Rob Meek talks about the roots of Fontstruct with his MeekFM typographic synthesizer. He speaks about the genesis of Fontstruct and his thoughts on the success of the platform. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Fontstruct :: Meek FM :: Typographic synthesizer instruction video :: File Download (10:54 min / 15 MB)

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Martin Majoor discusses the new typeface for the Dutch government (Rijksoverheid Serif and Sans). His differing roles as a book designer and as a type designer. He reflects on the lack of female type designers and in graphic design in general. He speaks about how he names his typefaces as well as his current projects. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Martin Majoor Fontshop :: Martin Majoor Wikipedia :: Typotheque article :: File Download (20:11 min / 28 MB)

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Martin Majoor discusses his first type and lettering books given to him by his grandfather and his first typeface. He recounts his art school days in Arnhem and his current teaching practice and teaching philosophies. He speaks in regards to the influence of history on his work, the difference between working with text typefaces and display typefaces and his hate for Helvetica. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Martin Majoor :: Martin Majoor type design philosophy :: I hate Helvetica article :: File Download (16:04 min / 22 MB)

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Type designer Jos Buivenga talks about how he got started in type design, his habits and balancing his time for type design with his art direction work. Buivenga shares his thoughts and ideas on selling fonts online, his type design heroes and discusses his type design philosophy and working process. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Jos Buivenga :: Jos Buivenga blog :: Jos Buivenga at Myfonts :: File Download (21:57 min / 30 MB)

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Icelandic designer/illustrator Siggi Eggertsson speaks about getting started as a designer and his first job for an art community in his hometown. Reflecting on illustration versus graphic design, he discusses the idea of categories in a professional field. He talks about the influence that moving around to many different cities has had on his work and life. Lastly he talks about his approach to type design in his work as well as his interest in pop stars and idols. Recorded at 33pt conference 2009, Dortmund. Siggi Eggertsson :: Siggi?s blog :: 33pt bio :: File Download (17:05 min / 24 MB)

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Henning Brehm (aka Design Tourist) is a graphic designer that specializes in work for the film industry. Under the label Schein Berlin he creates fake labels, packaging, logos, signs and documents for German tv productions and international block buster movies. Brehm tells of the start of his career, his early educaton and his interest in many fields of design. How he got started in designing fake products, newspapers, magazines and various props for film and television. He discusses the process of working on films, conceptualizing the sets and creating the props. He talks about working on the science fiction films Speed Racer and Pandorum and the typeface made for an imagined future. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Henning Brehm :: Pandorum - movie :: Babelsberg filmstudio :: Speed Racer - movie :: File Download (33:35 min / 46 MB)

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Brian Lucid is the Associate Professor and Graphic Design Program coordinator at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Brian highlights what can be learnt from game design, what role narrative plays in game design and the subsequent relation to interactive design practices. He speaks about do-it-yourself Wii modification, game graphic engines and repurposing hardware. The discussion moves towards how the design software environments influence the process and methodology of design and about the Open Source movement and the drive to create these tools for others. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. The Reactable :: Reactable video :: Dynamic Media Institute :: File Download (21:02 min / 29 MB)

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Brian Lucid is the Associate Professor and Graphic Design Program coordinator at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts. He speaks about his inability to relax; his early forays in art school and his brief stint as a type designer. He regards the influence of W.A. Dwiggins’ process of type design on his own work and the realization that type design is much like designing software. He talks about his later move into teaching (as a natural extension) and his teaching methodology in teaching students information design, print design and interactive design. He moves on to discuss the challenges in teaching students to deal with complexity, context and graphic design history. And talks about the relation between his professional work and his educational work. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Brian Lucid :: Brian Lucid at Fontbureau :: Brian Lucid Dynamic Media Institute bio :: Massachusetts College of Art and Design :: File Download (35:24 min / 49 MB)

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Italian graphic design collective MEAT talk about their favourite designers as well as Italian designer Bruno Munari. MEAT often give workshops and they speak specifically about their workshop at the Imagine iT conference in Bologna. They round up the interview musing about the future of MEAT. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Art Chantry - Speak Up interview :: Jonathan Barnbrook :: Bruno Munari :: File Download (13:18 min / 18 MB)

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The Italian graphic design collective MEAT give insight into the gestation of MEAT and give a brief history of the collective. They speak of their past graffiti writing, their clients and the types of projects that come through their studio. Being the designers of the printed matter for the Imagine It conference in Bologna, they speak about the design for the identity and ephemera. MEAT collettivo grafico :: Imagine It conference :: MEAT in PaperIdeas :: File Download (15:03 min / 21 MB)

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Cinzia Ferrara is an architect and graphic designer. She is professor of the Master course in design at the Laboratory of Visual Communication in Palermo. Ferrara speaks about the mafia in Palermo and the use of graphic design and propaganda to fight mafia activities. She describes the reactions of the public to the anti-mafia design work, organization and campaigns. Ferrara indicates some directions for future advertising, promotional projects and educational programs in schools. She addresses the damaging ‘myth’ and portrayal of the mafia in the media and entertainment industry and extent of the deeply rooted problems of mafia activities in Palermo. Simone Wolf of Typevents translates. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Cinzia Ferrara?s studio :: Cinzia at SDI (italian) :: Cinzia at PaperIdeas :: File Download (28:36 min / 39 MB)

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Heather Shaw is a graphic design and digital media lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Heather speaks about her teaching philosophy and the importance of teaching interactive and information design in graphic design programs today. She presses for the need to integrate new technologies and trends into contemporary design teaching. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Heather Shaw :: Heather Shaw bio :: Processing :: File Download (21:07 min / 29 MB)

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An impression of the Robothon 2009 conference on type design and type technology, held in March at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. You’ll hear Paul van der Laan, Frank Griesshammer, Tal Lemming, Kai Bernau, James Grieshaber, Andy Clymer and Erik van Blokland. Robothon 2009 :: Robothon 2009 lectures on video :: Robothon 2009 photos :: File Download (11:09 min / 15 MB)

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Bruce Connew continues with the importance of travel in his work, especially in Burma, and the process of constructing books. He concludes by explaining his project I Must Behave, exhibited at the same time as TypeSHED11, at Mary Newton Gallery. I Must Behave by Bruce Connew - some pictures :: I Must Behave - the book :: Mary Newton Gallery :: File Download (19:55 min / 18 MB)

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Bruce Connew is a photographer based in New Zealand. He tells us about differences and similitudes between photography and design, about objectiveness in photography. He describes the social and political aspect of his work, as well as the role of publishing books. Bruce Connew website :: Get Bruce Connew's books :: File Download (16:00 min / 15 MB)

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Masayoshi Kodaira discusses music and his evolving tastes, his start as a graphic designer, his dislike of design school and his early career. He discusses his dreams of directing a movie, his current work with Kenya Hara and his inspirations. Masayoshi Kodaira's website :: Masayoshi Kodaira profile :: Rolling Stones magazine :: Kenya Hara :: File Download (22:05 min / 20 MB)

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Kris Sowersby, a New Zealand base type designer, talks about Kenny, an Australian movie, type design as one big ritual, and the gestation of his interest in type. the world of type design in New Zealand (and the lack of a graphic design community). The history of type in New Zealand, his heroes, boxing and clicking a mouse, and what he hates about type design. Kris Sowersby :: Village/Chester Jenkins :: Christian Schwartz :: Kenny The Movie :: File Download (12:31 min / 12 MB)

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Noel Waite, a graphic design historian, talks about his education and activities in graphic design field. He defines what is specific to “New Zealandish” design in an historical perspective. He explains the influence of Maori culture, as well as current graphic design trends in New Zealand. Noel Waite :: M?ori on wikipedia :: Noel Waite :: File Download (25:28 min / 23 MB)

