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December 15, 2025

1.Paper Trail takes you on a journey through worlds created on/with paper: fragile, tangible, and full of traces of hands, thoughts, and time, 30.01.25 - 15.03.2026, Oever Gallery, Oostende - link
2. The Art of the Alphabet in Northern Italy, June 22–July 3, 2026. Taught by Rory Sparks, Dan Rhatigan, and Riccardo Olocco and Mitch Blessing. This session includes 12 workshop days, including studio time at Tipoteca Italiana and day trips throughout the region - link
3. Mini-Expo // Lang leve de zwarte kunst. Van 24 januari tot 23 februari 2026 presenteren de deelnemers van de jaaropleiding ‘Lang leve de zwarte kunst’ hun werk in een mini-expo. Een jaar lang verdiepten ze zich onder begeleiding van ervaren rotten Thomas Gravemaker, Armina Ghazaryan en Niels Goovaerts in de kunst van het letterzetten. In de expo tonen ze, naast eigen werk, ook het eindwerk dat ze maakten als slotopdracht. 24.01.2025 - 23.02.2026, Industriemuseum - link
4. Atelier in beeld is terug! Doe je ook mee? De inschrijvingen gaan open op 6 januari - link
5. International Open Call for artists and publishers to exhibit their work at Helsinki Central Library Oodi as part of the Helsinki Analog Festival in April 2026. Deadline: 21.12.2025
6. The 7-day Short Session is ideal for graphic design and poster lovers. Similar to the Full Session the workshop combines analog design and production tools with contemporary typographic poster design. It is the perfect opportunity for a one-week dive into letterpress poster design with Dafi Kühne in his vast letterpress studio in Näfels. Session I: February 1–7, 2026 - link

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June 22, 2025

1.Tipoteca Italiana turned 30! Buon compleanno, Tipoteca! - video
2. ‘Typefaces’ expo. Letters zijn overal, van koppen in de krant tot signalisatie langs de weg. Van affiches die je vrolijk toeschreeuwen tot de brief die je streng aanspreekt. Met vette lijnen, zwierige rondingen of strenge hoeken: de keuze van de letters zet de boodschap kracht bij. Typografie blijft vaak onopgemerkt, maar is een unieke kunstvorm waarin vakmanschap en creativiteit samenkomen. Reden genoeg voor het Industriemuseum om er een expo aan te wijden. 11.07.2025 - 22.02.2026, Industriemuseum - link
3. AEPM conference programme is now online - link
4. Op zondag 29 juni van 12u-17u opent museum Huis van het boek (Den Haag, NL) de deuren voor de eerste Boekenmarkt - link

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April 8, 2021

1. Database of sans serifs sold in 19th-century Germany - link
2. Register now for the ATypI Tech Talks 2021 - link
3. Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2021 - link
4. Discovering Tipoteca. Online museum tour - link

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February 26, 2021

1. Tipoteca Talks #02 – David Pearson. 18.03.2021 - link
2. An online talk by Paul W. Nash for the Oxford Bibliographical Society. 04.03.2021 - link
3. An Unscripted Look at a Script Type. A conversation with Matthew Carter about the origins of Snell Roundhand. 02.03.2021 - link
4. David Wolske - Letterpress in Creative Cloud 20/27.03.2021 - link

25x25. Tipoteca 25.

June 26, 2020

As “birthday gift” for the first 25 years (1995–2020), Tipoteca Italiana asked 25 designers and printers, from all over the world, to design and print a poster. The project 25×25. Tipoteca 25 was conceived in this way. Starting from Sunday, June 21, the twenty-five posters will be shown in the Gallery (plus an “extra” poster made by Tipoteca) in a temporary exhibition open until October 2020. I’m so grateful to be part of it and looking forward to visiting this amazing place anytime soon!

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June 18, 2020

1. Glasgow Print Fair is coming to a sofa near you. You'll be able to purchase directly from each printmaker. Open on the 27th of June and close again on the 31st of July.
2. As “birthday gift” for the first 25 years (1995–2020), Tipoteca Italiana asked 25 designers and printers, from all over the world, to design and print a poster. The project 25×25. Tipoteca 25 was conceived in this way. Starting from Sunday, June 21, the twenty-five posters will be shown in the Gallery (plus an “extra” poster made by Tipoteca) in a temporary exhibition open until October 2020. I’m so grateful to be part of it and looking forward to visiting this amazing place anytime soon - link
3. United in isolation. an online letterpress festival. One more episode! S1E10 Saturday, 20 June 2020 Starting 19:00 CEST.
4. A novel by American writer Alix Christie about the 42-line Gutenberg Bible. The book was published by "Demon Press".
Alix Christie "Gutenberg’s Apprentice" (Аликс Кристи «Подмастерье Гутенберга»)
Translation from English by Maxim Nemtsov
Editor: Shashi Martynova
Proofreader: Natalia Gribenyuk
Design: Evgeny Grigoryev
Illustrator and engraver: Grigory Babich
Lettering for a dust jacket: Oleg Matsuev
Fonts: JAF Lapture (designer - Tim Arens, Cyrillic version - Oleg Matsuev), Gutenberg (Alter Littera)

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.

January 5, 2026

Long Live the Black Art. Mini-expo at the Museum of Industry, Ghent. 24.01 - 23.02.

From 24 January to 23 February 2026, the participants of this year’s Long Live the Black Art programme will take over a small exhibition space at the Museum of Industry in Ghent.
They’ll be showing a mix of personal work and their final projects from the programme — not just polished prints, but also glimpses into how those prints came to be. Think process, materials, experiments, and the decisions made along the way.

November 29, 2025

Letterpret or Alphabet Cards

The wood-type collection at the Museum of Industry in Ghent is exceptional, and I’m lucky to work with it every day. Typesetting cards and posters, pulling prints in the museum’s workshop — even after all these years I’m still discovering new, curious, and beautifully worn pieces in the drawers.

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