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April 5, 2024

1.50 birds. Artist Roy Scholten makes one thousand bird prints using LEGO bricks - exhibition in GWA, 04.04 - 26.05 - link
2. Een interessante lezing (in het Engels) door Pierre Pané-Farré over de productie en datering van houten letter - video
3. Magritte · Folon. The Dream Factory at Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, 21.02 - 21.07.2024 - link
4. Le dit de la renarde. Gravure en poëzie: ontdek de dialoog tussen kunstenares Chris Delville en schrijver François Emmanuel. Wittockiana, 06.04 - 16.06.2024 - link

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March 5, 2024

1.Drukwerk in de Marge organiseert op zaterdag 13 april 2024 een Drukkersmarkt in de Chocoladefabriek in Gouda (NL), in samenwerking met de Drukkerswerkplaats Gouda.
Gratis toegang - link
2. Workshops bookbinding at Wittockiana (BE) - link
3. More than 15 talented alumni were selected for ART Masereel Print Art Fair. Kasterlee (BE), 24.03.2024 - link
4. Tamar Kasparian, Haleh Zahedi, Sarah Minutillo, Line Vangrunderbeeck, David Maurissen & Pierre Coubeau at Buronzu Gallery. 9.03 - 06.04.2024, Luik (BE) - link

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January 3, 2024

1.Printopia – The vinyl record. In the year 2021, Tipos en su Tinta were offered an artist residency at the Fine Art Museum of Tenerife. At about the same time the experimental musician Ernst Surberg visited their workshop and got inspired by the sounds and interacting movements of the ‘bodies’: machines and humans. Recordings of the activity became musical material, that again was manipulated and performed live together with musician Esther Ropón at the closure event of the exhibition. The cover and poster illustration were created by printing an obsolete hard drive and other discarded objects from modern living, making reference to the unique mixture of mechanical sounds from the workshop and their modulations with the synthesizer, but also to emphasize the continuous long life of the letterpress printing technique - link
2. Sadly the The Musee & Atelier in Bordeaux (France) is closing and selling off its contents. If you are interested please contact Claude Chaulfeteau by telephone: 05 56 92 61 17 or email: mib33800@gmail.com for further information. It's utterly sad that this museum and atelier is closing but hopefully good homes will be found for the equipment - link
3. Gordel van papier’ about the advent of the printed book in Indonesia. It covers the period 1816-1957. Huis van het boek (The Hague, NL) - link
4. Save the date! From 23rd to 25th of May 2024, TYPA centre will host the annual AEPM conference with the theme of "Printing Museums and the Art of Survival" in Tartu, Estonia - link

Print & Play or the Art of letterpress printing with Lego

November 13, 2023

Since 2013 Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have been using LEGO bricks to create their printmaking art. October 2023 sees the release of a special bi-lingual publication representing the results of ten years of printing and playing. Martijn van der Blom started using LEGO bricks to build printable compositions. A collaboration with Roy Scholten produced the first series of works: the Dino cards.

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November 1, 2023

1.A Master Printer’s Farewell. Watch Jacob Samuel make his last print as he reflects on the craft and his legacy - link
2. ‘Europalia Georgia: 'De avant-garde in Georgië (1900-1936)', until 14.24, BOZAR - link
3. Grafixx, 17-19.11.23, Antwerp - link
4. Badcass workshop in Quimperlé in Brittany (FR) - link

Workshops in het Industriemuseum in Gent

September 27, 2023

1. ‘Koken met Letters’ of ‘Cooking with Type’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 29.10.2023 - link
2. ‘Illustreren met letters en ornamenten’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 12.11.2023 - link
3. 'Kerstkaartjes maken' workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 26.11.2023 - link
4. 'Ferro Non Ferro' workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 03.12.2023 - link

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September 21, 2023

1.Matrimonium Dagen in Brussel. Bezoek aan een drukkerij: De drukkunst en haar geschiedenis door Astrid Fieuws (BE). 01.10.2023 - link
2. ‘Koken met Letters’ of ‘Cooking with Type’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 29.10.2023 - link
3. ‘Illustreren met letters en ornamenten’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 12.11.2023 - link
4. Linogravure by Sylvie Malfait Carakehian at Tandemm.grafiek in Brussels. 29.09-29.11.2023 - link

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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