Non-Latin Type Design Workshop Series with Maria Doreuli & Krista Radoeva
The workshop will happen from august 23 to 26, 2017. The topic will be Cyrillic script, so get you prepared for new type-design adventures. The workshop will take place in the cultural hub Progr (Erlesen space) in Bern, Switzerland.
How fonts influence perception of your product
“Graphic designers have always used typography to visually connote written language, conveying aspects like mood, personality and age.” A story by Alessio Laiso.
Let’s Talk Design #15 – Antwerpen
Expect 4 inspiring speakers in the fields of graphic design, illustration, animation and… Like always, after the event there is time to network, talk to the speakers and have a drink. (more…)
Reboot – 1974 CBC Graphic Standards Manual Revival
Rui Abreu – drawing the spaces between the lines
A face-to-face interview with Rui Abreu of R-Typography by Catherine Dixon. Published at Fontstand blog.
Backstage Talks 2 out now
Backstage Talks is an interview magazine about how design can change business for better by making it both useful and beautiful. Filled with a number of engrossing interviews and essays by leading creatives and designers.
Kazakhstan – President calls for switch to Latin alphabet by 2025
Nursultan Nazarbayev wrote in Kazakh language newspaper Egemen Kazakhstan that under government plans, all official documents, periodicals and books in Kazakh should be published in Latin letters by that date. (more…)
Typomania Festival in Moscow
The International Typographic Festival Typomania is an annual type, typography, calligraphy and video event. Typomania 2017 will take place in Moscow on 27 May – 4 June in the Moscow Museum. (more…)
Eric Gill – can we separate the artist from the abuser?
Eric Gill was one of the great British artists of the 20th century – and a sexual abuser of his own daughters. A new exhibition at Ditchling asks: how far should an artist’s life affect our judgment of their work? Read the story by Rachel Cooke, Guardian – The Observer.
Meet Maku by Mota Italic
Sweet and savory, Maku is an advanced new Devanagari font with extra masala. Designed by Kimya Gandhi, released by Mota Italic. (more…)