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Karen Larsen explains the process and making of her typographic installation specifically for Typeshed11, made as part of a workshop project in Wellington. Karen Larsen :: International Gallery of Contemporary Art :: File Download (14:38 min / 14 MB)

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Karen Larsen, with SJ Klein, talks about the graphic design community in Alaska. What it is to work as a graphic designer there, how nature and life influence her design. Monumental work, physical objects, and the relation between art and design. Freeze Project :: Alaska Design Forum :: File Download (20:28 min / 19 MB)

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Sarah Maxey talks about her interests in typography and illustration, defines differences between art and design and expresses her views on craftmanship. She explains her working process and mentions some of her influences, who, coincidentally enough, are almost all named Ed or Edward. Sarah Maxey's website :: Edward Gorey's website :: Ed Rusha's online catalogue raisonné :: Ed Fella's website :: Marian Bantjes' website :: File Download (24:42 min / 23 MB)

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Stephen Banham is founder of Letterbox, a typography studio in Melbourne. He speaks about New Zealand design from an Australian perspective; the search for a cultural identity as well as a graphic design identity. He discusses the defining characteristics of Australian design, and his movement from advertising to typographer with Erik Spiekermann as an early inspiration. Eye Magazine interview with Stephen Banham :: Letterbox :: File Download (23:02 min / 21 MB)

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Joseph Churchward, a New Zealand based type designer, lists some advertising jobs he has done and talks about the digitization and distribution of a few of his typefaces today. Images of the monograph in progress of the life and works of New Zealand type designer :: Informations about the exhibition Letter Man : Joseph Churchward's world of type :: Joseph Churchward's typefaces available through MyFonts :: File Download (19:44 min / 18 MB)

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Joseph Churchward, a New Zealand based type designer, speaks about how he learned hand lettering. He explains the transition from metal type to computer, the influence of Maori on his type design, describes his working process. Joseph Churchward, Type Designer, on hellolucky.com :: Short biography (in german) with a list of Churchward's typefaces :: Joseph's a master of letters, article by Shane Cowlishaw :: File Download (20:36 min / 19 MB)

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Luke Wood and Jonty Valentine express their disenchantment with both professional life and academia; they discuss their current teaching practice and differing approaches to graphic design. They compare over-educated with self-taught designers, talent and education, and reveal an emerging kind of graphic design in New Zealand (with an overseas influence). Altgroup :: File Download (12:35 min / 12 MB)

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Luke Wood and Jonty Valentine speak (on Valentine’s day) about their background and reflect on the gestation of their publication ‘The National Grid’. They discuss art schools and art publications as well as the state of graphic design in New Zealand and the local reaction to their publication. The National Grid :: File Download (16:58 min / 16 MB)

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The two members of Experimental Jetset continues by discussing how education and family have influenced their design work. They speak about Helvetica and the nature of working as a graphic designer in the Netherlands today. Experimental Jetset Website :: Helvetica: The Movie :: Gerrit Rietveld Academie :: File Download (31:14 min / 43 MB)

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Marieke Stolk and Danny van den Dungen of Experimental Jetset discuss the importance of music and its relation to design. They also talk about how they got started and their working process as a trio. They reflect on the relation between the work and the explanation of the work. Interview in Fill/Stroke Magazine :: Experimental Jetset archives :: Interview with Experimental Jetset on Swiss Legacy :: File Download (27:00 min / 37 MB)

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During Valentin’s day, Elaina Hamilton and Duncan Forbes from Experimenta explains what is it to live and work together, life at the studio and life at home. They explain how they founded their studio, finding initial inspirations in modernist graphic design and Swiss typography and giving it a ‘New Zealand’ approach and warmness. They detail what it is to make a living as graphic designers in New Zealand, talk about the local design community, and they reveal the biggest mistake of Dutch designers. Experimenta :: TypeSHED profile of Experimenta :: Swiss Legacy :: File Download (20:24 min / 28 MB)

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Bruno Maag continues with his motivation for designing type, and the role of type design today. He speaks about the uses of Comic Sans and his views on custom fonts. Offers his opinions on Dutch design, and ends up with his experience during Font Fight organized by The Typographic Circle. The Typographic Circle :: Vincent Connare :: Ban Comic Sans :: File Download (16:44 min / 15 MB)

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Bruno Maag speaks about the beginning of his career at Monotype in England, and later in Chicago. His everyday rituals, decorating the house, and his love of cooking (rabbits!). He professes his love for the city of London, his life there and why it is a center of the graphic design world. He speaks about the function of the type designer, and the craftsmanship involved in type design. Dalton Maag :: Bruno Maag, TypeSHED profile :: STEP Inside Design interview with Bruno Maag :: File Download (20:20 min / 19 MB)

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Paula Scher talks about her paintings and if she could make a choice between painting and design. Why she paints only in all caps and her favourite letters. Branding the United Sates. What does it mean to be a designer from New York and her love for New York City. Paula Schers paintings :: Brand America :: HP Templates :: File Download (29:42 min / 27 MB)

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Paula Scher talks about her rituals and superstitions, fears and inspiration. How she accepts change and being fluid. What it is really like to be part of Pentagram and how it works. The differences between the New York and London offices. What it was like to work in the record industry. Pentagram :: Type Is Image :: Make It Bigger :: File Download (21:38 min / 20 MB)

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Kenya Hara continues to tell us why he became a graphic designer, why and how important design is to the world and its effect on us. What would Kenya Hara do if he wasn’t a designer. Finally he reveals to us why designers wear black. And his dream project for children in elementary school. Listen carefully and you will find out. Kenya Hara interview with Theme Magazine :: Designing Design :: File Download (17:32 min / 16 MB)

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Kenya Hara discusses his interest in the concept of emptiness and the relation to the Shinto religion. The haptic qualities of his work and how technology gives us the power to expand our senses. The future of graphic design and the evolution of typography. Hara Design Institute :: shinto :: What is haptic? :: File Download (29:28 min / 27 MB)

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Pierre Bernard continues to talk about his activities with Grapus. The difference between French and Dutch design. The current situation of design and how design should have a relation with society. If there is no commissioner there is no design. Lastly what it meant to him to receive the Erasmus Prize. Grapus Posters :: Erasmus Prijs :: File Download (21:13 min / 20 MB)

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Pierre Bernard talks about how he became interested in design and how he discovered it in Poland with Henryk Tomaszewski. The greatest lesson he learned. His initial working life in advertising. How Grapus was invented and what ideologies they followed. Pierre Bernard - AGI :: Henryk Tomaszewski :: Grapus :: File Download (23:21 min / 21 MB)

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Uwe Loesch tells us why he enters competitions and why young designers also should! How he approaches design, with the thought of every innovation needs an accident. How he convinces clients and irritates the observer. How he became a designer and his choice between journalism and design. Nevertheless Posters :: Anticipation-The End Is Where We Start From :: File Download (30:33 min / 28 MB)

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Uwe Loesch tells us the story behind his black and white shoes. If he really is a typical German designer or is he more Japanese? How Dada and Surrealism have influenced his work. How language makes an impression on design. The essence of his work which he considers to be ironical sophisticated messages. Uwe Loesch website :: Q&A with Uwe Loesch :: File Download (25:34 min / 24 MB)

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Reza Abedini discusses his work rituals, how he initially studied painting, and the Iranian touch in his work. He also talks about the current state of Iranian design, the richness of Persian calligraphy and its importance in design. The influence of the revolution on current design, and how he approaches design. Finally what it means to receive the Prins Claus Award. Reza Abedini website :: Iranian Graphic Society :: New Visual Culture of Modern Iran book :: Prins Claus Award 2006 :: File Download (27:18 min / 25 MB)

