Typeradio Podcast

Martin Majoor discusses the new typeface for the Dutch government (Rijksoverheid Serif and Sans). His differing roles as a book designer and as a type designer. He reflects on the lack of female type designers and in graphic design in general. He speaks about how he names his typefaces as well as his current projects. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Martin Majoor Fontshop :: Martin Majoor Wikipedia :: Typotheque article :: File Download (20:11 min / 28 MB)

Martin Majoor discusses his first type and lettering books given to him by his grandfather and his first typeface. He recounts his art school days in Arnhem and his current teaching practice and teaching philosophies. He speaks in regards to the influence of history on his work, the difference between working with text typefaces and display typefaces and his hate for Helvetica. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Martin Majoor :: Martin Majoor type design philosophy :: I hate Helvetica article :: File Download (16:04 min / 22 MB)

Type designer Jos Buivenga talks about how he got started in type design, his habits and balancing his time for type design with his art direction work. Buivenga shares his thoughts and ideas on selling fonts online, his type design heroes and discusses his type design philosophy and working process. Recorded at the 33pt conference 2009 in Dortmund. Jos Buivenga :: Jos Buivenga blog :: Jos Buivenga at Myfonts :: File Download (21:57 min / 30 MB)

Icelandic designer/illustrator Siggi Eggertsson speaks about getting started as a designer and his first job for an art community in his hometown. Reflecting on illustration versus graphic design, he discusses the idea of categories in a professional field. He talks about the influence that moving around to many different cities has had on his work and life. Lastly he talks about his approach to type design in his work as well as his interest in pop stars and idols. Recorded at 33pt conference 2009, Dortmund. Siggi Eggertsson :: 33pt bio :: File Download (17:05 min / 24 MB)

Henning Brehm (aka Design Tourist) is a graphic designer that specializes in work for the film industry. Under the label Schein Berlin he creates fake labels, packaging, logos, signs and documents for German tv productions and international block buster movies. Brehm tells of the start of his career, his early education and his interest in many fields of design. How he got started in designing fake products, newspapers, magazines and various props for film and television. He discusses the process of working on films, conceptualizing the sets and creating the props. He talks about working on the science fiction films Speed Racer and Pandorum and the typeface made for an imagined future. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Henning Brehm :: Pandorum - movie :: Babelsberg filmstudio :: Speed Racer - movie :: File Download (33:35 min / 46 MB)

Brian Lucid is the Associate Professor and Graphic Design Program coordinator at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Brian highlights what can be learnt from game design, what role narrative plays in game design and the subsequent relation to interactive design practices. He speaks about do-it-yourself Wii modification, game graphic engines and repurposing hardware. The discussion moves towards how the design software environments influence the process and methodology of design and about the Open Source movement and the drive to create these tools for others. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. The Reactable :: Reactable video :: Dynamic Media Institute :: File Download (21:02 min / 29 MB)

Brian Lucid is the Associate Professor and Graphic Design Program coordinator at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts. He speaks about his inability to relax; his early forays in art school and his brief stint as a type designer. He regards the influence of W.A. Dwiggins’ process of type design on his own work and the realization that type design is much like designing software. He talks about his later move into teaching (as a natural extension) and his teaching methodology in teaching students information design, print design and interactive design. He moves on to discuss the challenges in teaching students to deal with complexity, context and graphic design history. And talks about the relation between his professional work and his educational work. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Brian Lucid :: Brian Lucid at Fontbureau :: Brian Lucid Dynamic Media Institute bio :: Massachusetts College of Art and De

Italian graphic design collective MEAT talk about their favourite designers as well as Italian designer Bruno Munari. MEAT often give workshops and they speak specifically about their workshop at the Imagine iT conference in Bologna. They round up the interview musing about the future of MEAT. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Art Chantry - Speak Up interview :: Jonathan Barnbrook :: Bruno Munari :: File Download (13:18 min / 18 MB)

The Italian graphic design collective MEAT give insight into the gestation of MEAT and give a brief history of the collective. They speak of their past graffiti writing, their clients and the types of projects that come through their studio. Being the designers of the printed matter for the Imagine It conference in Bologna, they speak about the design for the identity and ephemera. MEAT collettivo grafico :: Imagine It conference :: MEAT in PaperIdeas :: File Download (15:03 min / 21 MB)

