Type Talks

April 13, 10:00 AM EST Live Zoom Gaetano Grizzanti is an Italian identity designer living and working in Milan.He has studied graphic design, visual art and mathematics.In 1986 he founded Univisual, an independent firm specializing in brand consulting and design for corporate identity systems. His work has been featured in publications and recognized by numerous…

April 8th, 12:00PM EST Type Talks Virtual Live Nelson Ponce is a renowned Cuban Illustrator and Poster Designer. After graduating from the esteemed Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (ISDi) in 1998, Ponce became a UI designer as well as a professor at his alma mater. His poster for Vampiros en la Habana brought him national…

“Type Talks” are lecture series organized by Professor John De Santis for courses at Pratt InstituteManhattan campus, Associate Degree Programs. Course work Graphic Design 1-2, Communication Design 1-2Topics range from Graphic Design, Typography and Communication Design. S Speakers are professionals in design and typography. Content includes diverse and underrepresented topics in visual communications.Students create and…

Type Talks initiative participated in Pratt Institute’s annual Research Open House at the brand new Research Yard of Pratt Institute at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a new advanced learning facility. Professor John Battista De SantisPratt Institute, School of ArtAssociate Degree Program Finn EvansIntern DEI Research Seed GrantAOS Graphic DesignPratt Institute, School of ArtAssociate Degree Programs, Graduating…

Li Xu, the founder and art director of Beijing Art A&B DesignAn assistant professor of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, China, Li Xu has lectured and taught in workshop around the world.Li Xu is one of the founders and curator of The 1st International Poster Festival of Shenzhen and Zi Hui-US & China Typographic Poster…

Native American Graphic DesignWith Sadie Red Wing A live discussion with Sadie Red Wing, a Lakota graphic designer/educator, member and advocate of the Spirit Lake Nation, Fort Totten, North Dakota. Sadie will share perspectives on indigenous peoples graphic design and symbolism in that work. Sadie Red Wing is a Lakota graphic designer and advocate from…

Sandro Berrra, Tipoteca Italiana Tipoteca Italiana, is a private foundation/working printing museum, (Veneto Region of Italy). Tipoteca holds one of the largest European collections of metal & wood type, casting & printing machines. The story of type, Tipoteca, what’s happening now in letterpress. http://www.tipoteca.it/en/

Type Talk with Barrie Tullett,his thirty years in the making project:“The Typographic Dante” The Typographic Dante is a series of typographic illustrations created by Tullett of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy. Barrie Tullett, Programme Leader for Graphic Design at the University of Lincoln, illustrates each of the 100 Cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy using a…

Writing Around the World: Trends & Observations, World Written Trends As we observe writing systems globally, what common attributes are revealed? What stages have led us from early written forms to contemporary writing? Which key inventions have changed the course of writing? How many types of writing systems can we identify? Kamal Mansour Since childhood,…