Zefir7: LETTER STEW | Lara Captan & Erik van Blokland

Donderdag 9 maart 2017, 20:30 uur (deuren open: 20 uur)
Locatie: Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1-9, Den Haag

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is het maandelijks ontwerperscafé bij Stroom Den Haag i.s.m. BNO Kring Groot Den Haag.

Lara Captan vertelt over het door haar ontworpen Arabische lettertype 'Falak' en Erik van Blokland over 'Responsive letters'.

Lara Captan
Falak typeface: the Making of
How do you start creating an Arabic typeface when there are no foundations to begin with? In Lara's mind, you don't, you look for foundations first. For over a decade, she has been observing, deconstructing and reconstructing the Arabic script in order to understand its intrinsic aesthetic and structural behaviour. The Falak typeface is a direct result of these explorations.
In her talk, she will present the process of creation of Falak: an Arabic text type family made for both DecoType's ACE & OpenType technologies. Falak is an elaborate experiment in finding a balance between respecting script tradition and searching for modernity in the shaping and technical production of a typeface.
www.laracaptan.com

Erik van Blokland
Responsive letters
Erik van Blokland is involved in universal typeface accessibility on the Internet. He will provide us with an update on the state of affairs.
letterror.com

Design: Jasper Terra en Bahman Esi