Do books like Los Logos kill creativity? Nicolas explains the best way to use Los Logos. Will there be a Quatros Logos? Logos rejected by clients are often the best. Being swiss pursuits him, also in Berlin, but it’s also an advantage. What are the differences between the Swiss and the Germans? Nicolas tells us why he moved to Berlin, his future plans, like Etcetera publications. Does he have a favourite Swiss designer? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Nicolas studio: Onlab :: Etcetera publications :: Altitude book :: File Download (13:02 min / 18 MB)

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Nicolas Bourquin explains what he does, he sets things in context, be it a book, video or an exhibition. As an art director / editor for Die Gestalten he finds this multi-disciplinary work inspiring. He motivates why books are not at all an obsolete medium and talks about the Los Logos book project and the selection process for it. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Nicolas Bourquin :: Die Gestalten :: File Download (15:31 min / 21 MB)

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Why did Klaus Voormann retire from the music business? What filled the gap that music left in his life? What current bands does he like? He talks about his cooperation with Stefan Gandl, the Hamburg Days book, the Turbonegro record sleeve and finally his music production work for the German band Trio (Da Da Da). (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Stefan Gandl :: Hamburg Days book :: Trio - Da Da Da video :: File Download (14:09 min / 20 MB)

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Typeradio talks on the phone to graphic designer and musician Klaus Voormann. He tells the story how he met and hooked up with The Beatles. Voormann designed the covers for The Beatles’ Revolver and Anthology albums. Besides that he played bass guitar with members of the Beatles, Mannfred Mann’s Earth Band and many other world famous artists. But what is the favourite musician he played with? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Klaus Voormann :: The Beatles :: Revolver album cover :: Klaus Voormann video interview :: File Download (13:03 min / 18 MB)

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We hear the M.E.E.K. typographic synthesizer in action. While Frank is playing the instrument, Rob is explaining what is happening and what can be seen. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Meek FM :: File Download (17:46 min / 25 MB)

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Rob Meek and Frank Müller developed the M.E.E.K. typographic synthesizer for their project MeekFm as an interpretation of type as sound. They tell us how the project came about and explain how the synthesizer works. It’s all about the interaction between the visuals and the sounds. What will it develop into? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) MeekFM :: Rob Meek :: Frank Müller :: File Download (14:42 min / 20 MB)

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Was it a good idea to start a Pentagram office in Berlin? Justus Oehler tells us how he came to know the president of Sardinia and design the Sardinia identity. What are the Pentagram Papers? How does Justus like to be remembered? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Pentagram Papers 37: Forgotten Architects :: Pentagram Papers - the book :: File Download (15:12 min / 21 MB)

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Justus Oehler explains the criteria to become a Pentagram partner, and how the design process in Pentagram works, both in finances as in design work. Justus also tells us how he learned to work the computer, what he likes to work on, why he moved to Berlin and how things will work out. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Pentagram :: File Download (14:52 min / 21 MB)

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Justus Oehler runs the Berlin office of Pentagram. He talks about how he got started in design, his parents and how he ended up at Pentagram. What is typically Pentagram, in design and thinking? What are the differences between the various Pentagram studios? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Pentagram :: Pentagram Berlin :: File Download (16:09 min / 22 MB)

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What is the influence of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and how did it change? Node are reluctant to define their graphic style. They explain their typographic sound projects and bring us the song ‘Make The Logo Bigger’. But what is Node’s claim to fame? And have they lived up to their parents’ expactations? Do they consider themselves to be digital bohemians? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Node?s Audio Alphabet :: Node?s All Sound project :: Make The Logo Bigger - the song :: File Download (15:45 min / 22 MB)

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Node is a design studio run by Anders Hofgaard from Norway, Serge Rompza from Germany (3rd member Spanish/Danish Vladimir is not present at the interview). They reflect on religion, rituals, meeting in Amsterdam and how they ended up in Berlin. They explain their collaboration and let us listen to some music. How did they come up with their name? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Node Berlin :: Node Oslo :: File Download (15:37 min / 22 MB)

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Simone Wolf about moderating at Typo Berlin and how to deal with boring speakers. How does Typevents compile a conference programme? Simone talks about their future plans, cross-linking and the design of a new identity. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Typo Berlin :: ImagineIt! Bologna :: Colour lovers :: File Download (14:44 min / 20 MB)

