Amsterdam, took the audience on a journey around the world, showcasing various Lava projects and shedding light on the underlying ideas and their design process.
Erik Kessels is a true creative beyond the scope of categories. The passionate Dutchman is intrigued by the odds and absurdities of everyday life and knows well, how to turn them into catchy campaigns and successful publishing projects. At TYPO 2015 he takes his viewers on a joyful journey to the world’s worst hotel and weirdest photo albums.
A charismatic Lucas de Groot took the audience on a ride through his typographic universe, showing a lot of character as well as many many characters.
Peter Bil’ak has been a warmly welcomed guest at TYPO Berlin for many years. In this year’s presentation, he examines a rather unpopularly handled topic in the type industry: font licensing, and how we can get it out of its messy state.
Over the course of his talk, Menno Cruijsen took the audience on a thrilling, whirlwind tour of Lava’s international work. Spawned from a trip around the world twenty five years ago, Lava has transformed from a Dutch design firm rooted in editorial print to a globally recognized agency pushing the boundaries of design.
Einer der Höhepunkte der diesjährigen TYPO Berlin war der 30-minütige Videovortrag aus dem Atelier im Wohnhaus von Gerrit Noordzij. Wir hatten die Ikone des holländischen Grafikdesign früh als Sprecher zur TYPO Berlin eingeladen.
Das war TYPO Berlin 2014. Fast 2000 Besucher und über 70 Sprecher verorteten den aktuellen Stand des Grafik Design. Vom vergangenen Donnerstag bis Samstag drehte sich im Haus der Kulturen der Welt alles um das diesjährige Konferenz-Thema ROOTS.
When Petr van Blokland started his talk with “designers should code” and “get rid of the old waterfall process” I didn’t expect to hear anything new. But the minute I learned, that by coding, he actually meant programming, he had my attention.
Paul van der Laan is a type designer and staff member of the KABK TypeMedia masters course in type design. Together with Pieter van Rosmalen, he is running Bold Monday, an independent type foundry.
A man spending his life dedicated to clarifying information, Dutch book designer, Joost Grootens, began with letting the TYPO audience know that there are women designers in The Netherlands and ones under age 43. With the air cleared, he began leading us into a 45 minute lecture on how to visually capture the essence of the information you aim to convey.
Gerrit Noordzij – legendärer Typograf, Schriftgestalter, Lehrer und Autor. Wer kennt seinen Namen nicht in der Typografie-Welt? Zwischen 1960er bis 1990er Jahren lehrte er an der königlichen Akademie von der bildenden Künste in Den Haag. Sein Buch »The Stroke« ist weltbekannt und immer noch beliebt. Seine Theorie der Schrift ist die Wurzel der heutigen Typografie.
