Typeradio Podcast

Becoming a type designer because of color blindness? Listen to the story of Jonathan Hoefler. Is this all live? Online archived? Recorded at all? Get more intimate with Tobias and Jonathan, and get to know more about: big collection of street lettering, studio 360, playing music, Alan Kitching, the Plantin-Moretus museum in Antwerp, tricky questions, 10 millions free radios, Bush & type fans and hinting fans. All recorded and archived for you. Plantin-Moretus Museum :: File Download (23:39 min / 22 MB)

Listen to Tobias and Jonathan talking about their unique and amazing collection of type specimens. The quest, fight, discussion and love. They also talk about the difficulties about drawing the line between revivals and non revivals. Isn’t all type design grounded on history? Hoefler & Frere-Jones :: File Download (14:34 min / 13.4 MB)

After a recording mistake Jonathan and Tobias get confronted once more with the 30 questions. Meanwhile they had some time to prepare and rethink their answer they gave the first time. They talk about their cooperation, how and when all started and the benefit of having an editor while designing type. Hoefler & Frere-Jones :: File Download (10:10 min / 9.4 MB)

Ken & Keith still struggling around in the middle of the impossible Typeradio quizzz. Gosh, this game is not made for radio. However, if you wanna hear how Ken Barber tries to strike back on the immortal Keith Tam, listen to it. Ken manages to score his first point, and then… nobody can stop him anymore! about Keith Tam :: about Ken Barber :: File Download (3:37 min / 3 MB)

Ken Barber & Keith Tam playing the very tough Typeradio quizzz. If you don’t have a clue what you’re listening to: Keith and Ken are getting to see the two letters ‘T’ and ‘A’. Then they have to guess the names of the different typefaces. Very visual game for a radio show you would say, and yes, you’re right about this. Anyway… Keith Tam :: Ken Barber :: File Download (5:07 min / 4.7 MB)

All of us will be gone, but her monuments will stay. About making a mark – what really is meaningful and filling for her? Why living and working in New Zealand doesn’t appeal so much anymore? The future is wide and open. Catherine's website :: File Download (9:59 min / 9.2 MB)

Catherine Griffiths reveals: when a husband is a hero, the relationship is competing. About the role of the typefaces in her public art works. How does she pick a typeface for the job? Catherine's website :: Bruce Connew, her husband :: File Download (19:58 min / 18 MB)

A New Zealander, artist and designer Catherine Griffiths mixing fiction and reality. About anchovies, journeys, Paul Auster and her personal photos in her work. Catherine's website :: File Download (12:11 min / 11 MB)

Being pissed. About working together, who’s in the lead? Interns and other hired people helping on projects. Being part of the Finnish Design movement or setting apart from it? Syrup Helsinki :: File Download (5:29 min / 5 MB)

Heroes and super heroes. Moving on, and adapting new elements to graphic design. Syrup pushing syrup further. Syrup Helsinki :: Escalator records exhibition :: File Download (8:35 min / 8 MB)

Trust this Finnish graphic design agency. Music as a source for their playful designs. ‘In the old days the church was a patron of arts – we push our multinational clients to take the same role as the church used to have!’ Syrup Helsinki :: File Download (10:34 min / 10 MB)

Kai got interested in a dimensional, light sculpture and found himself working on materials like paper. He says the Finnish advertising has been influenced by Japanese graphic design. A paper workshop and exhibition :: File Download (9:34 min / 9 MB)

Kai started as a sign-painter and a calligrapher. He has done some fonts based on a Finnish tradition, mostly in order to teach his students! Kai is fascinated in discovering old, forgotten fonts around Europe. Souvenir! -typeface exhibition :: File Download (6:36 min / 6 MB)

Get ready with Kai for Finnish winter sports and his ways to relax. And hear more about the way type design started being taught at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH).File Download (8:12 min / 8 MB)

Kai claims that Helsinki has been very careful in placing big and noisy billboards to its street scene. What kind of influence has the local, minimalist small talk mentality to this local typography? Kai's lecture and bio during ATypI Helsinki :: Mannerheimintie :: Aleksanterinkatu :: File Download (9:47 min / 9 MB)

‘Listen son, here is what you should do’. And more stories about Christian’s father. Did you know Christian looks a bit like Helvetica? And also: the real story behind the new typeface Schwartz made for the new tabloid sized Guardian newspaper, his most recent job. PDF example of the new Guardian :: PDF example of the new Guardian :: Typeface designed by Christian for the Houston Chronicle :: Keep track of Mr. Schwartz :: File Download (22:11 min / 20.4 MB)

The endless energy making a remarkable career of this young man. short bio of Christian :: File Download (10:46 min / 9.9 MB)

Jewish Christmas at the Schwartz family, what would they cook that day? Raw fish maybe? Also in this talk: how to get drunk with Wolfgang Weinhart in Basel. Prepared to be Famous :: File Download (11:56 min / 11 MB)

Adam Twardoch explaining why he still didn’t finish university. You can already guess why: type. Adam, the consultant :: File Download (9:09 min / 8 MB)

Adam Twardoch explaining how to succeed, Catch 22 and Hamlet, and the amazing world of letters. Adam Twardoch and the apple :: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller :: Hamlet by Shakespeare :: File Download (8:12 min / 7.6 MB)