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Niklaus Troxler talks about his home town Willisau in Switzerland, his love for jazz and initiating the Willisau Jazz festival. How he designs posters for the concerts and how you set yourself free when you design your 100th poster. Troxler Art :: Willisau Jazz festival :: Jazz Blvd. Niklaus Troxler posters :: Niklaus Troxler portrait :: Dexter Gordon :: Ornette Coleman :: File Download (25:55 min / 24 MB)

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Michael Bierut talks about words, and why design can’t fix bad content. Writing well is a challenge. Initiating Design Observer, his motivation and what he found the hardest. And finally the most important lesson he has learned. Design Observer :: Massimo Vignelli :: File Download (21:54 min / 20 MB)

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Michael Bierut talks about his particular rituals and obsessions. He compares song writing to design and why it is similar. The most important quality of a designer. His heroes, how he doesn’t collect. His ideologies such as ‘there is always more than one way to solve a design problem’. Pentagram :: Michael Bierut Eye Interview :: Cole Porter :: Wim Crouwel :: Pushpin :: File Download (23:08 min / 21 MB)

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Rudi Protrudi explains how the news works in the USA, how the youth movement in the 60s died and more political issues. Rudi is very sure that here is no hope for the US, especially for creatives. And the people in the US do not even care. He ends this episode with telling us how he would like to be remembered. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Fuzztones last tour :: File Download (14:51 min / 21 MB)

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Fuzztones frontman Rudi Protrudi talks about his art education and how he came to run his own record label. The last Fuzztones tour was in 2007. What now? After working at Meta design Markus Strumpel moved to India to work as a graphic designer for the Tibetan government in exile and the Dalai Lama. He talks about how this came about, the cultural differences between the West and Tibet and his upcoming projects. Finally he reflects on the current political situation in Tibet and China. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Markus Struempel :: Dalai Lama :: Tibet Museum in Dharamsala :: File Download (18:24 min / 25 MB)

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Graphic designer Markus Strümpel and Fuzztones frontman Rudi Protrudi start off by telling us how they met and how they started working together. Rudi explains why musicians should do everything when running a band, and why he moved to Berlin. He also reminisces about his own ‘sweet 16’ years. Single handedly responsible for the garage rock revival (duly noted), Rudi talks about his influences and the early days of his career. We end this episode with the Fuzztones song ‘Johnson In A Headlock’. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Fuzztones :: Fuzztones tribute album :: File Download (17:03 min / 24 MB)

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In what way does Yang Liu think the economic boom affected Chinese graphic design? Teaching both in Bejing and Berlin, in what way are the students different? What city does she consider her ideal city as a designer? Yang Liu talks about her interest in the Bejing Opera and upcoming projects like a book and an exhibit called East Meets West. Is it different to work for Chinese clients? And does Yang work with both western as Chinese writing systems? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Yang Liu interview :: File Download (11:38 min / 16 MB)

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Yang Liu has tried various religions but chooses to be part-time religious. She talks about what inspired her to be a graphic designer. She doesn’t feel more German nor Chinese, she thinks she belongs everywhere. She talks about her favourite dish and her heroes, her poster designs for the Berlin Aquarium, local Berlin hero polar bear Knut and where you can hug a panda bear. What is specifically chinese about her work? Is she considered a foreigner in China? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Yang Liu :: Yang Liu posters :: Pho - vietnamese noodle soup :: File Download (11:33 min / 16 MB)

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Via Malcolm’s first choice of music, early German experimental electronic music, we stumble upon a fascination for all things German. Malcolm feels a little disappointed with current bands, but he does admire Rammstein and Kraftwerk. He explains how this German fascination influences his design work and way of thinking. As he embraced digital technologies early on, going hand in hand with his interest in mass communication, he saw it rather as an opportunity to explore new disciplines and ways of thinking. And things will keep on changing dramatically, also the role of the designer. New media have been democratised. Malcolm doesn’t care about the technology, he is much more interested in how people communicate. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Krautrock :: Malcolm Garrett interview :: File Download (13:01 min / 12 MB)

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Malcolm believes that new generations growing up with the latest digital technology will keep surprising us in the future. He foresees that the change of expectations and usage with this generation will stun us all. Malcolm thinks a lot about what he does and why he does things, sometimes too much. He tries to add layers to it. He prefers to think twice and act once, and tries not to think too much about creativity and intuition. Design just something he does. Malcolm talks about current projects like the Dublin Public Transport system and Dynamo London. He finally explains why he doesn’t really care how he is going to be remembered. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Malcolm?s studio AIG :: Dynamo London :: File Download (10:14 min / 9 MB)

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Typeradio talked on the phone to Malcolm Garrett. As religion is the root of all evil Malcolm doesn’t want any part of it. He doesn’t trust himself as he is easily persuaded and difficult to convince. He is weary of heroes and currently questions the value of his possessions, although he does have a quite specific collection. Malcolm was once invited to join a punk band but never aspired to be a musician. Actually, he doesn’t even hold musicians in very high regard. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Malcolm Garrett bio :: Malcolm?s former studio AMX :: Seditionaries shop :: File Download (12:42 min / 12 MB)

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The last two of Anschlaege’s 7 design principles. Their view on money changed due to the fall of the Berlin Wall. We end with how they would like to be remembered. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) www.anschlaege.de :: File Download (13:22 min / 12 MB)

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Anschlaege explain how their work is politically influenced? They believe in opinions, not just politics, and they work in the public sphere. They also do commercial jobs, but not without thoroughly discussing it. And it has to be interesting too, and interchanged with free work. They sometimes offer unusual solutions to their clients. Finally we go over the 7 principles that they published on their website and which they change every six months. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) www.anschlaege.de :: File Download (13:28 min / 12 MB)

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Anschlaege is a design studio with principles, Typeradio talks with Axel Watzke and Christian Lagé (third member Steffen Schuhmann wasn’t present). They believe in ideas rather than ideologies. Why are they concerned with social issues? They were 14 years old when the Berlin wall came down, which made a big impression. Everything is possible, but why choose graphic design? They talk extensively about the Kraut project, for which they traveled all over Germany producing daily newspapers locally. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) www.anschlaege.de :: File Download (16:06 min / 15 MB)

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We ask editor Oliver Gehrs if Dummy Magazin is a magazine. Does it have a lot of competition? Dummy’s policy is to not mix content and ads. Will the magazine live longer with its always changing design and theme? Oliver explains that Dummy is happy to be a specialised magazine for a smaller audience rather than educate the masses. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Dummy Magazin blog :: File Download (13:21 min / 18 MB)

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Dummy magazine editor Oliver Gehrs tells us how and why Dummy was initiated and how it was financed. Every issue is completely different, in logo design, layout and the articles. Why? And how does that work? It’s a journalistic decision to have different designers and writers for every issue. It’s also much more fun, according to Oliver. How are the designers picked? Dummy never puts design over content. Oliver talks about the relationship with their sellers and explains how the subjects and themes get picked. (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Dummy Magazin :: File Download (16:14 min / 22 MB)

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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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In 2007 for the first time Typeradio was present at the AGI conference ‘Unknown Land’ in Amsterdam. At the opening evening of the event Typeradio captured the spirit of the conference, asking a few of the members the following questions: 1. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Dutch Design? 2. What is ‘Unknown Land’ for you personally? 3. What does it mean for you to be an AGI member? This part features Bob van Dijk, Peter Till, Uwe Loesch, Philippe Apeloig, Paul Hughes, Stefan Sagmeister, René Knip, Leonardo Sonnoli and George Hardie. A.G.I. :: Unknown Land conference :: Unknown Land videos :: File Download (17:51 min / 25 MB)

