HITS! – PRINTMAKERS' TOP TEN

March 21, 2022

When Annegret Frauenlob (Atelier für Grafik und Buchkunst, DE) invited me to participate in the 'Hits! Printmakers' Top Ten' project I wasn't quite familiar with it yet, but as it involved music and printmaking I thought 'Hey, you can't go wrong with that, can you;)'.

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February 25, 2022

1.Type Tuesday: Activists in Ink at St Bride Foundation, 08.03.22 - link
2. Why do we make printing museums? The AEPM’s annual conference is being hosted this year by the Atelier-Musée de l’imprimerie in Malesherbes (FR). 05-07-.05.22 - link
3. Typo Belgiëque workshop: an introductory course to type design. A workshop by Jo De Baerdemaeker. This 4-day hands-on workshop, comprising of 4 Fridays in May 2022, is aimed at professional designers and creatives, who want to start learning the basics of how to design your own original typeface and generate the font you always dreamed of - link
4. Pandemic portrait project by Tillman Press. How to get involved - link

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February 17, 2022

1.50 years of Frans Masereel Centrum (BE). A year round celebration - link
2. Deberny et Peignot specimens (circa 1930-1937) from the collection of Ampersanden Press Lab (FR) - link
3. Bringing back the laundry press for new press wines - link
4. The Fifth International Biennial of Printmaking / call for arstist 2022 - link

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February 3, 2022

1.83 year old Japanese printer still passionate about her craft - video
2. Bauhaus Typography at 100: A View from Letterform Archive and Cooper Hewitt with Ellen Lupton. 31.03.22 - link
3. ‘Off the Grid: Histories of Belgian graphic design’. This book offers a collaborative panorama of Belgian graphic design history from a multiplicity of perspectives, with essays on type design, colonisation and labour relations among other subjects - link
4. ‘Works on Paper. Galila’s Collection.’ Exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, until 17.04.22 - link

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January 8, 2022

1.New Impressions. Call for entries. Deadline: January 18, 2022 - link
2. Celebrating London’s Libraries. 20 January 2022. 7–9 pm (GMT). Online via Zoom.
Tickets: £3–5 - link
3. Typoteka. The Index of Polish Typefaces - link
4. Pick up skills and inspiration through PiP’s letterpress printing classes and workshops — no matter where in the world you live - link

Born in Armenia, grew up between Russia and the Netherlands and now living in Belgium chasing my graphical madness.

January 3, 2022

Proud to be a part of this series of designers portraits (Dutch-spoken), filmed by Sebastiaan Vandierendonck (Walbaum Brothers) at the Museum of Industry (Ghent) this summer. Here is my short story about being born in Yerevan (Armenia), moving to Moscow (Russia), spending my childhood at the Embassy of the Soviet Union in The Hague (Netherlands). Speaking four languages, having a stammer and which influence it had on my professional life (spoiler: it is OK ; ). About my graphical journey in Belgium where I live for the last 18 years, my graphic design heroes and the importance of typesetting with wood/metal type and letterpress printing for future graphic designers.

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Winter links or what to do during holidays.

January 3, 2022

1. The last Ukiyo-e masters: Japanse prenten uit de 2e helft van de 19e eeuw. tentoonstelling Japanse houtsnede en prenten. 5.12 - 6.02.22. Expo + demo's Japanse houtsnede + workshops + rondleidingen door Vladimir Ivaneanu - link + workshops
2. De ABC kamer. Met de gloednieuwe expo De ‘ABC kamer’ werpt Villa Verbeelding een nieuwe blik op het alfabet. Maar liefst 26 (inter)nationale illustratoren ontwierpen speciaal voor deze expo een letter. Het resultaat is een verbluffend abc waar je niet op uitgekeken raakt - link
3. Marcelle Hanselaar in Museum De Rede (Antwerp) - link
4. ‘Lines and Tracks’ exhibition showcasing 150 posters from NMBS at Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image imprimée in La Louvière - link
5. Explore the 15th century of the region through the images, stories and characters from the Library of the Dukes of Burgundy at KBR (Brussels) - link
6. ‘Mode De Vie’ exhibition by Ines Claus at Rufus Gallery (Ghent) - link
7. ‘Kassa Kassa!’ or ‘Ka-Ching!’ exhibition at the Museum of Industry (Ghent). Discover the history of consumption and distribution and be surprised by objects, stories and sounds from the little-known world behind the familiar display window - link
8. Stuck in lockdown or in quarantine, then check out iBookBinding for podcasts and live streams - link

October 2, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Oudburg.

When walking through Oudburg in Ghent, which I do quite often, I have noticed a number of small changes over the years. Signs disappear. Façades are repainted. Businesses move on. New lettering takes their place.

None of these changes is particularly dramatic. But together they tell us something about how the visual identity of a street evolves.

July 5, 2026

Type Walk in Ghent. Before & After. Looking up: the fading letters of Cockney's Distillery.

A couple of weeks ago, during the annual flea market on Lange Violettestraat, I found myself doing what I probably do too often: looking up.

While most people were browsing records, ceramics and old books, my attention drifted towards the façades. That's when I noticed it. Barely visible beneath layers of age and weather, a painted sign slowly emerged from the brickwork.

May 24, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. 90 years of Dossche Sport.

Dossche Sport is one of the symbols of Ghent’s rich cycling heritage — a business rooted in professional racing history, family tradition, and nearly a century of dedication to the bicycle culture of the city.

March 28, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Marchandises & stories.

Tucked away near Sint-Jacobsplein in Ghent once stood a place that many locals still remember with a certain nostalgia: Marchand’10. The name Marchand’10 (Marchandise) — French for “merchant” — suited the place perfectly. This was never just a shop, but a world of its own. It felt more like wandering into a densely packed cabinet of curiosities.

January 18, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Only “Beerhouse” remains.

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is one of Ghent’s most recognizable cafés. With its large beer selection and sunny terrace along the water, it attracts locals and visitors from all over the world. But this is more than just a place to have a drink—it’s a building with a long and surprising history.

January 6, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after or from lace to lunch: the changing story of Kraanlei 33.

It’s been quite a while since I started my Sunday type walks. What began as a simple stroll through the city—my only free day as a self-employed graphic designer—quickly became a way to move, clear my head, and indulge my long-standing fascination with typography in all its forms. Whenever I arrive in a new city, I instinctively take a type walk; the streets are full of hidden typographic gems, waiting to be discovered.

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