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Simone Wolf explains her company Typevents and how it started, and how she got interested in type and design. She tells some event organiser’s worst case scenarios and reflects on the Helvetica film, Italian graphic design and her favourite designers. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Typevents :: File Download (12:18 min / 17 MB)

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Mike reflects on the early days of house music. The music was rare and hard to find, just as the flyers, but it was much more fun than the globalised abundance we find today. He compiled an extensive flyer book called Flyersoziotop, runs a gallery, and also did a lot of radio in his days. He still believes in the power of radio and calls himself an irritainer or cultural media entrepeneur activist experimentator documentor. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Mike?s gallery :: Tresor club :: Klubradio :: File Download (15:01 min / 21 MB)

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Mike Riemel collects flyers. How did he get caught up in collecting flyers? With over half a million flyers, how do you categorise such a huge collection? According to Mike flyers represent the social consciousness of a generation. How in the 80s, along with the house music movement, the flyer as a medium exploded due to computers. But who stole that Batman flyer? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Flyersoziotope :: File Download (14:04 min / 19 MB)

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Donald & Liza’s introduction to the Typeradio’s Sweet16, a 16 hour live radio session, recorded on May 16th 2007 in Berlin, from 8:00 till midnight. Sweet16 :: File Download (3:14 min / 5 MB)

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This episode Nathalie tells us the real story behind the winning World Press Photo 2006 and how she got involved in graphic design. World Press Photo 2006 :: File Download (7:31 min / 7 MB)

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Nathalie talks about multilingual Beirut and what it means to live there as a designer. What is Lebanese (graphic) design like? Universal, hybrid, global or local? And how are the clients? Who are the clients? Vit-e, Nathalie Fallaha?s studio :: File Download (26:37 min / 24 MB)

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Nathalie Fallaha is telling us about living and working in Lebanon and in which way politics, culture and daily life have a profound influence on the work you are doing. Next to this Nathalie is talking about teaching in Lebanon and her ideas and expectations. Vit-e, Nathalie Fallaha?s studio :: Nathalie Fallaha biography :: File Download (16:36 min / 15 MB)

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Can a publisher for design books predict global trends in graphic design? And what are books really good for? What’s their relation with trends? And this would be not Typeradio if this interview would not also be about Die Gestalten font foundry. Die Gestalten font foundry :: File Download (12:31 min / 12 MB)

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Robert Klanten talks about Die Gestalten publishing house. How it started, who started it and where they all met. And how is Die Gestalten working at the moment? How do they decide what to publish and how to publish? Die Gestalten :: Interview with Robert Klanten :: Los Logos :: File Download (11:01 min / 10 MB)

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The whole story about George Hardie and Hipgnosis. The work, the context and the relation to autonomous art. But after all work is done, how does George want to be remembered? Hipgnosis wikipedia :: Hipgnosis the book :: File Download (16:40 min / 15 MB)

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George Hardie talks about books with only numbers in the title and the importance of the work involved by collecting. George Hardie short bio :: George Hardie Eye interview :: Isometric illustrator book :: File Download (16:13 min / 15 MB)

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About Eye magazine and its readers and the letter from Switzerland. And probably the most important question of all: How do you get in Eye magazine? Eye Magazine :: Haymarket Media Group :: File Download (23:04 min / 21 MB)

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What’s the connection between the current version of Eye and its former editor Rick Poynor? John is also telling us some stories about his previous career as record producer and how this is connected to his current work. Rick Poynors web only critiques 2007 :: Rick Poynors web only critiques 2008 :: File Download (14:53 min / 14 MB)

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John is the editor of Eye magazine. But what is he doing besides this? And what is his background? And talking about Eye magazine: what is the job of an editor of a magazine? And how does the magazine work? Eye magazine :: AIGA interview with John Walters :: John on Wikipedia :: File Download (18:29 min / 17 MB)

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Welcome to the collector-expectations-analog-blog episode. How much do you need? And do you also have the problem with collecting without knowing? Collecting friends :: The manual blog :: File Download (12:13 min / 11 MB)

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This episode is about rituals, obsession with symmetry and how writing can save your ass. After this we are ready to get a short introduction on the history of our latin alphabet. Timothy Donaldson :: File Download (11:40 min / 11 MB)

