Typeradio Podcast

Free fonts as pollution, typographic slums, where is the place where few good fonts can be preserved? Free fonts :: File Download (10:26 min / 10 MB)

Design is a religion, moral and ethical and aesthetic set of solutions and principles isn’t that what religion is? Design writing research :: Design your life :: File Download (11:54 min / 11 MB)

A world-premier. This is the first time Liza and Donald have to answer the 20 yes/no questions. Invited by students from Halle, Offenbach and Weimar, there is no chance to escape. Also the legendary penis question and the Underwear question. Listen to this to meet Donald and Liza in person. After traveling the whole world, finally the time has come to reveal the often discussed the legendary list of best looking type-designers world-wide. Who is on the list? HFG Offenbach :: Hochschule Halle :: Uni Weimar :: Designmai :: File Download (10:45 min / 12 MB)

War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Electric Mustafa wrote and performed this special song for this special night. Darling I don’t know what is right Should I write down, should I recite?  One letter’s fine, the next is crap A minefield and a boobytrap Well come on what’s your technique? Should I write or should I speak? And all these T’s, D’s and E’s What font will put your mind at ease? Should I be following the hype? Or am I really not that type? Come on it’s so mystique! Should I write or should I speak? Should

Dead bits, code maintenance, Beowolf, competition and their working relation, Just’s bands Lui and Wolfraam. Beowolf font :: Lui, Just’s band :: Wolfraam, Dutch typographers band :: File Download (14:47 min / 17 MB)

About books, heroes, Justs dearest posession and Eriks dearest position, fears and insecurities, the interaction between programming and design, bitrot. Letterror interviewed by Peter Bil'ak :: Letterror calendar design :: File Download (12:39 min / 15 MB)

Erik and Just talk about cheating, getting ripped off, Ellen Lupton’s ‘Free Font Manifesto’, their talk at TypoBerlin, reflection and the consequences of family life. Ellen Lupton's Free Font Manifesto :: File Download (13:20 min / 15 MB)

Finally both Letterror guys together. It starts with Erik telling a story and then goes into rituals, writing code, dish washers, trust, illegal fonts, bunch-a-stuff and cooking. Letterror website :: Erik’s story about the BBC interview mix-up :: File Download (10:32 min / 12 MB)

Eboy talk about the influence of having kids, the computers they used, their heroes Einsturzende Neubauten and their plans for the future. Knowledge Magazine article on Eboy :: Eboy heroes Einsturzende Neubauten :: File Download (8:06 min / 9 MB)

Eboy talk about cooking, eating, the wonderful world of pixels, designing toys and ‘designer toys’. Eboy pixel posters :: Peecol toys - images from the Eboy talk at Pictoplasma conference :: Eboy toy prototype :: File Download (12:23 min / 14 MB)

Eboy is Kai Vermehr, Peter Stemmler, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital. They talk about religion and rituals. How did they get together? How do they divide the work? What defines the Eboy style? Also: relaxing with ‘Soldier of Fortune II’ and a trampoline. And why did Peter move to New York? Eboy website :: Eboy fonts 1 :: Eboy fonts 2 :: Eboy fonts 3 :: Eboy fonts 4 :: Soldier of Fortune II :: File Download (12:32 min / 14 MB)

War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Menno Wigmans point of view. Writing is imitation. The do-it-yourself attitude. Graphic Designers are punks. Bembo, Charlotte & Dolly. Crossing Border :: about Menno Wigman (in dutch) :: File Download (8:25 min / 8 MB)

War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Tessa van der Waals. Crossing Border :: Best dutch book designs :: File Download (4:56 min / 5 MB)

War of words, live from the Crossing Border festival 2006. Typeradio discussed with 4 guests the limitations and strength of the written and spoken word. The guests included the most discerning book designer of the Netherlands Tessa van der Waals, furiously renowned European poet Menno Wigman, Fluxus legend Willem de Ridder – whose spoken words have no limit and worldwide acknowledged type designer Gerard Unger – whose knowledge of the letter form exceeds all others. Listen to Gerard Ungers point of view. 01 Make words, not war 02 Make love 03 Love is a word And finally Gerard will tell us what young couples should do while making love. Crossing Border :: Love Language :: File Download (7:21 min / 7 MB)

Typeradio is very proud to present exclusively the very first interview with the typeface Helvetica. This is the first episode from the new series of interviews where Typeradio travels around the world to meet typefaces and to talk to them. In this episode Helvetica showed up with his old friend Gert Dumbar to the theater opening of the Tragic Death of Helvetica, organized by students of the Royal academy in the Hague. We are very honored to have the rare chance to meet this all-time classic, and to present this interview to you. Ladies and gentlemen: please welcome Helvetica. Max Miedinger (Linotype) :: Max Miedinger (Wikipedia) :: some pics of the interview :: File Download (5:01 min / 5 MB)

Piet Schreuders about The Beatles, graphic design as the perfect hobby and why he doesn’t design fonts. Official Beatles website :: Beatles fan-site :: Beatles discography :: Duck for Cover (Voor Verbetering Vatbaar) book :: Dell Maps book :: File Download (11:33 min / 13.3 MB)

Piet Schreuders about James Avati and the Lay-In Lay-Out book. Piet Schreuders interview by Max Bruinsma and Chris Vermaas :: James Avati book covers :: File Download (12:32 min / 14 MB)

Getting to know Piet Schreuders: rituals, stress, deadlines, time spent on projects and the importance of research Piet Schreuders website (soon online) :: Raymond Scott 'Manhattan Research' CD project :: Piet's Poezenkrant (Cat's Newspaper) :: File Download (9:47 min / 11.2 MB)

Meet Henry and the twins, Chips dearest posession. Chip talks about accomplishment, big ham, acting, who he hates, politics, and how he refuels his enthusiasm. Interview :: The NY Times :: USA Today :: File Download (12:37 min / 11.6 MB)

Chip tells typeradio, his favorite recipe, Drunken Chicken, tips on how to cheat with a rapidograph, his choice to become a book designer, his latest design for Paul Simon and his favorite books. Drunken Chicken recipe :: The Cheese Monkeys, book review :: Surprise :: Batman :: File Download (12:47 min / 11.8 MB)