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Typoday 2019


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Source: India

Location: IDC

Date/Period: 2nd, 3rd, 4th March 2019 

Medium: Photograph

Credits: IDC


Detailed Description

Typography Day was organized for the twelth time from 2nd to 4th March 2019, at IDC School of Design (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, with support from India Design Association (InDeAs), Design in India and Aksharaya.The event this year was particularly significant as it was being held to coincide with IITB’s Diamond Jubilee (60th year) celebrations as well as IDC’s Golden Jubilee (50th) year celebrations. This year's theme was "Experimental Typography."The event began by featured a day of workshops on typography and calligraphy, followed by an international conference themed on ‘Experimental Typography’, and dedicated to addressing issues faced by type designers, type users, and type educators. The conference included keynote deliveries from international grandmasters, as well as academic presentations that have been selected through a blind jury process. The event attracts industry professionals, academics, research scholars, as well as a large turnout of students. The event included an exhibition of posters that have been selected from an international competition with participation from upwards of fifty countries. There are typographic works of students and faculty members from Design Institutes from around the country.