Erik Spiekermann – art historian, printer, typedesigner (Meta, Officina, Unit, Info, Fira, Real, et al) information architect, author. Founder MetaDesign ’79, FontShop ’89. Honorary Royal Designer for Industry Britain 2007. TDC Medal & National German Lifetime Achievement Award 2011, etc. Now supervisory board of Edenspiekermann Berlin, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Los Angeles. Lives in Berlin, London & San Francisco. A book about his life and work “Hello I am Erik” was published by Gestalten Verlag in 2014. He now runs galerie p98a, an experimental letterpress workshop in Berlin.
The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 4 June and ends 12 July 2024.
Our summer programme is in English and covers typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and software practices. Every kind of design professional can learn about type design in a relatively short amount of time.
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Join us on 1 June 2024 to listen to international speakers representing various spheres of the world of typography and design.
Don’t wait to register to Now24 conference (in English) that brings together typography and design enthusiasts. We seek to explain how typography has a visible impact on the world around us.
Come to Paris for the 1 June 2024 to listen a mix of inspiring speakers (which will be announced in 2024) evoking topics as broad as graphic design, web design, motion design, publishing, visual identity, communication and type design.