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in 2007 for the first time Typeradio was present at the AGI conference ‘Unknown Land’ in Amsterdam. At the opening evening of the event Typeradio captured the spirit of the conference, asking a few of the members the following questions: 1. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Dutch Design? 2. What is ‘Unknown Land’ for you personally? 3. What does it mean for you to be an AGI member? This part features Wout de Vringer, Elisabeth Kopf, George Hardie, Justus Oehler, Anton Beeke, Jelle van der Toorn Vrijthof, Max Kisman and Ben Faydherbe. A.G.I. :: Unknown Land conference :: Unknown Land videos :: File Download (16:01 min / 22 MB)

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Kurt Weidemann doesn’t regard himself religious, although he calls himself Christ (the literal German word for ‘christian’). He says he is too simple to have rituals. He never relaxes, gets up at 5 every morning and works all day. He talks about his life in World War II, fighting the Russians as a soldier and surviving the prisoner of war camp afterwards. Because he could draw well in school, and because it earned the highest pay after coalmining, coming out of the war at 27 highly decorated, typesetter seemed a good profession. He did page layout using lead type. Weidemann studied fine art in Stuttgart, later became a professor at the same academy. He founded a private university for management in Koblenz. He stresses the importance of management in the field of design. He still teaches at several german universities. Weidemann thinks it is very important to renew your knowledge as a teacher. He sees his students more as partners, in order to get closer to them and get better results. He sees little difference in being a consultant or a designer, either way you have to convince people. you can’t be just a consultant nor just a designer, due to the fierce competition in design. Kurt Weidemann biography at Linotype :: Kurt Weidemann biography :: Interview with Weidemann :: Weidemann?s 10 theses about typography (german) :: File Download (12:37 min / 17 MB)

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Hans Wolbers’ can’t think of a favourite magazine or newspaper but one he misses is, Manipulator, isn’t in print anymore. He talks about his studio Lava Design, already 17 years running, and what defines it. Hans is a true generalist, another job for every day. Specialising bores him. Hans tells the story of how he could have been importing cars from India. He lives in the present too much to be a collector. His role in the studio allows him to travel a lot, for instance to Iran where he worked with designer Reza Abedini. He has no idea what Lava Design will be in 17 years from now. Nor how he would be like to be remembered. Indian car The Ambassador :: Iranian graphic designer Reza Abedini :: File Download (13:20 min / 12 MB)

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Hans Wolbers of Lava design in Amsterdam does consider himself religious, he burns a candle every time he comes across a church. Ice skating, cycling and Belgian beer are a few of his pastimes and he admits he hates being alone. Through his school newspaper he got involved in graphic design, and editorial design still is his preference: “Where content comes closest to your profession.” Hans talks about the differences in newspaper and magazine design, the issues involved with a redesign and the current size reduction of newspapers. Reader Hans sees himself as a visual journalist more than an art director. We talked with Hans at the Default#1 conference in Vienna, January 2007. Lava Design :: Default#1 Conference :: File Download (11:58 min / 11 MB)

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Paulus tries to combine teaching and working very closely. He tells us about the projects he is doing with the students in London and Vienna. In his daily life the boundaries between teaching and working are blurring more and more. At the end Paulus is telling us how he would like to be remembered, and also in which design. Akzidenz_Grotesk :: File Download (11:24 min / 10 MB)

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What is the difference between british and austrian design? To have another opinion about your environment you have to go somewhere else. For Paulus language is the most fundamental tool of communication. Language is everything. teaching type :: File Download (14:39 min / 13 MB)

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Paulus talks about the tea & religion and how he ended up being a graphic designer. Next to design, Paulus also studied law and sociology. For him law is the invisible framework (architecture) of our society. website of Paulus Dreibholz :: tea time traditions :: CoopHimmelb(l)au :: File Download (14:56 min / 14 MB)

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Tina Frank is talking about how it is to work for Meta design, what music she is listening to, and wether her daughter is knowing what she is doing. Finally at the end of this episode Tina will tell us how she would like to be remembered. Fuzzy motion by Tina Frank :: nato.0+55+3d on Wikipedia :: nato.0+55+3d description of the software from a users point :: File Download (10:47 min / 10 MB)

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Tina Frank considers herself as a Image-maker, not connected to any specific medium. She started doing graphics with 8. Meanwhile she is running a classical design studio and working as a multimedia artist at the same time. In this first episode Tina is telling us about the chances, problems, restrictions and possibilities combining these two activities. personal site of Tina Frank :: Frank Scheikl, Tina Franks design studio :: Mego label :: File Download (16:14 min / 15 MB)

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Katrin is a professional when it comes to design and branding. She is talking about the possibilities and changes to work for big companies, and when to say no to a client. Later on the is telling us about the biggest challenges you can have when you work in the field of branding. Katrin Androschins company :: Kaiserschmarren recipe :: File Download (21:19 min / 20 MB)

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Mistakes are the most imortant thing in life and have a magic level. Clemens tells us why and how. At the end he is also giving us a glimpse into the most curious job ever, and if he did it or not. human penis size :: File Download (12:02 min / 11 MB)

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What is the difference between fonts and sports car? Clemens Schedler tells us how he got involved in graphic design, and why he would like to be a joker. A vain, lazy & greedy joker. Trinité typeface :: File Download (15:36 min / 14 MB)

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“In my work I simply try to bake good bread, to create resonating spaces to look, see, read and feel. For me, the power lies in the dignity of the plain, the movement of the simple and in solving the obvious.” The failed interview at Default #1 Vienna, and what Peter Bilak has to to with it. Default #1 :: short bio of Clemens :: File Download (6:16 min / 6 MB)

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Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns reveals the mysterious hand movements of a fellow traveler. Why are his hands moving so seductively? Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the author :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (1:59 min / 3 MB)

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John explains how he got involved with U&lc. What he hates about typography and what not to do. What he finds important when designing a magazine. His views on Massimo Vignelli and David Carson. Why not to use Helvetica numerals. What he considers most powerful the written or spoken word. Review of U&lc :: ITC Garamond :: File Download (22:23 min / 21 MB)

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John talks about collecting and accumulating, and how he organises his collections. If you are a collector of obscure literary magazines of the pacific north west from the late seventies and early eighties this could be your chance to increase your collection. John talks about being the editor of U&LC, and how content and design worked together perfectly. U&lc online :: File Download (16:13 min / 15 MB)

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John always starts with questions, everything he does in his life he has come to sideways, he is interested in both words and visuals and does not make a distinction between the two. What good is it to be a designer if you don’t read? published books :: File Download (17:30 min / 16 MB)

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Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns analyzes the hidden though public typographic messages in the clear signs of a workman. Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the author :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:48 min / 4 MB)

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What sparked Massimos interest in design. His fascination in Architecture and reminisces about the past and how he met his wife. How they built there company internationally. Michael Beirut :: St. Peter's Church :: Slow Food :: File Download (15:34 min / 14 MB)

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Massimo talks about graffiti and its anti social effect. Massimos role as a missionary, spreading the gospel, there are thousands of junk typefaces and only 5 worth using. He talks about New York and why he lives there, American politics and media. NY Subway Guide :: File Download (13:36 min / 13 MB)

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Massimo discusses timeless design versus obsolete design, how fashion can pollute timeless design. Massimos talks about the efficiency of the American Airline identity. Why Massimo strongly doesn’t believe in subcultures and post modernists. American Airlines :: File Download (13:31 min / 12 MB)

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Massimo talks about his dream project, why he wears black. How he collaborates with his wife. Massimo discuses his ego and how he characterizes it. He talks about his life is design, if he designs one thing he can design everything without being superficial, and taking responsibility for design. Vignelli Associates :: File Download (17:20 min / 16 MB)

