Last Sunday new exhibition opened its doors to the public at the MIAT museum - 'Made by children. Child labor then and now'. This exhibition gives child labour a face by presenting a striking personal stories of 14 children, aged from 8 to 14.
Some of the stories are of children here in Belgium, some are of children from the abroad, some stories relate to the past, others to the present.
Typographic Portraits by Jan Vermandere
Visiting an exhibition has been my favourite pastime, so last Saturday afternoon, after a leisurely stroll through the city center, I went to TypeFaces exhibition, hosted in a little, but very bright space in the former coach house in Gent. After being welcomed by friendly host Jan, I found myself in a company of more than 30 TypeFaces presented in a row alongside the wall, that were gazing at me from their light wood coloured frames.
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Dat es straffe kaffee
Letterpress Workers. Milan. 2016
Just got back from Milan where I was attending the annual Letterpress Workers summit for the fourth time. It has been great - inspiring, productive and fun. Meeting fellow designers with a background in letterpress printing, calligraphy, paper making etc from the whole of the world and exchanging the knowledge is an incredible experience.
Read MoreLetterpress Workers. 08-12.06.16 Milan
For the fifth year in a row, the Officina Tipografica Novepunti is organizing the Letterpress Workers International Summit (LpW), an annual meeting of letterpress printers/designers from Europe and US. LpW is a short-term artistic residence, open to the public, where people work together on a common theme, sharing their knowledge and experience. Each year Novepunti produces a book accompanied by letterpress printed posters made by Letterpress Workers. The book is printed in 120 copies and it will be available during the event.
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Last Sunday the city of Gent, as well as other cities in Flanders and Brussels, was celebrating the Heritage day (Erfgoeddag) which is held annually on the first Sunday after the Easter Holidays. Each year a theme is chosen and this time it was all about rituals. The museums, archives, documentation centres, collecting libraries, local heritage centres and organisations dedicated to folk culture opened their doors to public (free entrance). Every year this results in a diverse selection of activities. And this year was not an exception.
Read MoreIan Gabb. MIAT. Monotype.
Almost every printing & typecasting equipment at the printing department of the MIAT museum is frequently used: Heidelberg, Ludlow, Linotype, FAG and other proof presses, but the Monotype is one of a few we seldom see in action. But when a few weeks ago Patrick brought Ian Gabb, a British designer/printer to the MIAT to inspect the Monotype Super Caster we were sure they will make it work again.
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