Now that the FontShop conference is coming of age, we decided that like FUSE 95, TYPO Berlin 2013 will focus on the topic of type and typography. In addition to talks by leading type experts like Gerry Leonidas, Paul Barnes, Henrik Kubel, Albert-Jan Pool, Sander Neijnens, Roland Steiger, Julie K. Andersen, Ferdinand Ulrich, Nadine Chahine, David Demaree, to name a few, there will be contentious performances with high entertainment value to engage our audience into hands on activities.
After a very successful debut with lively audience participation at TYPO 2012, award winning master chefs at Chez Type & Media (5 asterisks) Van der Laan and Van Blokland will reveal once again how to cook up new ideas for type. Using state of the art technology, the chefs will demonstrate some of the best kept secrets of their kitchen.
Whip up appetizing letters in minutes and get a taste for the secrets of hand chopped ingredients. Roll up your sleeves, the chefs will cut to the bone when critiquing your work. Bring your own Moleskins and pens.
A world premiere will be the first Lettering vs. Calligraphy duel before a live audience. At TYPO 2013 Martina Flor (ARG) and Giuseppe Salerno (Italy) will bring their popular website battle onto stage. For the first time they will compete live against each other.
Another premiere we look forward to will be the first public meeting of the FontFont type board, which curated one of the main font libraries of the last 20 years: Type board members Erik van Blokland, Stephen Coles, Erik Spiekermann and Andreas Frohloff will discuss type submissions, criticize them, insult or praise them. The show will be presented by Ivo Gabrowitsh and Jürgen Siebert. It will provide crucial insights into what makes a good typeface.
Todays world of typefaces is very much alive and spirited. We want to give TYPO 2013 visitors the opportunity to touch it. Register now …