Jeremy Liu : What’s Bitterness Got To Do With It?
Using bitter melon to address bitterness and drive societal change
Using bitter melon to address bitterness and drive societal change
Erik Marinovich, a San Francisco-based lettering artist and co-founder of Friend of Type, shares his story from being a graphic designer for large branding firms to a freelance letter artist and opening his own studio.
Sumner Stone’s talk about the evolution of letters from basic human forms was part history lesson part performance. Various props accompanied Stone on his journey through time and the audience was left feeling a profound fondness for both Stone and letterforms.
Wielding Gestalt laws, horror film, symphonic deletions and moonwalking bears, Ellen Lupton breaks down the concepts of visual thinking and visual storytelling to reveal that they might not be as purely visual as we think.
Showcasing his agency’s colorful work in graphic design, branding, and animated type, Daniel Gjøde reminds us that sometimes, the smartest thing we can do is to stay stupid.
After spending 15-20 years in graphic design, Sarah took a step back to “have a think” about whether what she does actually matters. She asked herself “Does it make a difference? Does it bear out in this wider world of type consumers?”
Mark Simonson reminisces about offset lithography, gives us a glimpse of his mischievous past and shares the value of making things without computer.
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.
Joachim Sauter’s talk re-introduced poetry in its many-splendored modernized forms. Joachim has had a long, decorated, but – according to him – not particularly focused career. There are two types of designers, he tells us, focusers and wonderers.
Jen Bilik began by announcing, “I have made many typos in my life, so I immediately felt right at home.” Her hilarious and charming talk provided insights on design as well as on life.
A cheerful party crowned TYPO San Francisco on Friday night. For those of you who could not make it this time, we kept the six streamed talks. Further talks were covered by the TYPO Blog.
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