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We all use dummy texts in our everyday life as typographers and designers. We type them and maybe we read them, although they usually don’t have any content. But have you ever heard a dummy text? For the type specimen exhibition ‘Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly’ which is shown in the German National Libraries in Frankfurt/Main and Lepizig, Stiftung Buchkunst and Typosition asked Sven Ofner to speak dummy texts and pangrams. (01-06 please check dummy texts 1/2) 07 Blindtext Platzhalter 08 The quick brown fox 09 Vaterschaftsanalyse 10 Blindtext von Geburt an 11 Weiss Antiqua 12 Blindtext kleiner Ulysses 13 Sokrates adhesiontext® ? a dynamic dummy text generator :: MacLorem 2.0 - an advanced dummy text generator :: 'Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly' exhibition :: Lorem Ipsum - all the facts :: Pangram on Wikipedia :: Typosition :: Stiftung Buchkunst :: File Download (2:54 min / 3 MB)

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We all use dummy texts in our everyday life as typographers and designers. We type them and maybe we read them, although they usually don’t have any content. But have you ever heard a dummy text? For the type specimen exhibition ‘Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly’ which is shown in the German National Libraries in Frankfurt/Main and Lepizig, Stiftung Buchkunst and Typosition asked Sven Ofner to speak dummy texts and pangrams. (07-13 please check dummy texts 2/2) 01 Blindtext langweilig 02 Nein, meine Texte les ich nicht 03 Capitol/Versalien 04 Lorem ipsum 05 Memphis 06 Psychopharmaka adhesiontext® ? a dynamic dummy text generator :: MacLorem 2.0 - an advanced dummy text generator :: 'Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly' exhibition :: Lorem Ipsum - all the facts :: Pangram on Wikipedia :: Typosition :: Stiftung Buchkunst :: File Download (3:16 min / 3 MB)

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For all Typophiles out there, after having Jared Benson and Joe Pemberton on Typeradio, here is the Typophile Librarian Tiffany Wardle, on moderating and her other full time job. And on her article about the dark forest of End User License Agreements of typefaces, in which she clarifies the user-unfriendly little lines. Tip of the day: ‘Play with your type’. Typophile :: Typophile on Typeradio :: Tiffany Wardle's article on the EULA :: File Download (16:45 min / 15 MB)

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Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns reveals the mysterious hand movements of a fellow traveler. Why are his hands moving so seducing? Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the author :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:11 min / 3 MB)

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Thomas Phinney talks about technological font developments. Will SING, Adobe’s “next big font thing”, have the same as influence as OpenType in the past? SING, Smart INdependent Glyphlets, is a technology for dynamically extending fonts on the fly. Hear the story in a nutshell. Thomas Phinney, the type designer :: Hypatia Sans, Phinney's first released typeface :: more about SING :: File Download (10:54 min / 10 MB)

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Phinney the type detective. Revealing forgery by identifying typefaces? Different authorities used Phinney’s expertise on typographic history on their way to justice. The Bush memo :: Interview with the detective Phinney :: Nelson Mandela :: File Download (9:49 min / 9 MB)

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Get to know Adobe’s program manager for fonts and global typography, who starts his day with checking email. Thomas Phinney tells how his interest from DTP gradually moved to type, about Henry the Fifth and playing board games with his daughter. Thomas Phinney's blog :: about Thomas Phinney :: File Download (7:09 min / 7 MB)

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Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns zooms in on the French with their great gestures and their opposite typography. Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the author :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:47 min / 4 MB)

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CMYK – Official anthem of the Typeradio Typo Berlin 2006 Show A spectacular live show featuring the legendary colour girl Miss Kathy, world renowned letter-incarnator The Great Ornaldo who completed the entire alphabet in under six minutes using all his body parts. The Typographic Orchestra were flown in from London to create spectacular finger-licking visual intros. Also a heart wrenching interview with Mr. Comic Sans. And to top it all we were joined for the first time ever by Electric Mustafa to sing a specially written rendition of the all time classic by the Village People, CMYK. Now available for everybody to download and enjoy! Electric Mustafa – CMYK (written, arranged & produced by Mike Meijer / based on YMCA by Jacques Morali, Henry Belolo, Victor Willis) Young girl, you can be blue or pink I said, young girl, with just four kinds of ink I said, young girl, this is the missing link All you got to do is mix ‘em! Young girl, with a touch of Cyan I said young girl, add some Magenta and then I said young girl, a little Black if you can. And you can paint the town deep purple It’s fun to play with CMYK It’s fun to play with the CMYK It is the perfect way for a young girl to play It is more fun than modern ballet! It’s fun to play with CMYK It’s fun to play with CMYK You can get paint yourself green, or even aquamarine The most colorful chick on the scene Young girl, so much colors to choose I said young girl, no need to have the blues I said young girl, so much more you can use All the colors of the rainbow Young girl, here’s a way to gain ground I said young girl, you’re not one-color bound  I said, young girl, you can mix ’em around It’s the way to have a good timeFile Download (4:05 min / 5 MB)

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Jay’s dream is to build an ultimate teaching tool and to teach typography: he’s gathering an extensive multilingual keyword-based source database of images related to graphic design, covering everything from cave paintings to current design stuff. At the moment he is searching for contributing graphic design teachers that are willing to supply images and information. Recorded interviews, images, zoom-in pdfs, articles about readability of signage systems in Far East, everything fits! Open your treasure chest for him! The Digital Design Image Archive :: Contact Jay Rutherford :: File Download (13:48 min / 16 MB)

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Jay is fresh from India. He just spent a month there as a visiting professor at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, giving a crash course in typography. He is totally convinced that India is going to kick Europe’s ass very soon. Indians are hungry, they have commitment, they want to show their skills, while Germany for example is fat and satisfied with its existing typographic heritage. Watch out, an Indian three wheeler will soon drive over Mercedes Benz! National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India :: File Download (10:40 min / 10 MB)

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When Jay was small, his uncle Pete worked downstairs on illustrations and book covers. When he was 16 he found a book at the local library about advertising typography by accident. Silk screen experiments. Teaching gigs in the mid 80’s. Printing shops. Keyboard short cuts in InDesign. Johannes Itten and the colours of old Bauhaus buildings. —Jay tells the whole story of becoming what he is today. Johannes Itten :: File Download (12:46 min / 12 MB)

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How did native Canadian Jay Rutherford end up with a professorate at the Art and Design Faculty of the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany? What’s the main difference between Canadians and Germans? Is he ever considering going back to Canada? Being a teacher, the students’ respect sometimes comes years later: ‘I’m sorry, I was such a jerk when I was your student, but thanks a lot’. Launch of Bauhaus University in 1996 :: File Download (8:28 min / 8 MB)

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Professor R. K. Joshi has a beautiful morning ritual: as soon as he gets up he gives water to the plants. Then, standing first to the east, he drinks water in all ten directions one by one. Stay tuned, more rituals to follow. And finally, an unbeatable praise for speech, for spoken word. Water rituals belong to many faiths :: File Download (10:52 min / 10 MB)

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R. K. Joshi has three books that he values as his gurus. Those books made him fall in love with the calligraphy, to the whole process of how you concentrate, how you take care of the tools, to spiritualism of calligraphy. Sound of words. For him, the sounds are more important than the written meaning of word – a good example is the holy syllable ‘om’. Om: Symbol of the Absolute :: File Download (8:49 min / 8 MB)

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‘You’re not a master of your own creative work – the master is your assignment. You do your work, and then leave this world.’ Why signing works is not part of general Indian philosophy? This podcast contains a fantastic side track to R. K. Joshi’s cooking habits and to his favourite dish. Does R. K. Joshi’s two daughters follow daddy’s artistic activities? The Religious World of Letterforms by R. K. Joshi :: File Download (11:14 min / 10 MB)

