Typeradio Podcast

Lying for the truth? Why is it meanwhile possible to have a conversation about fonts with a ten year old boy? And what about the font police? Type designers are powerless.

Matthew Carter getting confronted with the legendary 30 questions. Jeans or not, drivers license or not, hate or love. Listen and find out.

In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Sofie and Louise : self-help Ties Alfrink : everybody is a designer

In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Irda : letter-note Inge van der Wetering : my idea Hugo de Pagter : dear neighbour

In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Arjan : white paper Charlotte van der Heiden : scripted sound Guido van der Mark : packshot

In 2004 students from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam were asked to design 1 minute of design. Of course we should be aware of what we are (designers) and what we are not (musicians). But does this mean that designers should be limited to a 2 dimensional space to express their visual ideas? Listen, enjoy, discover & understand… or not. Anne Kraak : type-evolution Annemieke van der Hoek : the message Antje & Ellen : wake up

Peter Reichard is talking about his magazine Spatium. Spatium started as a PDF magazine in 2000. After 30 issues the makers were changing from PDF to real printed matter. Meanwhile Spatium became a well known magazine in the german design & typography scene.

Becoming a type designer because of color blindness? Listen to the story of Jonathan Hoefler. Is this all live? Online archived? Recorded at all? Get more intimate with Tobias and Jonathan, and get to know more about: big collection of street lettering, studio 360, playing music, Alan Kitching, the Plantin-Moretus museum in Antwerp, tricky questions, 10 millions free radios, Bush & type fans and hinting fans. All recorded and archived for you.

Listen to Tobias and Jonathan talking about their unique and amazing collection of type specimens. The quest, fight, discussion and love. They also talk about the difficulties about drawing the line between revivals and non revivals. Isn’t all type design grounded on history?

After a recording mistake Jonathan and Tobias get confronted once more with the 30 questions. Meanwhile they had some time to prepare and rethink their answer they gave the first time. They talk about their cooperation, how and when all started and the benefit of having an editor while designing type.

Ken & Keith still struggling around in the middle of the impossible Typeradio quizzz. Gosh, this game is not made for radio. However, if you wanna hear how Ken Barber tries to strike back on the immortal Keith Tam, listen to it. Ken manages to score his first point, and then… nobody can stop him anymore!

Ken Barber & Keith Tam playing the very tough Typeradio quizzz. If you don’t have a clue what you’re listening to: Keith and Ken are getting to see the two letters ‘T’ and ‘A’. Then they have to guess the names of the different typefaces. Very visual game for a radio show you would say, and yes, you’re right about this. Anyway…

All of us will be gone, but her monuments will stay. About making a mark – what really is meaningful and filling for her? Why living and working in New Zealand doesn’t appeal so much anymore? The future is wide and open.

Catherine Griffiths reveals: when a husband is a hero, the relationship is competing. About the role of the typefaces in her public art works. How does she pick a typeface for the job?

A New Zealander, artist and designer Catherine Griffiths mixing fiction and reality. About anchovies, journeys, Paul Auster and her personal photos in her work.