Kirjak 2017

Friday, 7 April — Typography Seminar
National Library of Estonia (2 Tõnismägi, Tallinn)

10:00 Andres Tali EST — Artist or designer. On proportioning and positioning. Inspired by the contest 25 Best Designed Estonian Books
10:45 Roosmarii Kurvits EST — Typeface in newspaper – bringing home the bacon. Estonian newspaper fonts during the past 25 years
11:50 Agnė Dautartaitė-Krutule LIT — Designing a book on the verge. Deliberately breaking the rules of classic design
12:30 Alexey Murashko LAT — A designer’s responsibility in design and production

14:30 Markus Itkonen FIN — The typefaces no one knew about. Finnish type design 1920–1985
15:15 Sergey Rasskazov RUS — Typographic experience in St. Petersburg. Improving typography in the urban environment, typographic education and events
16:30 Baptiste Guesnon SWE — A variable quest. Variable Fonts is a new format that will revolutionise future typography
17:15 Martin Majoor NLD — The Questa Project. From serif typeface to Grotesque and Egyptienne. The development of a system based on the Didot’ model in cooperation with Jos Buivenga

Saturday, 8 April — Type Design Masterclass  
Tallinn Art School (Kevade 4)

Martin Majoor NDL — Designing a sans in one day