International Design Talks

Rebuilding the Typographic Society

Matthew Butterick
London 2012
Samstag, 20 Oktober 2012 | 11:00 | Logan Hall
At its best, design is a social act. That's why at TYPO Berlin, Matthew proposed that "solving problems is the lowest form of design" and that investing our humanity is the highest. At TYPO London, Matthew will continue with this theme, exploring how the printed word remains our most socially vital invention because it illuminates the possibilities of being human. He will also explain why typographers should keep hold of this golden thread, even as today's technology invites us to let go.

Matthew Butterick

Matthew Butterick ist Typograf, Rechtsanwalt und Autor in Los Angeles. Nach seinem Studium in Harvard war er als Schriftentwerfer für David Berlow und Matthew Carter tätig. Sein Web Design Studio Atomic Vision wurde mittlerweile vom Open Source Entwickler Red Hat übernommen. Butterick machte... Mehr lesen