Type Walks in Ghent and Beyond.

It has been quite some time since I began my Sunday type walks through Ghent. What started as a simple habit quickly became a way of exploring the city through its typography—discovering the stories hidden in street signs, shopfronts, inscriptions, and architectural details.

Whenever I arrive in a new city, I find myself doing the same thing (I’m sure many of you are doing the same). Almost instinctively, I start looking around for typographic treasures. Every street seems to hold something worth noticing: a beautifully crafted letterform, a fading painted sign, or an unexpected piece of visual history waiting to be discovered.

Over the years, I started documenting the changing typographic landscape of Ghent through a series of blog posts. Along the way, I also collected a growing archive of photographs from walks in other Belgian cities, each with its own character and typographic identity.

After sitting on my hard drive for far too long, I finally found the time to sort through and upload many of these images. They are now online and ready to explore.

I hope you enjoy this collection of streets, hidden corners, letterforms, and everyday details as much as I enjoyed discovering and photographing them.

1.Typography. Ghent. 2. Typography. Brussels. 3. Typography. Diksmuide.
4. Typography. Turnhout. 5. Typography. Deinze. 6. Typography. Sint-Niklaas.
7. Typography. Luik. 8. Typography. Halle. 9. Typography. Lokeren. 10. Typography. Namen.

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Quick links

1.Workshop. Legodruk, 04.06.2026, 18u - 21u, Industriemuseum - link
2. Artist in Residence. The Museum of Printing Arts in Leipzig and the Giesecke+Devrient Foundation are, for the seventh time, offering three residencies for artists who have completed a degree in the arts. The deadline for applications is 7 June 2026 - link
3. Print & Play - Drukken zoals Plantijn. Experimenteer zelf met druktechnieken uit de tijd van Plantijn, 13.06.2026, Museum Plantin-Moretus - link
4. BOOK SPACE Opening at the De Krook library in Gent: celebrating books and creativity from Czech Republic, 18.06 - 29.08.2026, De Krook - link

Quick links

1.Lezing + expo. Tastbare letters. Atelier Rene Knip, Galerie Weerdruk (Amsterdam, NL), 17.05 (lezing) - 31.05 (expo) - link
2. Zomerweek | Summercourse 2026. Tekst en Experiment | Text and Experiment met Niels Goovaerts en Ruud Huysmans, 08 – 12.07.2026, Atleier t (Bierbeek, BE) - link
3. Limpressions in Houthalen (BE), toeristisch-culturele beleving rond grondstoffen, vakmanschap & toekomst met het papier als startpunt - link
4. Open Masereel keert terug, 06 - 07.07.2026, Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee (BE). Ook dit jaar reis je eenvoudig met shuttlebus vanuit Brussel, via Antwerpen, naar Open Masereel – en terug - link

Quick links

1.L'HEURE BLEUE, an exhibition bringing together six contemporary artists working with experimental cyanotype, 15.04-17.05.2026, Espace Intermédiaire, Brussel - link
2. Ghent Art Book Fair, 09-10.05.2026, Kunsthal - link
3. Open Dag bij de Stichting Lettergieten, 9.05.2026, Westzaan (NL) - link
4. Atelier du Livre in Mariemont (BE) is launching a call for applications for two research grants in book creation and design. Application deadline: September 16, 2026 - link

Quick links

1.On Collecting Reference & Inspiration. Protecting Ephemera and Resisting the Ephemeral - link
2. Open Call. The 7th international typographic project Midsummer Night’s – ShakespearePress 26. Deadline 30.06.2026 - link
3. Open Call. Collage Festival Paris. Deadline 31.04.2026 - link
4. Illustratief + Grafisch Tuigfestival, 23 - 24.05.2026, Blikfabriek, Hoboken - link