Typeradio Podcast

Paul talks about the value and emotional attachment to fonts, chasing font pirates, setting, how his interest in fonts was sparked, and of course world domination…

Carson about his parents’ expectations, his children, the consequences of breaking the rules in graphic design, and his thoughts on type and type design.

Carson talks about his surfing days, his switch to graphic design and the early years of his design career.

Carson on trust, food, cheating, getting ripped off, books and his hero.

Carson talks about music and surfing, in relation to his design work.

Anthon Beeke is most known for his poster designs. Designing a poster is for him making an image. Making an image is making a statement. A poster can show the power and emptiness of images. And sometimes there are posters which are no posters. For Anthon Beeke typography is mostly organization. His fascination lies in the energy some people put into making type, and to explore the fantasy in type. And finally you got to know all details about the naked alphabet. Why, where, how, who. And yes there is also a personal friend of the queen Beatrix involved, showing her tits in public. This episode also contains the weirdest question ever asked on typeradio. Listen now to find out more.

Anthon Beeke in his 20’s. How you can become a graphic designer with one blind eye and two left hands. Thinking is more important than working. The secret of success lies in the eagerness to know more. You have to have the right clients to have a chance to provoke. In the seventies and eighties sex & erotic was perfect to get the attention. But what about now and here. What subjects are provocative today? Anthon will tell us in this episode.

Times have changed. Now there is money. You do not have to work anymore as a butcher to survive. In this first episode Anthon tells us how it feels to sit stinking in art class and taking a shower once a week. Growing up in a time, when people did not know what graphic design is, where you were not allowed to do what you wanted to do. And then his father finds out through the local newspapers that his son’s painting are already hanging in the Stedelijk museum. Time to leave the house, and find out yourself what this world is about.

Kathryn Cho discusses the making of her recent project ‘Typecast’ a documentary on the past, present and future of Swiss design. Kathryns documentary includes interviews of Steff Geissbuhler, Beat Müller and Wendelin Hess, Helmut Schmid, Wolfgang Weingart.

Die Gestalten font foundry

The history of Pfadfinderei, Labstyle and the principles of VJ-ing.

The early days of acid techno music, some of his fonts, and the downside of font design.

How Critzler started designing fonts, hooking up with Die Gestalten publishers and the Localizer book and font.

Critzler talks about breakfast, religion, relaxation and his life, education and work in the former DDR.

Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006) Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Trixie : Sharon Interstate : Vera Bertens Mrs.Eaves : Wietske Doreleijers Fakir : Wietske Doreleijers