DesignInquiry 2008
:: Fail Again. Typography in Flux

DesignInquiry invites professionals, educators and students of diverse disciplines to respond to a design-related topic in any way they think is appropriate, necessary or amusing. Join 20-some inquirers this summer in person, on a Maine island, at DesignInquiry, now in its sixth year.

Conference Dates :

Sunday–Friday 20&endash;25 July 2007

Venue :

Vinalhaven Maine

DesignInquiry 2008 Topic :

Fail Again. Typography in Flux

All around us, people are making mistakes with design. A multitude of typefaces is available to anyone with access to a computer and at the push of a few buttons you can change typesize, leading and spacing, stretch, distort and destroy old rules.

Insults to typography are everywhere: The old arts are being redefined from scratch. More authors increasingly design their own text in which we also recognize how the pace of information—in magazines, on TV, the web, the mobile phone—has changed the way we read.

We want to inquire how these design failures, these errors of typography, pacing and layout are evidence not of ignorance but progress. We'll also enjoy the kind of sea mist one can slice with a breadknife.

About DesignInquiry :

DesignInquiry is a non-profit educational organization devoted to researching design issues in intensive team-based gatherings. It brings together practitioners from disparate fields to generate new work and ideas around a single topic.

Maximum number of participants: 30

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