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R. K. Joshi gives a short introduction to India’s 22 languages, to their common phonetic sounds. Maybe it’s possible to develop a common script for all Indian languages? What kind of difficulties there is? Why did it take his whole life to reintroduce Indian calligraphy for Indian students, and why the task is still not finished? About his passion to carry the aesthetics of old time Indian scripts for new digital tools and typefaces. Who was the first guy in India to carve text on the stone, during King Ashoka’s time? Writing reforms of India :: Official languages of India :: King Ashoka :: File Download (9:02 min / 8 MB)

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Professor R. K. Joshi is designer, artist, calligrapher and poet. Multi-lingual communication, art history and reviving of India’s calligraphic tradition are close to his heart. Currently he is working as a Visiting Design Specialist at National Centre for Software Technology (NCST) in the area of language technology and type design. Typeradio talked with R. K. Joshi at ATypI in Lisbon, September 2006. He talks about his long affair with calligraphic books, how he got in to an Indian advertising agency and how he got inspired by Italian writing masters like Arrighi. In the early days of his career he went to a printing press to learn practical problems in Indian typography. He was also keen on to bring western influences to Indian scripts. Speaker details of R. K. Joshi at ATypI Lisbon :: File Download (8:31 min / 8 MB)

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Phil Baines talks about British graphic design in the 80’s, graphic design rockstars, his You Can Read Me font for the Fuse project, his current projects and what he would have on his gravestone and which carver would carve it. You Can Read Me font :: FUSE project :: File Download (14:26 min / 17 MB)

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Phil Baines talks about his own design education, what he doesn’t like about type design, why graphic design is more important than type design, his favourite typefaces and the Penguin Great Ideas project. Phil Baines font Vere Dignum :: Books by Phil Baines :: Penguin?s Great Ideas :: File Download (12:36 min / 15 MB)

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Phil Baines is graphic designer, Professor of Typography, curator and teacher at St. Martins College in London. After studying to be a catholic priest, he switched to graphic design. He reflects on how religion still plays a part in his life, a strange ritual, relaxation, his favourite books, teaching and the changes in design education.Typeradio talked with Phil Baines at Atypi in Lisbon, September 2006. Phil Baines - My Fonts :: Phil Baines - Identifont :: File Download (12:46 min / 15 MB)

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Diederik talks about his start in type design. Self-taught Andreu says he would like to be a student again, if he wasn’t a designer. He talks about his font designs, both revivals as well as originals. His revivals are neither plagiarism nor nostalgia, he is aware of his work’s role in Spanish typographic history. Andreu’s mother is happy with what he does, Diederik’s parents are not quite, although he always wanted to be a designer.File Download (14:27 min / 27 MB)

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Is there typical Spanish design? The difference between Spanish and Catalonian design, the pros and cons of globalisation. Andreu about his role in Spanish typographic history. Andreu talks about his font foundry Type Republic and the Garcia Fonts project. Type Republic :: Garcia Fonts project :: File Download (14:25 min / 17 MB)

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Andreu Balius is a graphic and type-designer from Barcelona, Diederik Corvers is one from Rotterdam. They talk about religion, working as a designer in Barcelona and Rotterdam, mountain biking as relaxation, favourite dishes, heroes. What is typical Spanish or Dutch design? Andreu Balius :: Diederik Corver?s studio Klaar Ontwerpen :: File Download (14:25 min / 17 MB)

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Roger Black reflects on ‘design equity’, his work on the Baltimore Sun, the importance of verbal skills in graphic design, the ‘intellectualisation’ of design and recent developments in typography. The Baltimore Sun :: Homicide, tv-series :: File Download (19:05 min / 22 MB)

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‘Technological progress can make you insane.’ Roger Black talks about his first newspaper ‘My Fun Reader’, printed on the Ditto machine, the role of design in the newspaper business, his career in typography and newspaper design, his favourite magazine and his favourite newspapers. Ditto Machine :: New York Magazine article on Roger Black :: New York Magazine :: The Guardian :: File Download (17:57 min / 21 MB)

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Roger Black is more religious in terms of typography than religion. ‘Anything goes in typography.’ Newspapers are his passion. He talks about reading newspapers and reading in general. The differences between reading print on paper and reading on the web. Roger Black :: Los Angeles Times :: New York Times :: Eduardo Danilo - Indigo :: File Download (15:26 min / 18 MB)

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The persuit of neutrality. Kai Bernau, recent graduate of the Hagues Type and Media course, explains how he attempted to achieve blandness with his recently released font ‘neutral’. Kai Bernau dot com :: Collaborative work space with Susana Carvalho :: Neutral the web site :: get Neutral :: File Download (14:30 min / 13 MB)

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Filip’s view on Ellen Lupton’s free font pool, his plea for educating people about graphic design, the charachteristics of Czech graphic design and the Building Letters project. Ellen Lupton?s Free Font Manifesto :: Czech design index :: Building Letters :: File Download (8:29 min / 10 MB)

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Filip talks about books, his dearest possession, being the Czech Atypi delegate, his Diacritics project Atypi :: The 2004 Atypi conference in Prague :: Diacritics project :: File Download (9:59 min / 12 MB)

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Filip talks about morning rituals, his design studio, the thin line between typography and graphic design, his parents and the fall of communism. Filip?s graphic design studio Designiq :: File Download (9:35 min / 11 MB)

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Join Christian Schwartz in Lisbon for his third recipe – Salmon soup from Finland otherwise known as Lohikeitto. Lohikeitto :: File Download (3:28 min / 3 MB)

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Free fonts as pollution, typographic slums, where is the place where few good fonts can be preserved? Free fonts :: File Download (10:26 min / 10 MB)

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Design is a religion, moral and ethical and aesthetic set of solutions and principles isn’t that what religion is? Design writing research :: Design your life :: File Download (11:54 min / 11 MB)

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A world-premier. This is the first time Liza and Donald have to answer the 20 yes/no questions. Invited by students from Halle, Offenbach and Weimar, there is no chance to escape. Also the legendary penis question and the Underwear question. Listen to this to meet Donald and Liza in person. After traveling the whole world, finally the time has come to reveal the often discussed the legendary list of best looking type-designers world-wide. Who is on the list? HFG Offenbach :: Hochschule Halle :: Uni Weimar :: Designmai :: File Download (10:45 min / 12 MB)

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War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Electric Mustafa wrote and performed this special song for this special night. Darling I don’t know what is right Should I write down, should I recite?  One letter’s fine, the next is crap A minefield and a boobytrap Well come on what’s your technique? Should I write or should I speak? And all these T’s, D’s and E’s What font will put your mind at ease? Should I be following the hype? Or am I really not that type? Come on it’s so mystique! Should I write or should I speak? Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak? This indecision’s bugging me Don’t wanna speak, just make ya see Exactly what I mean to say Or should I say it anyway? Come on and let me know Should i speak or must I show? Solo Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak? Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak? Electric Mustafa :: File Download (4:37 min / 5 MB)

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Dead bits, code maintenance, Beowolf, competition and their working relation, Just’s bands Lui and Wolfraam. Beowolf font :: Lui, Just?s band :: Wolfraam, Dutch typographers band :: File Download (14:47 min / 17 MB)

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About books, heroes, Justs dearest posession and Eriks dearest position, fears and insecurities, the interaction between programming and design, bitrot. Letterror interviewed by Peter Bil'ak :: Letterror calendar design :: File Download (12:39 min / 15 MB)

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Erik and Just talk about cheating, getting ripped off, Ellen Lupton’s ‘Free Font Manifesto’, their talk at TypoBerlin, reflection and the consequences of family life. Ellen Lupton's Free Font Manifesto :: File Download (13:20 min / 15 MB)

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Finally both Letterror guys together. It starts with Erik telling a story and then goes into rituals, writing code, dish washers, trust, illegal fonts, bunch-a-stuff and cooking. Letterror website :: Erik?s story about the BBC interview mix-up :: File Download (10:32 min / 12 MB)

