Ann Bessemans' lecture at the MIAT. 21.04.2016
On 21st of April typographer and researcher, Ann Bessemans (BE) will be giving a lecture about Matilda typeface at the MIAT museum. During her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Type Design for Children with Low Vision”, under the supervision of Prof. Gerard Unger (Leiden University) and Prof. Dr. Bert Willems (Hasselt University), Bessemans was attempting to bridge the gap between font designers and cognitive scientists studying the legibility of letter characters. As the result of this Ph.D. project, she developed a font - Matilda, aiming to reduce reading problems of children with low vision. For the further development of this project, she was granted various international scholarships (Microsoft etc). Currently, Ann Bessemans is connected to MAD, Media Arts and Design-faculty in Hasselt as a teacher and researcher.
Want to learn more about the development of Matilda typeface or legibility research focused on people with low vision in general? Join the lecture at the MIAT museum - info.
21.04.2016. 14:00 o'clock
MIAT. Minnemeers 10, 9000 Gent
price - museum ticket, students - free
reservation 09 210 10 10 or via email
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1. High on Type & Novo Typo join their forces and organise ‘High on TypeWood‘ workshop. 16.04.16, Grafisch Werkcentrum Amsterdam - link
2. 'Transformationen des Buchdrucks' conference. 09-10.06.2016, Berlin - link
3. TIPOITALIA 3 book is out now - link
4. St Bride Foundation Wayzgoose. 15.05.2016. Free admission - link
Quick links
1. Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress - link
2. Make Extremism History. The competition will be open to designers around the world until July 10, 2016 - link. Details at this brief - link
3. DADA ist 100. 2 weeks left to support the crowdfunding campaign. Follow the news about DADA exhibition to be held in Berlin in the summer of 2016 - link
4. Opening TDC61 & inauguration Intertype at PXL-MAD, Hasselt (BE).
April 14th, 2016 - link
Exhibition of Historical Printed Matter & Materials selected by Mathieu Lommen (NL)
Lecture of Fred Smeijers: 19.00 - 20.00
Real-Life Intertype Demonstrations from 20.30h
Screening of the Linotype Movie: 21.30h
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INKTOPUS, run by Luc Van Quickenborne, his sons and a few volunteers, is a public, non-toxic printing workspace, where students, artists, and actually anyone, can learn and practice the art of printmaking. Last Sunday, after being at the KERK (Gent) for about a year they've moved to a little bit smaller, but a quite cozy new location and (re)opened their doors to the public.
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The exhibition will take place in Gransee (DE) on 4th of June and will then be travelling to venues in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium and the USA. There is a crowdfunding campaign just started to fund a catalogue for this touring exhibition, so feel free to take a look at it, support it, receive your rewards (some nice things out there!) and help it happen! Thanks!