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November 3, 2017

1. Screening of the 'Graphic Means' documentary. Fotomusuem in Antwerp, 30.11.2017 (free)
2. Bixa was originally designed as wood type for letterpress printing, and is now transformed into a multicolor font for web: Bixa Color.
3. Exhibition ‘Xtra small' Miniature books in Museum Meermanno, 03.10.2017 - 07.01.2018
4. International Mini Print Biennial 2018 May 9 - July 27, call for submissions - link

The Museum of Printing in Yerevan

November 2, 2017

In the beginning of October, I decided to take a short break to visit my family in Armenia as well as to visit the Granshan non-latin type conference which this year took place in Yerevan. Upon arrival in sunny Armenia, I've discovered that the Printing Museum in Yerevan just got open and rushed there as soon as I could.
The museum is located in the building of the National Library of Armenia (Teryan street, 72) and the Library had already expressed the idea of establishing this museum back in 2012, when Armenia was celebrating the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing & UNESCO named Yerevan as World Book Capital. But it was finally opened for public just recently, on 25th of September 2017.

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October 20, 2017

1. The Letter Exchange lecture series 2017-18. Check out the programme
2. William Caslon – A specimen of printing types (1785)
3. 'The birth of printing' docudrama directed by Marc Jampolsky
4. Behind Simoncini’s Glasses, an article about the exhibition on Francesco Simoncini

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October 13, 2017

1. 'John Baskerville. Art and Industry in the Enlightenment', by Caroline Archer-Parré and Malcolm Dick, Liverpool University Press.
2. 'The Visual History of Type', by Laurence King.
3. Type and time: Work, typographic meanderings and learning to slow down. The Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture by The Counter Press. 2 November, 7pm, St Bride Foundation.
4. The second issue of Pressing Matters magazine is available for purchase.

DRKPSTRT 6. 23-24.09.2017. Dok-Gent

October 5, 2017

For one more time Topo Copy and the MIAT bundled their forces to organise the 6th edition of DRUKOPSTRAAT steamroller printing festival, as part of the annual SORRY, NOT SORRY street art festival with murals, graffiti, performances and art installations, spread through the city of Gent.

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September 22, 2017

1. Boekkunstbeurs in Pieterskerk in Leiden. 11-12.11.2017.
2. The Wolpe Exhibition - a month-long exhibition to celebrate the launch of a new collection of typefaces, originally designed by Berthold Wolpe, now revived by Monotype.
3. Making third stream books in the post-digital age, lecture by Russell Maret. 17.10.2017
4. Double Dagger Issue 2 is now available for pre-order.

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September 15, 2017

1. Women in Print: production, distribution and consumption. Call for papers.
Deadline 15.11.2017
2. Frank Baseman’s Inner Ben Franklin by Steven Heller
3. New Prints 2018/Winter. Call for submissions. Deadline 09.11.2017
4. Nieuwe business modellen in print. 05.10.2017, Mechelen

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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