The annual type cooking workshop lead by the handsome dutch type designer, teacher and programmer par excellence Erik van Blokland and also Paul van der Laan, is back in town. This workshop is a two part happening. People from nice parts all over the world and also the Netherlands come together to celebrate actual manual labor, drawing. I can smell the anticipation, heavy usage of paper and scissors, at least two women ovulating, white-out and Edding in the air. Mhhhhh… the beautiful smell of Edding. Edding.

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by Philipp Neumeyer

Viktoriya talks about the attempt to bring back an alternative tactile typeface to life for blind people. Based on standardised letter forms, her typeface enables sighted people to read it as well.

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By Philipp Neumeyer

Erbprinzenstraße 51. Kurz: Eps51. Ben Wittner und Sascha Thoma arbeiten an der interkulturellen Kommunikation. Wie man Harmonie zwischen den Schriftsystemen der Welt schafft, soll möglichst bald in einem Buch beantwortet werden. Nur der Verlag fehlt noch.

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Written by Rik Watkinson