Typeradio Podcast

John explains how he got involved with U&lc. What he hates about typography and what not to do. What he finds important when designing a magazine. His views on Massimo Vignelli and David Carson. Why not to use Helvetica numerals. What he considers most powerful the written or spoken word. Review of U&lc :: ITC Garamond :: File Download (22:23 min / 21 MB)

John talks about collecting and accumulating, and how he organises his collections. If you are a collector of obscure literary magazines of the pacific north west from the late seventies and early eighties this could be your chance to increase your collection. John talks about being the editor of U&LC, and how content and design worked together perfectly. U&lc online :: File Download (16:13 min / 15 MB)

John always starts with questions, everything he does in his life he has come to sideways, he is interested in both words and visuals and does not make a distinction between the two. What good is it to be a designer if you don’t read? published books :: File Download (17:30 min / 16 MB)

Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns analyzes the hidden though public typographic messages in the clear signs of a workman. Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:48 min / 4 MB)

What sparked Massimos interest in design. His fascination in Architecture and reminisces about the past and how he met his wife. How they built there company internationally. Michael Beirut :: St. Peter's Church :: Slow Food :: File Download (15:34 min / 14 MB)

Massimo talks about graffiti and its anti social effect. Massimos role as a missionary, spreading the gospel, there are thousands of junk typefaces and only 5 worth using. He talks about New York and why he lives there, American politics and media. NY Subway Guide :: File Download (13:36 min / 13 MB)

Massimo discusses timeless design versus obsolete design, how fashion can pollute timeless design. Massimos talks about the efficiency of the American Airline identity. Why Massimo strongly doesn’t believe in subcultures and post modernists. American Airlines :: File Download (13:31 min / 12 MB)

Massimo talks about his dream project, why he wears black. How he collaborates with his wife. Massimo discuses his ego and how he characterizes it. He talks about his life is design, if he designs one thing he can design everything without being superficial, and taking responsibility for design. Vignelli Associates :: File Download (17:20 min / 16 MB)

We all use dummy texts in our everyday life as typographers and designers. We type them and maybe we read them, although they usually don’t have any content. But have you ever heard a dummy text? For the type specimen exhibition ‘Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly’ which is shown in the German National Libraries in Frankfurt/Main and Lepizig, Stiftung Buchkunst and Typosition asked Sven Ofner to speak dummy texts and pangrams. (01-06 please check dummy texts 1/2) 07 Blindtext Platzhalter 08 The quick brown fox 09 Vaterschaftsanalyse 10 Blindtext von Geburt an 11 Weiss Antiqua 12 Blindtext kleiner Ulysses 13 Sokrates adhesiontext® – a dynamic dummy text generator :: MacLorem 2.0 - an advanced dummy text generator :: 'Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly' exhibition :: Lorem Ipsum - all the facts :: Pangram on Wikipedia :: Stiftung Buchkunst :: File Download (2:54 min / 3 MB)

We all use dummy texts in our everyday life as typographers and designers. We type them and maybe we read them, although they usually don’t have any content. But have you ever heard a dummy text? For the type specimen exhibition ‘Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly’ which is shown in the German National Libraries in Frankfurt/Main and Lepizig, Stiftung Buchkunst and Typosition asked Sven Ofner to speak dummy texts and pangrams. (07-13 please check dummy texts 2/2) 01 Blindtext langweilig 02 Nein, meine Texte les ich nicht 03 Capitol/Versalien 04 Lorem ipsum 05 Memphis 06 Psychopharmaka adhesiontext® – a dynamic dummy text generator :: MacLorem 2.0 - an advanced dummy text generator :: 'Scala, Bembo, Times und Dolly' exhibition :: Lorem Ipsum - all the facts :: Pangram on Wikipedia :: Stiftung Buchkunst :: File Download (3:16 min / 3 MB)

