As you are likely aware, Dinamo is one of the hippest and most popular foundries… Having Elias there was a strong ending to the conference program. He and his Fontef partner Daniel Grumer showed off some Hebrew & Arabic multiscript projects from Israel.įinally closing out the day was Elias Hanzer from Dinamo. He is such a kind and thoughtful person, it’s a shame we are also not neighbors. Master Type Designer and Master Chef Yanek Iontef was one of the people I was most looking forward to seeing there. Whether she’s schooling you on design history, giving blunt opinions about the world, or just quatsching over a beer, she’s amazing. Not a neighbor (but I wish she was), Indra Kupferschmid is always a sight to behold. She has become THE handwriting font lady, so she had lots to say about faking handwriting digitally. Ulrike Rausch is practically a current neighbor in Berlin, and all I can say is it’s always nice to see her.
It’s not an understatement to say they doing the best pan-Indian type families ever made. We used to practically be neighbors with them in Mumbai, so it was lovely to see them again and to hear them share their massive and complex projects with everyone. Time to rapid fire a few of my favorite presentations from the main conference day (the Boom and Franca experiences were on Friday night Saturday was the main event).Įk Type’s Sarang Kulkarni & Noopur Datye came all the way from India to show off their latest typefaces and letterings. We had unexpectedly intense and stimulating conversations about business and life and he gave me a lot to think about! If you aren’t familiar with Álvaro’s designs yet, I’d highly recommend checking out his work at his Naipe Foundry or Future Fonts. If type doesn’t work out for him (it will, he’s very good) he could become a motivational speaker. He is a fellow typeface designer from Brazil who is now living in Barcelona. I was a bit embarrassed to learn that we we met some years ago, but I didn’t remember. Unfortunately, we had to vacate the building immediately following the presentation and I didn’t get a chance to say hi :( I did however manage to score a brand new copy of the 3rd edition of her mini ‘manifesto’ book! The TPTQ book shop had some copies of this brand new version, and I was able to snatch one! It is a beautiful piece of work <3Īnother personal highlight of mine was getting to know Álvaro Franca. She spoke for a bit over 1.5 hours, but I would have happily listened for several more. Seeing her speak and tell stories behind some of her favorite projects was enlightening and inspiring.
I’m a big fan of hers, I also love miniature books, and I’ve been kicking myself for years for not buying her last mini Boom anthology. Simply revisiting The Hague and catching up with so many people I’ve missed were the primary highlights of the weekend.Īs for the presentations, there were many wonderful people and topics, but for sure my favorite was the very first one: Irma Boom. This was the first IRL conference I’ve participated in for over three years and it was amazing to finally see old friends again. Last weekend I was lucky to get to finally attend my first Fontstand conference.
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