Typeradio Podcast

John is the editor of Eye magazine. But what is he doing besides this? And what is his background? And talking about Eye magazine: what is the job of an editor of a magazine? And how does the magazine work? Eye magazine :: AIGA interview with John Walters :: John on Wikipedia :: File Download (18:29 min / 17 MB)

Welcome to the collector-expectations-analog-blog episode. How much do you need? And do you also have the problem with collecting without knowing? Collecting friends :: The manual blog :: File Download (12:13 min / 11 MB)

This episode is about rituals, obsession with symmetry and how writing can save your ass. After this we are ready to get a short introduction on the history of our latin alphabet. Timothy Donaldson :: File Download (11:40 min / 11 MB)

Timothy is telling about this obsession with the alphabet, the power and importance of writing and the difference between handwriting and digital type and writing and type setting. Furthermore: the biggest hamburgefonts ever and why writing takes place in your mind and not in your hands. Timothy Donaldson :: Timothy Donaldson fonts :: Biggest hamburgefonts film :: File Download (14:51 min / 14 MB)

Carlo Branzaglia organiser of the ImagineIt conference in Bologna and Professor at the Accademia Di Belle Arti, talks about the event, the success of the topic and how it is a first of its kind in Italy. Carlo Branzaglia :: Discodesign in Italy :: File Download (8:13 min / 8 MB)

Meena Kadri is a designer with a social and visual curiosity, qualified in both anthropology and design. Meena is a world traveller intrigued by city graphics, she talks to us about her project in India in collaboration with an Indian artist who painted Bollywood stars on rickshaw mud flaps. About Meena :: Backview Bollywood :: Meena at Icograda :: File Download (15:17 min / 14 MB)

Rathna talks about her project ‘virtual faces’, and how she visualised her friends typographically. How she compares her English and Indian students. Rathna talks about how she fought to be a graphic designer. Her experience at the BBC World Service and working with Indian scripts. Virtual Faces mentioned in the The Hindu Times :: BBC World Service :: Minus 9 Design :: File Download (13:42 min / 13 MB)

Rathna Ramanathan is from Chennai, India and is currently based in Reading, UK. She has recently submitted her PhD in the History of Graphic Communication and Typography at the University of Reading. Rathna talks about the design process and compares to science and research. The comparison between the UK and India regarding design versus art and craft. Rathna talks about sign painters and preserving the craft. The Hidden Typographers of Tamil Nadu, India :: Envisioning Cultures :: Tara Publishing :: The time travellers wife :: File Download (21:20 min / 20 MB)

Leonardo Sonnoli talks about the Bikini diet, his fear of collections, his love for books, and what would Leonardo be if he wasn’t a graphic designer. Leonardo talks about Graphic Design in Italy, and why it isn’t as accepted as fashion and product design. How to communicate in Italy what is good and bad graphic design. The Bikini diet :: Watch Leonardo :: File Download (21:14 min / 20 MB)

Leonardo Sonnoli is the Italian president of the AGI. Why did Leonardo become a graphic designer. And did graphic design make him more successful with the ladies while studying at art school. Leonardo talks about his hero Pierpaolo Vetta and working partner. Leonardo makes the comparison between teaching and working, aesthetics and culture. Trieste :: Keeping history, roots and heritage in design :: The Leonardo Sonnoli look alike :: Pierpaolo Vetta :: File Download (21:11 min / 20 MB)

Vince Frost is not a graphic designer. Thinking of the bigger picture. Working with businesses maximising their potential. How businesses can benefit from design. Vince talks about education, what is a good designer? Coast :: Strong, silent type :: SORRY TREES :: Do schools kill creativity? :: File Download (18:31 min / 17 MB)

Vince talks about how he approaches design and how he focuses on ideas based design, feeling what you are making, being hands on. Talks about his family, his heroes Alan Fletcher, Alexei Brodovitch, Fabian Baron, Neville Brody and Franklin Gothic. Alan Fletcher :: Alexey Brodovitch :: Neville Brody :: Heaviness and Lightness in Franklin Gothic :: File Download (15:22 min / 14 MB)

Vince Frost talks about moving to Australia and settling in. Why Australia is the ideal country to live and design in. The advantages of living in different countries. How Vince Frost built up a 30 people company in 3 years. Understanding the business side of design and how his business is structured. Frost Design :: Frost*bite :: Sydney Opera House :: File Download (16:32 min / 15 MB)

Anette Lenz discuses on being politically active. Design in Germany. Her identity German vs French. Anette talks about the new breed of female designers, her heroes and how she would like to be remembered. Nous Travaillons Ensemble :: File Download (16:24 min / 15 MB)

Anette Lenz, talks about her love for work, belief in signs, how her interest was sparked in design, image making and story telling, her short musical career. Why she moved to paris and working for Grapus. How she defines her design Atelier Anette Lenz :: Anette Lenz & Vincent Perrottet Poster Exhibition :: Anette Lenz Posters :: Grapus :: Grapus posters :: File Download (19:58 min / 18 MB)

Current projects, globalization yes or no, standard typeface of the moment, the difference between type and furniture… all these questions (and many more) will be answered by Mr. Pool in this last episode. Listen to Mr. Din. Bio on FontShop :: File Download (14:09 min / 13 MB)

In this episode Albert-Jan Pool is telling us the whole story about Din (including black, light & Mittelschrift condensed) and what it has to do with the german railway system, english bullets and Napeleon. Listen now and meanwhile find out who is the Winnetou, the Apache Knight of typography. T. Wardle memorial liveblogging of a of Mr. Pool's Din presentation :: File Download (7:55 min / 7 MB)

This episode is about: Frutiger vs trying not to be hip, homework vs student magazines, Piet Schreuders vs Jimi Hendrix (featuring Gerrit Noordzij), learning vs telling & Scangraphics vs URW. Listen, learn & believe. short bio on MyFonts :: Albert-Jan Pool on Wikipedia :: File Download (26:43 min / 25 MB)

Georg Salden (77) and the digital revolution (the GST foundry was founded in 1971). In this episode you will get a unique glimpse in the working method of Georg Salden, featuring the legendary MicroVAX computers. Gerog Salden about MicroVAX: ...they were used by URW in Hamburg to run their Ikarus programms. They later fitted these programms for Mac and PC, but the old ones were the better ones, as is often in life. Nowadays it is difficult to get a Vax and the compatible equipment, of course, and I pray each day that it can be logged in further on… MicroVAX on Wikipedia :: File Download (21:49 min / 20 MB)

Did you know: – anything about the professional sport career of Mr Salden – the trick of Mr Salden to make a typeface manually thicker – why you should (need) to design one typeface a month – how many hours it takes Mr Salden to design a typeface – the favorite typeface of Mr. Salden And of course there is the final (difficult) question: How does he wants to be remembered? Type Manufactur - fonts by Georg Salden :: File Download (16:22 min / 15 MB)