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vortrag fred smeijers „warum braucht man neue schrift?” datum_mittwoch, 22. märz 2006 zeit_19:00 uhr ort_designforum | mq born in the netherlands, smeijers studied graphic design at the academy of art in arnhem. first practice in the mid-1980s with the firm of océ, just then entering the field of typography with laser printers. this set the pattern for his long engagement with type design in its most functional applications, as part of product design. as type designer he specialized in typographic research and development for product manufacturers such as philips and canon. he helped to establish the group quadraat in arnhem, giving name to his first published typeface ff quadraat (1992). the award of the gerrit noordzij prize in 2000 included a retrospective exhibition of his work, held in the hague in 2003. his book ›type now‹ was published as part of the award. that year also saw the launch of the label he co-runs: ourtype (distributing his fonts arnhem, fresco, sansa and monitor). |
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fred smeijers „warum braucht man neue schrift?” smeijers has been lecturing internationally, among others, at the royal academy of arts in the hague, university of reading, st.bride library in london and plantin society in antwerp. in 2004 he was appointed professor of digital typography at the hochschule für grafik und buchkunst, leipzig. counterpunch | isbn 0-907259-06-5 type now | isbn 0-907259-24-3 » www.ourtype.com » www.zeit.de/2005/06/C-Schrift » www.hyphenpress.co.uk |