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March 13, 2016

1. Inktopus (her)opening 20.03.16 - link
2. DADA ist 100. Follow the news about DADA exhibition to be held in Berlin in the summer of 2016 - link
3. The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE). Call for submissions - link
4. 5 Women Printers and Booksellers of the 17th Century - link

Graphic Means documentary

March 12, 2016

Graphic Means documentary by Briar Levit was initially started as a Kickstarter campaign in Spring 2014, was successful funded and is ready for a release in Fall of 2016.

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February 26, 2016

1. Save the date for the Letterpress Workers International Summit (IT), 5th edition - link
2. Type specimens collection. Historische Drukkerij Turnhout (BE) - link
3. Book history workshop, 04-07.07.2016, Lyon (FR) - link

Art Up! 25-28.02.16. Printing workshops

February 20, 2016

I really like to visit all kinds of art & design fairs and exhibition, but I never been to Art Up! yet, an annual art fair which is taking place next week from 25 to 28 February in Lille (FR). And as it is only an hour drive from Gent I think I will be heading to Lille next weekend.

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February 19, 2016

1. Letterpress workshop G.G.G. (Geschreven, Getekend, Gedrukt) by Casimir Franken and Elise Verstraete during Festival Digital at the Kopergieterij in Gent - link
2. On the night of Easter Sunday 1916 in the basement of Liberty Hall, Dublin, Christopher Brady, William O’Brien and Michael Molloy printed 2,500 copies of Ireland's best known historical document, the 1916 Proclamation - video
3. Art up! Contemporary Art Fair in Lille (FR), featuring various printing workshops & demonstrations - link
4.Letterpress Chocolate - link

Typographic letterpress poster workshop with Dafi Kühne

February 16, 2016

Have you ever wanted to spend your summer vacation printing posters using wood/lead type with Dafi Kühne at his spacious workshop in Näfels? Well, that's your chance!

Typographic Letterpress Poster Workshop (June 20th – July 2nd, 2016) with Dafi Kühne is an intense 2-week summer program in Switzerland for international graphic design students. The workshop’s goal is to bridge the gap analog design and production tools and professional contemporary typographic posters.

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February 13, 2016

1. New Impressions. Juried Exhibition by Hamilton Wood Type & Printing museum.
Entry submission due 01.03.2016 - link
2. Call for Art: The Pull of Print, a printmaking exhibition. Deadline 01.03.2016 - link
3. Printing machinery catalogues from Historische Drukkerij Turnhout collection - link
4. Call for artists: Small Prints 16 - link (US only)

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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