Cinzia Ferrara is an architect and graphic designer. She is professor of the Master course in design at the Laboratory of Visual Communication in Palermo. Ferrara speaks about the mafia in Palermo and the use of graphic design and propaganda to fight mafia activities. She describes the reactions of the public to the anti-mafia design work, organization and campaigns. Ferrara indicates some directions for future advertising, promotional projects and educational programs in schools. She addresses the damaging ‘myth’ and portrayal of the mafia in the media and entertainment industry and extent of the deeply rooted problems of mafia activities in Palermo. Simone Wolf of Typevents translates. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Cinzia Ferrara’s studio :: Cinzia at SDI (italian) :: Cinzia at PaperIdeas :: File Download (28:36 min / 39 MB)

Heather Shaw is a graphic design and digital media lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Heather speaks about her teaching philosophy and the importance of teaching interactive and information design in graphic design programs today. She presses for the need to integrate new technologies and trends into contemporary design teaching. Recorded at the ImagineIt 2008 conference in Bologna, Italy. Heather Shaw :: Heather Shaw bio :: Processing :: File Download (21:07 min / 29 MB)

An impression of the Robothon 2009 conference on type design and type technology, held in March at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. You’ll hear Paul van der Laan, Frank Griesshammer, Tal Lemming, Kai Bernau, James Grieshaber, Andy Clymer and Erik van Blokland. Robothon 2009 :: Robothon 2009 lectures on video :: Robothon 2009 photos :: File Download (11:09 min / 15 MB)

Bruce Connew continues with the importance of travel in his work, especially in Burma, and the process of constructing books. He concludes by explaining his project I Must Behave, exhibited at the same time as TypeSHED11, at Mary Newton Gallery. I Must Behave by Bruce Connew - some pictures :: I Must Behave - the book :: Mary Newton Gallery :: File Download (19:55 min / 18 MB)

Bruce Connew is a photographer based in New Zealand. He tells us about differences and similitudes between photography and design, about objectiveness in photography. He describes the social and political aspect of his work, as well as the role of publishing books. Bruce Connew website :: Get Bruce Connew's books :: File Download (16:00 min / 15 MB)

Masayoshi Kodaira discusses music and his evolving tastes, his start as a graphic designer, his dislike of design school and his early career. He discusses his dreams of directing a movie, his current work with Kenya Hara and his inspirations. Masayoshi Kodaira's website :: Masayoshi Kodaira profile :: Rolling Stones magazine :: Kenya Hara :: File Download (22:05 min / 20 MB)

Kris Sowersby, a New Zealand base type designer, talks about Kenny, an Australian movie, type design as one big ritual, and the gestation of his interest in type. the world of type design in New Zealand (and the lack of a graphic design community). The history of type in New Zealand, his heroes, boxing and clicking a mouse, and what he hates about type design. Kris Sowersby :: Village/Chester Jenkins :: Christian Schwartz :: Kenny The Movie :: File Download (12:31 min / 12 MB)

Noel Waite, a graphic design historian, talks about his education and activities in graphic design field. He defines what is specific to “New Zealandish” design in a historical perspective. He explains the influence of Maori culture, as well as current graphic design trends in New Zealand. Noel Waite :: Māori on wikipedia :: Noel Waite :: File Download (25:28 min / 23 MB)

Karen Larsen explains the process and making of her typographic installation specifically for Typeshed11, made as part of a workshop project in Wellington. Karen Larsen :: International Gallery of Contemporary Art :: File Download (14:38 min / 14 MB)

Karen Larsen, with SJ Klein, talks about the graphic design community in Alaska. What it is to work as a graphic designer there, how nature and life influence her design. Monumental work, physical objects, and the relation between art and design. Freeze Project :: Alaska Design Forum :: File Download (20:28 min / 19 MB)

Sarah Maxey talks about her interests in typography and illustration, defines differences between art and design and expresses her views on craftmanship. She explains her working process and mentions some of her influences, who, coincidentally enough, are almost all named Ed or Edward. Sarah Maxey's website :: Edward Gorey's website :: Ed Rusha's online catalogue raisonné :: Ed Fella's website :: Marian Bantjes' website :: File Download (24:42 min / 23 MB)