Letterform live: books
| What | Editorial design, Type design, Typography |
|---|---|
| When | Dec 03, 2014 from 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM |
Wednesday 3 December
19·00–22·00
Protein Space
New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EY
Tickets, priced at £10 can be booked here, but hurry as numbers are strictly limited.
Speakers confirmed so far include:
Apfel
David Pearson
Andy Altman (Why Not Associates)
Simon Esterson (Eye and Esterson Associates)
Gunnar Vilhjálmsson (Monotype)
In this live version of Letterform (created in partnership with Monotype) five graphic designers and type experts will speak about the letters that fascinate and inspire them. The session’s theme provides a context for their choice. Speakers may zoom in on the minutiae of physical attributes that draw them to a particular letter; and also unravel the wider story of its design and its use in a specific context. Inspiration could come from giving a new insight to well-known classics, or unearthing little-known bright sparks.
Book design is often where typography has to work the hardest — top quality typographic design and typesetting sorts the great from the good. Readability is essential, but books are also traditionally a space for innovation, especially when it comes to technical developments and cover design. Bespoke fonts or skilful use of existing ones; dramatic visual representation of a book’s theme through type, there is a wealth of material to inspire speakers, from the Gutenberg Bible, to Jan Tschichold’s modernist treatment of Penguin Books, to radical publisher Visual Editions' experiments with the physical form of the book.