FACELIFT is the 3rd annual exhibition by event curators Inkthis. The project showcases a unique typeface featuring 40 individually crafted letterforms developed by both new and established image makers from across the globe presenting a style-heavy blend of type, design, illustration, sculpture, painting & graffiti. Contributors include the likes of Gary Taxali, Alex Trochut, Boris Hoppek & Mario Hugo. The exhibition will be on show between April 22nd and May 9th at the LCB Depot in Leicester.
The exhibition will be on display in Leicester (UK) at the LCB Depot from 22.04.2008 – 09.05.2008.
TypeSHED11 is set to explore the notions and voices of typography – no matter how small or vocal, how grand or local – across the disciplines, in graphic design and advertising, photography, film, literature, architecture, music, the visual arts – and beam it back out to the rest of the world via Typeradio.
A full programme constructed from lectures, workshops, exhibitions and experimental installations will create the possibility for social and intellectual exchange with passionate typographers and designers from about the world – Europe, the Americas, Asia, Pacific, Australia and New Zealand.
Five exceptional guest speakers (to be announced) will punctuate three days of presentations, followed by two days of workshops – all under the one roof at Shed 11 – encircled by satellite events, forums and panels for discussion and debate, evening projections and entertainment. Refreshments each day, a picnic on the wharf, and a cocktail evening will offer the prospect to learn, mix and meet at New Zealand’s first ever TypeSHED11.
For over three decades Paula Scher has been at the forefront of graphic design. Iconic, smart and unabashedly populist, her images have entered into the American vernacular. Scher has been a principal in the New York office of the distinguished international design consultancy Pentagram since 1991.
Also don´t miss her recent interview at Monocle.
The national identity of countries can shift radically and at a speed that leaves their inhabitants gasping. As the United States continues to suffer from low approval ratings all over the world, Paula Scher, one of the world’s leading graphic designers and a principal at Pentagram in New York, talks to Monocle editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé about how the US needs to overhaul its image, brand promise, name and messaging.
Meek FM is an interpretation of type as sound. Using new software and the M.E.E.K. typographic synthesizer, the musician/designer develops sounds and typographic visuals in parallel. Meek FM will be premiering as an interactive installation at the Typo2007. The Meek FM team will also perform live at the Festival event.
Plus is a unique design-led festival showcasing all that is innovative, pioneering, and novel in the world of international typo/graphic design. The festival provides a platform for contemporary professional designers; serves as an arena for experimental work; and a meeting point for the international design community. Plus also offers a forum for informed academic debate on typo / graphic design. Download the Plus ‘07 international design festival information pack
