International Design Talks

The Modern Man Thinks in Contrasts

Ludovic Balland
San Francisco 2013
Friday, 12 April 2013 | 10:00 | Forum Building

The Modern Man Thinks in Contrasts

Ludovic Balland
San Francisco 2013 | Friday, 12 April 2013 | 10:00 | Forum Building |
This lecture will confront some typographic works with their surroundings. Typography in use needs to be in relation to it's context, it needs to make a contrast and to affect the urban landscape, in order to stay visible and to be remembered. "Thinking in terms of contrasts is not a confused way of thinking"
Ludovic Balland

Ludovic Balland

Ludovic Balland specializes in typography, typesetting and conceiving book projects. He studied visual communication at the University of Art and Design in Basel and trained at Dalton & Maag in London. In 2002 he founded the studio The Remingtons in Basel, focusing on typography and typesetting... Read More

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