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Eboy talk about the influence of having kids, the computers they used, their heroes Einsturzende Neubauten and their plans for the future. Knowledge Magazine article on Eboy :: Eboy heroes Einsturzende Neubauten :: File Download (8:06 min / 9 MB)

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Eboy talk about cooking, eating, the wonderful world of pixels, designing toys and ‘designer toys’. Eboy pixel posters :: Peecol toys - images from the Eboy talk at Pictoplasma conference :: Eboy toy prototype :: Eboy ware :: File Download (12:23 min / 14 MB)

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Eboy is Kai Vermehr, Peter Stemmler, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital. They talk about religion and rituals. How did they get together? How do they divide the work? What defines the Eboy style? Also: relaxing with ‘Soldier of Fortune II’ and a trampoline. And why did Peter move to New York? Eboy website :: Eboy fonts 1 :: Eboy fonts 2 :: Eboy fonts 3 :: Eboy fonts 4 :: Soldier of Fortune II :: File Download (12:32 min / 14 MB)

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War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Menno Wigmans point of view. Writing is imitation. The do-it-yourself attitude. Graphic Designers are punks. Bembo, Charlotte & Dolly. Crossing Border :: about Menno Wigman (in dutch) :: File Download (8:25 min / 8 MB)

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War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Tessa van der Waals. Crossing Border :: Best dutch book designs :: File Download (4:56 min / 5 MB)

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War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Gerard Ungers point of view. 01 Make words, not war 02 Make love 03 Love is a word And finally Gerard will tell us what young couples should do while making love. Crossing Border :: Love Language :: File Download (7:21 min / 7 MB)

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Typeradio is very proud to present exclusively the very first interview with the typeface Helvetica. This is the first episode from the new series of interviews where Typeradio travels around the world to meet typefaces and to talk to them. In this episode Helvetica showed up with his old friend Gert Dumbar to the theater opening of the Tragic Death of Helvetica, organized by students of the Royal academy in the Hague. We are very honored to have the rare chance to meet this all-time classic, and to present this interview to you. Ladies and gentlemen: please welcome Helvetica. Max Miedinger (Linotype) :: Max Miedinger (Wikipedia) :: some pics of the interview :: File Download (5:01 min / 5 MB)

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Piet Schreuders about The Beatles, graphic design as the perfect hobby and why he doesn’t design fonts. Official Beatles website :: Beatles fan-site :: Beatles discography :: Duck for Cover (Voor Verbetering Vatbaar) book :: Dell Maps book :: File Download (11:33 min / 13.3 MB)

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Piet Schreuders about James Avati and the Lay-In Lay-Out book. Piet Schreuders interview by Max Bruinsma and Chris Vermaas :: James Avati book covers :: James Avati television documentary :: Lay In - Lay Out book :: File Download (12:32 min / 14.4 MB)

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Getting to know Piet Schreuders: rituals, stress, deadlines, time spent on projects and the importance of research Piet Schreuders website (soon online) :: Raymond Scott 'Manhattan Research' CD project :: Piet's Poezenkrant (Cat's Newspaper) :: File Download (9:47 min / 11.2 MB)

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Meet Henry and the twins, Chips dearest posession. Chip talks about accomplishment, big ham, acting, who he hates, politics, and how he refuels his enthusiasm. Interview :: The NY Times :: USA Today :: File Download (12:37 min / 11.6 MB)

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Chip tells typeradio, his favorite recipe, Drunken Chicken, tips on how to cheat with a rapidograph, his choice to become a book designer, his latest design for Paul Simon and his favorite books. Drunken Chicken recipe :: The Cheese Monkeys, book review :: Surprise :: Batman :: File Download (12:47 min / 11.8 MB)

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First Typeradio interview in the nude, and Chip is looking very good. Chip talks about his obsessions, superstitions. What makes a good book cover, design versus sales. Differences between American and European book covers. The Borzoi Reader Online - Knopf's website :: The Work of Chip Kidd :: All About Chip :: File Download (9:42 min / 8.9 MB)

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Paul talks about his competitive edge, how he started teaching, and thinking on his feet. Paul reveals his view on why there are so few women type designers and his obsession with Game boy! Type and Media, the Hague :: Game Boy Micro :: File Download (16:40 min / 15.3 MB)

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Paul talks about the history of Rezident, his study years and finding his way and wining the competition, coming up with ways of merging the traditional and new. Paul also reveals his current project and his involvement with Resolume Rezident :: Michael Abbink :: Resolume :: File Download (13:15 min / 12.2 MB)

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Paul talks about the value and emotional attachment to fonts, chasing font pirates, setting, how his interest in fonts was sparked, and of course world domination… Type Invaders :: Peter Matthias Noordzij :: Milton Glaser :: Royal Academy of Art, the Hague :: File Download (9:48 min / 9 MB)

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Carson about his parents’ expectations, his children, the consequences of breaking the rules in graphic design, and his thoughts on type and type design. 1995 article by Joe Clark :: File Download (9:52 min / 11.3 MB)

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Carson talks about his surfing days, his switch to graphic design and the early years of his design career. surfing in California 1 :: surfing in California 2 :: surfing in California 3 :: David Carson in Emigre :: File Download (7:42 min / 8.9 MB)

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Carson on trust, food, cheating, getting ripped off, books and his hero. about David Carson :: Mickey Dora :: File Download (9:46 min / 11.2 MB)

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Carson talks about music and surfing, in relation to his design work. surfing :: surf culture book :: File Download (9:45 min / 11.2 MB)

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Anthon Beeke is most known for his poster designs. Designing a poster is for him making an image. Making an image is making a statement. A poster can show the power and emptiness of images. And sometimes there are posters which are no posters. For Anthon Beeke typography is mostly organization. His fascination lies in the energy some people put into making type, and to explore the fantasy in type. And finally you got to know all details about the naked alphabet. Why, where, how, who. And yes there is also a personal friend of the queen Beatrix involved, showing her tits in public. This episode also contains the weirdest question ever asked on typeradio. Listen now to find out more. some posters of Anthon Beeke :: Max Kisman :: overview of quadrat prints :: some quadrat prints for sale :: the original naked alphabet :: another naked alphabet :: the erotics of type by Max Bruinsma :: File Download (43:30 min / 40 MB)

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Anthon Beeke in his 20’s. How you can become a graphic designer with one blind eye and two left hands. Thinking is more important than working. The secret of success lies in the eagerness to know more. You have to have the right clients to have a chance to provoke. In the seventies and eighties sex & erotic was perfect to get the attention. But what about now and here. What subjects are provocative today? Anthon will tell us in this episode. Design Academy Eindhoven :: short bio of Jan van Toorn :: File Download (27:11 min / 25 MB)

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Times have changed. Now there is money. You do not have to work anymore as a butcher to survive. In this first episode Anthon tells us how it feels to sit stinking in art class and taking a shower once a week. Growing up in a time, when people did not know what graphic design is, where you were not allowed to do what you wanted to do. And then his father finds out through the local newspapers that his son’s painting are already hanging in the Stedelijk museum. Time to leave the house, and find out yourself what this world is about. eye magazine on Anthon Beeke :: File Download (32:43 min / 30 MB)

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Kathryn Cho discusses the making of her recent project ‘Typecast’ a documentary on the past, present and future of Swiss design. Kathryns documentary includes interviews of Steff Geissbuhler, Beat Müller and Wendelin Hess, Helmut Schmid, Wolfgang Weingart. Typecast :: official Typecast website :: File Download (15:09 min / 13.9 MB)

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Die Gestalten font foundry Die Gestalten font foundry :: File Download (5:44 min / 6.6 MB)