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Timothy is telling about this obsession with the alphabet, the power and importance of writing and the difference between handwriting and digital type and writing and type setting. Furthmore: the biggest hamburgefonts ever and why writing takes place in your mind and not in your hands. Timothy Donaldson :: Timothy Donaldson fonts :: Biggest hamburgefonts film :: File Download (14:51 min / 14 MB)

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Carlo Branzaglia organiser of the ImagineIt conference in Bologna and Professor at the Accademia Di Belle Arti, talks about the event, the success of the topic and how it is a first of its kind in Italy. Carlo Branzaglia :: Discodesign in Italy :: File Download (8:13 min / 8 MB)

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Meena Kadri is a designer with a social and visual curiosity, qualified in both anthropology and design. Meena is a world traveller intrigued by city graphics, she talks to us about her project in India in collaboration with an Indian artist who painted Bollywood stars on rickshaw mud flaps. About Meena :: Backview Bollywood :: Meena at Icograda :: File Download (15:17 min / 14 MB)

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Rathna talks about her project ‘virtual faces’, and how she visualised her friends typographically. How she compares her English and Indian students. Rathna talks about how she fought to be a graphic designer. Her experience at the BBC World Service and working with Indian scripts. Virtual Faces mentioned in the The Hindu Times :: BBC World Service :: Minus 9 Design :: File Download (13:42 min / 13 MB)

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Rathna Ramanathan is from Chennai, India and is currently based in Reading, UK. She has recently submitted her PhD in the History of Graphic Communication and Typography at the University of Reading. Rathna talks about the design process and compares to science and research. Why should be careful in researching and putting it into context. The comparison between the UK and India regarding design versus art and craft. Rathna talks about sign painters and preserving the craft. The Hidden Typographers of Tamil Nadu, India :: Envisioning Cultures :: Tara Publishing :: The time travellers wife :: File Download (21:20 min / 20 MB)

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Leonardo Sonnoli talks about the Bikini diet, his fear of collections, his love for books, and what would Leonardo be if he wasn’t a graphic designer. Leonardo talks about Graphic Design in Italy, and why it isn’t as accepted as fashion and product design. How to communicate in Italy what is good and bad graphic design. The Bikini diet :: Watch Leonardo :: File Download (21:14 min / 20 MB)

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Leonardo Sonnoli is the Italian president of the AGI. Why did Leonardo become a graphic designer. And did graphic design make him more successful with the ladies while studying at art school. Leonardo talks about his hero Pierpaolo Vetta and working partner. Leonardo makes the comparison between teaching and working, aesthetics and culture. Who is Leonardo :: Trieste :: Keeping history, roots and heritage in design :: The Leonardo Sonnoli look alike :: Pierpaolo Vetta :: Roots, Rhythm and Passion :: File Download (21:11 min / 20 MB)

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Vince Frost is not a graphic designer. Thinking of the bigger picture. Working with businesses maximising their potential. How businesses can benefit from design. Vince talks about education, what is a good designer? Coast :: Strong, silent type :: SORRY TREES :: Do schools kill creativity? :: File Download (18:31 min / 17 MB)

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Vince talks about how he approaches design and how he focuses on ideas based design, feeling what you are making, being hands on. Talks about his family, his heroes Alan Fletcher, Alexei Brodovitch, Fabian Baron, Neville Brody and Franklin Gothic. Alan Fletcher :: Alexey Brodovitch :: Neville Brody :: Heaviness and Lightness in Franklin Gothic :: File Download (15:22 min / 14 MB)

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Vince Frost talks about moving to Australia and settling in. Why Australia is the ideal country to live and design in. The advantages of living in different countries. How Vince Frost built up a 30 people company in 3 years. Understanding the business side of design and how his business is structured. Frost Design :: Frost*bite :: Sydney Opera House :: File Download (16:32 min / 15 MB)

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Anette Lenz discuses on being politically active. Design in Germany. Her identity German vs French. Anette talks about the new breed of female designers, her heroes and how she would like to be remembered. Nous Travaillons Ensemble :: AGI :: File Download (16:24 min / 15 MB)

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Anette Lenz, talks about her love for work, belief in signs, how her interest was sparked in design, image making and story telling, her short musical career. Why she moved to paris and working for Grapus. How she defines her design Atelier Anette Lenz :: Anette Lenz & Vincent Perrottet Poster Exhibition :: Anette Lenz Posters :: Grapus :: Grapus posters :: File Download (19:58 min / 18 MB)