For all Typophiles out there, after having Jared Benson and Joe Pemberton on Typeradio, here is the Typophile Librarian Tiffany Wardle, on moderating and her other full time job. And on her article about the dark forest of End User License Agreements of typefaces, in which she clarifies the user-unfriendly little lines. Tip of the day: ‘Play with your type’. Typophile :: Typophile on Typeradio :: Tiffany Wardle's article on the EULA :: File Download (16:45 min / 15 MB)

Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns reveals the mysterious hand movements of a fellow traveler. Why are his hands moving so seducing? Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:11 min / 3 MB)

Thomas Phinney talks about technological font developments. Will SING, Adobe’s “next big font thing”, have the same as influence as OpenType in the past? SING, Smart INdependent Glyphlets, is a technology for dynamically extending fonts on the fly. Hear the story in a nutshell. Hypatia Sans, Phinney's first released typeface :: more about SING :: File Download (10:54 min / 10 MB)

Phinney the type detective. Revealing forgery by identifying typefaces? Different authorities used Phinney’s expertise on typographic history on their way to justice. The Bush memo :: Interview with the detective Phinney :: Nelson Mandela :: File Download (9:49 min / 9 MB)

Get to know Adobe’s program manager for fonts and global typography, who starts his day with checking email. Thomas Phinney tells how his interest from DTP gradually moved to type, about Henry the Fifth and playing board games with his daughter. Thomas Phinney's blog :: about Thomas Phinney :: File Download (7:09 min / 7 MB)

Column by Lidewijde Paris, focusing on the social aspects of typography. This columns zooms in on the French with their great gestures and their opposite typography. Lidewijde Paris, independent literary journalist :: Lidewijde Paris, the radio journalist :: File Download (2:47 min / 4 MB)

CMYK – Official anthem of the Typeradio Typo Berlin 2006 Show A spectacular live show featuring the legendary colour girl Miss Kathy, world renowned letter-incarnator The Great Ornaldo who completed the entire alphabet in under six minutes using all his body parts. The Typographic Orchestra were flown in from London to create spectacular finger-licking visual intros. Also a heart wrenching interview with Mr. Comic Sans. And to top it all we were joined for the first time ever by Electric Mustafa to sing a specially written rendition of the all time classic by the Village People, CMYK. Now available for everybody to download and enjoy! Electric Mustafa – CMYK (written, arranged & produced by Mike Meijer / based on YMCA by Jacques Morali, Henry Belolo, Victor Willis) Young girl, you can be blue or pink I said, young girl, with just four kinds of ink I said, young girl, this is the missing link All you got to do is mix ‘em! Young girl, with a touch of Cyan I said young girl, add som

Jay’s dream is to build an ultimate teaching tool and to teach typography: he’s gathering an extensive multilingual keyword-based source database of images related to graphic design, covering everything from cave paintings to current design stuff. At the moment he is searching for contributing graphic design teachers that are willing to supply images and information. Recorded interviews, images, zoom-in pdfs, articles about readability of signage systems in Far East, everything fits! Open your treasure chest for him! The Digital Design Image Archive :: Contact Jay Rutherford :: File Download (13:48 min / 16 MB)

Jay is fresh from India. He just spent a month there as a visiting professor at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, giving a crash course in typography. He is totally convinced that India is going to kick Europe’s ass very soon. Indians are hungry, they have commitment, they want to show their skills, while Germany for example is fat and satisfied with its existing typographic heritage. Watch out, an Indian three wheeler will soon drive over Mercedes Benz! National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India :: File Download (10:40 min / 10 MB)

When Jay was small, his uncle Pete worked downstairs on illustrations and book covers. When he was 16 he found a book at the local library about advertising typography by accident. Silk screen experiments. Teaching gigs in the mid 80’s. Printing shops. Keyboard short cuts in InDesign. Johannes Itten and the colours of old Bauhaus buildings. —Jay tells the whole story of becoming what he is today. Johannes Itten :: File Download (12:46 min / 12 MB)