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The history of Pfadfinderei, Labstyle and the principles of VJ-ing. Pfadfinderei fonts :: File Download (12:49 min / 14.7 MB)

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The early days of acid techno music, some of his fonts, and the downside of font design. Pfadfinderei fonts :: File Download (7:36 min / 8.8 MB)

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How Critzler started designing fonts, hooking up with Die Gestalten publishers and the Localizer book and font. Critzler?s early fonts for Linotype :: Localizer book :: Localizer font :: File Download (9:02 min / 10.4 MB)

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Critzler talks about breakfast, religion, relaxation and his life, education and work in the former DDR. Critzler?s studio Pfadfinderei :: DDR posters 1950-1980 :: File Download (12:17 min / 14.1 MB)

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Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006) Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Trixie : Sharon Interstate : Vera Bertens Mrs.Eaves : Wietske Doreleijers Fakir : Wietske Doreleijers St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (4:16 min / 4.9 MB)

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Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006) Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Pixie : Natalie Helvetica : Niels Fette Fraktur : Rob van Leijsen Beowolf : Sanne Kuijpers Verdana : Sophie Kuijs St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (4:40 min / 5.4 MB)

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Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006). Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Din : Karel Geboers Gill Sans : Linda van de Kerkhof Flava : Marielle van Genderen Comic Sans (Regular & Bold) : Marijke van Gorp Futura : Max Rovers St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (5:29 min / 6.3 MB)

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Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006). Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Rockwell : Anne de Laat Bodoni : Caro Turlings Avant Garde : Hanneke Minten Balance : Joep van Gassel Bello : Judith Klauwers St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (4:39 min / 5.4 MB)

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Gert tells us how he wants to prove that art academies no longer exist as physical buildings. Art academies should not be self centered, but they should be aware that there are always different ideas which are also right. Design is very different to science. There is no one right and one wrong. There are different cultures with different ideas. And this localism is what makes Design design. Design should be local communication. But how does this match the fact that Dumbar is, and is used as a brand in China? Finally Gert Dumbar sings the song, especially composed for Typeradio. Ladies and Gentleman, a warm welcome to Gert singing ‘Follows’.File Download (21:09 min / 19.4 MB)

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Gert talks about his one time experience being a lead singer, and hearing his record on the radio. Also Gerts and Derks longing for the impossible. Listen to this part to know more about their secret plans… Rotterdam's Hard Werken is no more :: Hard werken - the inspiration of Emigre :: File Download (19:45 min / 18.1 MB)

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For Gert Dumbar, pre-war french motorbikes are a perfect example of french geniality. It does not matter if they fall apart, but it is the new way of thinking which counts. This is what makes France a pioneering country regarding technique and design. The most advanced car in the world in 1955 :: Citroen DS 1960 :: 2 CV Racing Club :: File Download (7:20 min / 6.8 MB)

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Derk and Gert Dumbar reveal everything you ever wanted to know about the dutch tax system but never dared to ask. And a well-kept secret gets revealed: the legendary account nr. 1 in Holland. Furthermore this part is about Mahatma Gandhi, Steve Jobs, Paul Schuitema, Gerard Kiljan, Piet Zwart, Stanford university and a ghost in a house in france. pioneers of modern dutch typography :: more on Paul Schuitema :: work by Paul Schuitema :: work by Piet Zwart :: File Download (38:46 min / 35.5 MB)

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Father (Gert Dumbar) and son (Derk Dumbar) tell us why the dutch people are type eaters and the greek are not. Of course the talk is also about family stuff like how to educate your children, secret rituals of Gert Dumbar (which even his wife and son don’t know) and why children should put their parents to bed. Did Gert ever design a font? Does he know how to work with a computer? And is it really true that the whole Dumbar family was kicked out of school? And guess who imitates a horse wearing underwear? Gert Dumbar (Studio Dumbar) :: Derk Dumbar :: File Download (21:53 min / 20.1 MB)

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How he teaches his students and the difference between male and female students and finally Cyrus reveals how he appeared in Playboy magazine and why he buys it.File Download (13:33 min / 18.7 MB)

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Did Cyrus fullfil his parents expectations? His loves and hates and the conspiracy of opentype…File Download (6:55 min / 10 MB)

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Cyrus quits punk band to go to art school? A fan of Astro boy and detective novels, and if he wasn’t that busy he would be writing a novel. Who is Cyrus? :: His former band. :: Astro-boy :: Split pea soup :: Raymond Chandler :: File Download (8:38 min / 11.9 MB)

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Media personality, radio artist, ex-Fluxus, pornographer, mirrologist and master storyteller. Willem de Ridder is a legend when it comes to radio as medium of expression. For typeradio he has done three monologues about type and design. A short introduction into reading beyond words. Please take some printed matter, make yourself comfortable and listen to this piece. Yes explanation doesn’t work here anymore, but you will see it, feel it and yes oooh… reading will become a completely new experience. +++ Rated PG-13 for sexual content +++ Annie Sprinkle & Willem de Ridder & Veronica Vera :: SUCK, the first european sex paper :: LOVE, America's first reader-written magazine :: dot design competition :: 'the absolute best PornFont you have ever seen' :: File Download (21:36 min / 19.8 MB)

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Media personality, radio artist, ex-Fluxus, pornographer, mirrologist and master storyteller. Willem de Ridder is a legend when it comes to radio as medium of expression. For typeradio he has done three monologues about type and design. From storytelling to reading and writing. From the right side to the left side of the brain. From circular thinking to linear thinking. Did you ever ask yourself about the impact of type on society? Discover and find out about the benefit of piercing, tattoos and jungle music. Hitweek - wikipedia (NL) :: Willem de Ridder radio :: File Download (24:00 min / 22 MB)

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Media personality, radio artist, ex-Fluxus, pornographer, mirrologist and master storyteller. Willem de Ridder is a legend when it comes to radio as medium of expression. For typeradio he has done three monologues about type and design. Get ready to get occupied by this man. This voice. This storyteller. And before you know you got stuck with this idiot. Listen to his words and find out that the real control panel is inside you; as soon as you change something the whole world changes. There is no difference between you and me. All ends up in pure energy. And what does this have to do with Typeradio? Willem tells us how design is working from the storyteller point of view. The designer in the position of a universal creator; of things, feelings and idiots. Willem de Ridder's official website :: Willem de Ridder's retrospective in comic style :: File Download (17:14 min / 15.8 MB)

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Matthew Carter’s father was a typographer. So isn’t one type-guy enough for a family. And what about the sons of Matthew Carter? And finally we are talking with someone who met the designer of the Helvetica in person. Wow, we did not expect this, when we came up with this question. Hurra, and thank you Matthew Carter to tell us the real Helvetica-story. St Bride Library :: Max Miedinger :: the history of Helvetica :: another brief history of Helvetica :: Helvetica vs Arial :: Helvetica, the voice of opposition :: Helvetica Wikipedia :: File Download (9:35 min / 8.8 MB)

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Lying for the truth? Why is it meanwhile possible to have a conversation about fonts with a ten year old boy? And what about the font police? Type designers are powerless. The Typographic Art of Matthew Carter :: File Download (17:50 min / 16.4 MB)

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Matthew Carter getting confronted with the legendary 30 questions. Jeans or not, drivers license or not, hate or love. Listen and find out. Matthew Carter :: Matthew Carter Wikipedia :: Typespotting Verdana :: Channel Verdana :: File Download (4:19 min / 4 MB)

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In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Sofie and Louise : self-help Ties Alfrink : everybody is a designer Willem de Kooning academy Rotterdam :: File Download (2:10 min / 2 MB)

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In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Irda : letter-note Inge van der Wetering : my idea Hugo de Pagter : dear neighbour Willem de Kooning academy Rotterdam :: File Dow