Typeradio Podcast

First Typeradio interview in the nude, and Chip is looking very good. Chip talks about his obsessions, superstitions. What makes a good book cover, design versus sales. Differences between American and European book covers. The Borzoi Reader Online - Knopf's website :: The Work of Chip Kidd :: File Download (9:42 min / 9 MB)

Paul talks about his competitive edge, how he started teaching, and thinking on his feet. Paul reveals his view on why there are so few women type designers and his obsession with Game boy! Type and Media, the Hague :: Game Boy Micro :: File Download (16:40 min / 15.3 MB)

Paul talks about the history of Rezident, his study years and finding his way and winning the competition, coming up with ways of merging the traditional and new. Paul also reveals his current project and his involvement with Resolume. Rezident :: Michael Abbink :: Resolume :: File Download (13:15 min / 12 MB)

Paul talks about the value and emotional attachment to fonts, chasing font pirates, setting, how his interest in fonts was sparked, and of course world domination… Type Invaders :: Peter Matthias Noordzij :: Milton Glaser :: Royal Academy of Art, the Hague :: File Download (9:48 min / 9 MB)

Carson about his parents’ expectations, his children, the consequences of breaking the rules in graphic design, and his thoughts on type and type design. 1995 article by Joe Clark :: File Download (9:52 min / 11.3 MB)

Carson talks about his surfing days, his switch to graphic design and the early years of his design career. surfing in California 1 :: surfing in California 2 :: surfing in California 3 :: David Carson in Emigre :: File Download (7:42 min / 8.9 MB)

Carson on trust, food, cheating, getting ripped off, books and his hero. about David Carson :: Mickey Dora :: File Download (9:46 min / 11.2 MB)

Carson talks about music and surfing, in relation to his design work. surfing :: File Download (9:45 min / 11 MB)

Anthon Beeke is most known for his poster designs. Designing a poster is for him making an image. Making an image is making a statement. A poster can show the power and emptiness of images. And sometimes there are posters which are no posters. For Anthon Beeke typography is mostly organization. His fascination lies in the energy some people put into making type, and to explore the fantasy in type. And finally you got to know all details about the naked alphabet. Why, where, how, who. And yes there is also a personal friend of the queen Beatrix involved, showing her tits in public. This episode also contains the weirdest question ever asked on typeradio. Listen now to find out more. some posters of Anthon Beeke :: Max Kisman :: overview of quadrat prints :: the original naked alphabet :: the erotics of type by Max Bruinsma :: File Download (43:30 min / 40 MB)

Anthon Beeke in his 20’s. How you can become a graphic designer with one blind eye and two left hands. Thinking is more important than working. The secret of success lies in the eagerness to know more. You have to have the right clients to have a chance to provoke. In the seventies and eighties sex & erotic was perfect to get the attention. But what about now and here. What subjects are provocative today? Anthon will tell us in this episode. Design Academy Eindhoven :: short bio of Jan van Toorn :: File Download (27:11 min / 25 MB)

Times have changed. Now there is money. You do not have to work anymore as a butcher to survive. In this first episode Anthon tells us how it feels to sit stinking in art class and taking a shower once a week. Growing up in a time, when people did not know what graphic design is, where you were not allowed to do what you wanted to do. And then his father finds out through the local newspapers that his son’s painting are already hanging in the Stedelijk museum. Time to leave the house, and find out yourself what this world is about. eye magazine on Anthon Beeke :: File Download (32:43 min / 30 MB)

Kathryn Cho discusses the making of her recent project ‘Typecast’ a documentary on the past, present and future of Swiss design. Kathryns documentary includes interviews of Steff Geissbuhler, Beat Müller and Wendelin Hess, Helmut Schmid, Wolfgang Weingart. Typecast :: File Download (15:09 min / 14 MB)

Die Gestalten font foundry Die Gestalten font foundry :: File Download (5:44 min / 6.6 MB)

The history of Pfadfinderei, Labstyle and the principles of VJ-ing. Pfadfinderei fonts :: File Download (12:49 min / 14.7 MB)

The early days of acid techno music, some of his fonts, and the downside of font design. Pfadfinderei fonts :: File Download (7:36 min / 9 MB)

How Critzler started designing fonts, hooking up with Die Gestalten publishers and the Localizer book and font. Critzler’s early fonts for Linotype :: Localizer book :: Localizer font :: File Download (9:02 min / 10.4 MB)

Critzler talks about breakfast, religion, relaxation and his life, education and work in the former DDR. Critzler’s studio Pfadfinderei :: DDR posters 1950-1980 :: File Download (12:17 min / 14.1 MB)

Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006) Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Trixie : Sharon Interstate : Vera Bertens Mrs.Eaves : Wietske Doreleijers Fakir : Wietske Doreleijers St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (4:16 min / 4.9 MB)

Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006) Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Pixie : Natalie Helvetica : Niels Fette Fraktur : Rob van Leijsen Beowolf : Sanne Kuijpers Verdana : Sophie Kuijs St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (4:40 min / 5.4 MB)

Typeradio workshop St.Joost, Breda (24-26 May 2006). Typeradio’s Liza Enebeis and Donald Beekman held a workshop for 2nd year Graphic Design students at the St.Joost Academy in Breda, The Netherlands. The assignment was to express a typeface in 60 seconds of sound. Here are the results. Din : Karel Geboers Gill Sans : Linda van de Kerkhof Flava : Marielle van Genderen Comic Sans (Regular & Bold) : Marijke van Gorp Futura : Max Rovers St. Joost academy Breda :: File Download (5:29 min / 6.3 MB)