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Current projects, globalization yes or no, standard typeface of the moment, the difference between type and furniture… all these questions (and many more) will be answered by Mr. Pool in this last episode. Listen to Mr. Din. Bio on FontShop :: File Download (14:09 min / 13 MB)

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In this episode Albert-Jan Pool is telling us the whole story about Din (including black, light & Mittelschrift condensed) and what it has to do with the german railway system, english bullets and Napeleon. Listen now and meanwhile find out who is the Winnetou, the Apache Knight of typography. T. Wardle memorial liveblogging of a of Mr. Pool's Din presentation :: File Download (7:55 min / 7 MB)

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This episode is about: Frutiger vs trying not to be hip, homework vs student magazines, Piet Schreuders vs Jimi Hendrix (featuring Gerrit Noordzij), learning vs telling & Scangraphics vs URW. Listen, learn & believe. short bio on MyFonts :: Albert-Jan Pool on Wikipedia :: File Download (26:43 min / 25 MB)

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Did you know: – anything about the professional sport career of Mr Salden – the trickof Mr Salden to make a typeface manually thicker – why you should (need) to design one typeface a month. – how many hours it takes Mr Salden to design a typeface – the favorite typeface of Mr. Salden And of course there is the final (difficult) question: How does he wants to get remembered? Type Manufactur - fonts by Georg Salden :: File Download (16:22 min / 15 MB)

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Georg Salden (77) and the digital revolution (the GST foundry was founded in 1971). In this episode you will get a unique glimpse in the working method of Georg Salden, featuring the legendary MicroVAX computers. Gerog Salden about MicroVAX: ...they were used by URW in Hamburg to run their Ikarus programms. They later fitted these programms for Mac and PC, but the old ones were the better ones, as is often in life. Nowadays it is difficult to get a Vax and the compatible equipment, of course, and I pray each day that it can be logged in further on… MicroVAX on Wikipedia :: File Download (21:49 min / 20 MB)

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Georg Salden is designing type for over 40 years. He got specially known for his fonts Polo GST, Brasil GST and Basta GST. In this first episode Mr Salden is talking about the difference between a typeface designer and typographer and how he got involved in what he is doing. We hear the full truth about the relation between Georg Salden and his uncle Helmut Salden, which became a famous typographer in Holland. And did you ever hear the story of the the mystery enemy of Helmut Salden? Listen and find out. Or not. Type Manufactur - fonts by Georg Salden :: Film on Helmut Salden :: Folkwang art academy :: Helmut Salden, uncle of Georg Salden :: radio interview with Helmut Salden (32 minutes) :: File Download (25:33 min / 24 MB)

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Welcome to the time-episode: How much time you should have for an assignment. How much time do you get from your client? How much time do you have to work on a poster? How to be in the right time at the right place. The importance of timing. So take your time and listen careful. (We are very sorry for the bad sound quality.) Apeloig design :: File Download (15:18 min / 14 MB)

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Philippe Apeloig is not religious and does no have any rituals. But he works a lot. In this first episode he is telling us how it all started and about the characteristics of french graphic design, and it’s relation to other countries and cultures. Sorry for the bad quality – listen carefully. Apeloig design :: File Download (17:15 min / 16 MB)

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Kurt Weidemann collects fine art, 20th century paintings. Due to his redesign Deutsche Bahn could save half a million Marks a year on paint. He considers his own book his most important work. He even still buys copies himself. He believes his designs should lasts 10 to 30 years before becoming out-of-date. He talks about his three children and raising them. Deutsche Bahn :: ITC Weidemann :: File Download (12:35 min / 17 MB)

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Kurt Weidemann designed corporate identities for Mercedes, DaimlerChrysler, German Aerospace and Deutsche Bahn. And he wouldn’t do anything different if he could. He thinks his designs are still good, some even after 20, 30 years. Still he handles critique well. He is critical about politics and politicians, but social awareness is important in his design work. He would never work for the tobacco industry for instance, although he did work for the Lucky Strike Design Award, that he received himself as well in 1995. His type design hero is personal friend Jan Tsichold. He can’t think of any other heroes than his fellow soldiers. He then goes into his personal motivations and situations during the second world war, that shaped him and the rest of his life. Thirty years of driving a Porsche made it his favourite possession, in spite of the red Ferrari shoes he is wearing. Mercedes Benz :: Lucky Strike Designer Award :: File Download (12:54 min / 18 MB)

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