Typeradio Podcast

‘Technological progress can make you insane.’ Roger Black talks about his first newspaper ‘My Fun Reader’, printed on the Ditto machine, the role of design in the newspaper business, his career in typography and newspaper design, his favorite magazine and his favorite newspapers.

Roger Black is more religious in terms of typography than religion. ‘Anything goes in typography.’ Newspapers are his passion. He talks about reading newspapers and reading in general. The differences between reading print on paper and reading on the web.

The persuit of neutrality. Kai Bernau, recent graduate of the Hagues Type and Media course, explains how he attempted to achieve blandness with his recently released font ‘neutral’.

Filip’s view on Ellen Lupton’s free font pool, his plea for educating people about graphic design, the characteristics of Czech graphic design and the Building Letters project.

Filip talks about books, his dearest possession, being the Czech Atypi delegate, his Diacritics project

Filip talks about morning rituals, his design studio, the thin line between typography and graphic design, his parents and the fall of communism.

Join Christian Schwartz in Lisbon for his third recipe – Salmon soup from Finland otherwise known as Lohikeitto.

Free fonts as pollution, typographic slums, where is the place where few good fonts can be preserved?

Design is a religion, moral and ethical and aesthetic set of solutions and principles isn’t that what religion is?

A world-premier. This is the first time Liza and Donald have to answer the 20 yes/no questions. Invited by students from Halle, Offenbach and Weimar, there is no chance to escape. Also the legendary penis question and the Underwear question. Listen to this to meet Donald and Liza in person. After traveling the whole world, finally the time has come to reveal the often discussed the legendary list of best looking type-designers world-wide. Who is on the list?

War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Electric Mustafa wrote and performed this special song for this special night. Darling I don’t know what is right Should I write down, should I recite?  One letter’s fine, the next is crap A minefield and a boobytrap Well come on what’s your technique? Should I write or should I speak? And all these T’s, D’s and E’s What font will put your mind at ease? Should I be following the hype? Or am I really not that type? Come on it’s so mystique! Should I write or should I speak? Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak? This indecision’s bugging me Don’t wanna speak, just make ya see Exactly what I mean to say Or should I say it anyway? Come on and let me know Should i speak or must I show? Solo Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak? Should I speak or should I write now? Should I write or should I speak now? If I speak there will be trouble And if I write it will be double So come on you little freak Should I write or should I speak?

Dead bits, code maintenance, Beowolf, competition and their working relation, Just’s bands Lui and Wolfraam.

About books, heroes, Justs dearest posession and Eriks dearest position, fears and insecurities, the interaction between programming and design, bitrot.

Erik and Just talk about cheating, getting ripped off, Ellen Lupton’s ‘Free Font Manifesto’, their talk at TypoBerlin, reflection and the consequences of family life.

Finally both Letterror guys together. It starts with Erik telling a story and then goes into rituals, writing code, dish washers, trust, illegal fonts, bunch-a-stuff and cooking.