BITS 2016

November 2016

Veronika Burian was invited by Cadson Demak and the Goethe Institute Thailand to hold a workshop and give one of the keynote presentation at the 6th edition of BITS, a typographic symposium in Bangkok.

Veronika Burian giving a type design workshop in Thailand.

entry level type design

The second day was full of different short 2-hour workshops related to type design, calligraphy and typography. Veronika Burian’s presented an introduction to latin type design giving an overview of basics, such as the interplay between black&white, spacing, counter shapes and optical adjustments. Students were asked to do some sketching exercises, experimenting with three parameters (letter width, x-height, stem thickness), combine them and start to develop their own design. The process aims to jumpstart both beginners and amateurs into alphabet-drawing. The experience level of the 12 students varied from beginner to inter-mediate in Latin type design. Despite the very short time available, some students explored various design options including some italics.


Veronika Burian giving a type design workshop in Thailand.

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

Veronika Burian giving a type design workshop in Thailand.

Veronika Burian giving a type design workshop in Thailand.

Veronika Burian giving a type design workshop in Thailand.

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

keynote

Centres play a distinctive role in education, but the most vibrant places are those where many different cultures and visual backgrounds meet. Therefore it is important to encourage diversity and decentralisation, instead of hegemony and top-down thinking. One of the big advantages of contemporary technical possibilities and online communication tools is, that establishing oneself as a one-(wo)man show is far easier than it used to be.
Why are we so eager to grab ideas endorsed and propagated by centres, although we have our own visual roots? Is it correct to assume that developments in the periphery will in some way or other influence the centre? How does this relate to the microcosm of typography? What role does economy play? This talk will attempt to answer these questions.


Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian

Keynote address at BITS 2016, by Veronika Burian


 

Photos by: Kanteera Sanguantung & Han Hyewon



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