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Take part in the Typographic Interventions project

What is a typographic intervention? What if it’s not what it says on the tin? Can typography alter your experiences, or nudge you to change your behaviour?

This year we are exploring the potential for creating typographic interventions that initiate positive behaviour change. You are invited to take part in typographic research. Some of the experiments you will take part in are in their early proof of concept stages, for others data is being gathered potentially to be published as a future collaborative study.

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Review: Type Tasting masterclass at the D&AD Festival Fringe

Wake up and Smell the Fonts, a Type Tasting masterclass with Sarah Hyndman at Shoreditch House for the D&AD Festival Fringe

It was exciting to be a part of the D&AD Festival Fringe at Shoreditch House on the 26th April. We filled the exclusive private club’s Library with games and experiments involving typography and all the senses. This was followed by a talk and a lively Q&A session and everybody went home with a pile of Monotype goodies. A preview of results from one of the experiments were published in The Times newspaper.

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D&AD New Blood Awards

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Yesterday was a thought provoking and inspiring day judging the Monotype brief for the D&AD New Blood Awards. The brief was to take a cause they believed in and to use the power of type to make a difference. The winning entries were pulled apart by seven of us to reveal surprising layers of creativity, they changed the way we thought about something, and they made us care about the cause. Some causes were big and powerful ones, others were gentle and quiet, articulated in an incredible array of different voices.

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Case Study – Typography Lab for D&AD

D&AD Typography Lab case study slideshow

Client: Baillie Gifford
Duration: Two days
Participants: 40

An intensive creativity refresher focusing on typography for the investment management firm’s Edinburgh headquarters. The graphic design, digital and motion graphics teams attended the workshop, with participants ranging from partner to newest recruit. The venue was a conference centre in Edinburgh with the attendees split over two days.

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‘Typography Lab’ D&AD workshop

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I’ve been having fun working with the D&AD to write a new typography workshop with them called ‘Typography Lab’. The first session runs in September in their wonderful new workshop space near Brick Lane. It’s going to be a jam packed day of exploring, choosing and customising typefaces in typical Type Tasting style.

TYPOGRAPHY LAB

The Session
Join typography expert Sarah Hyndman on a journey into the world of typefaces. Learn to use “the machine”, a proven process for choosing the right typeface, experience the joy of “typography yoga” and take the font “taste test”. Discover how to use typefaces to make an emotional connection that enhances the impact of your designs.

The Leader
Sarah Hyndman, Graphic Designer and Type Tasting Founder

Sarah Hyndman is an experienced graphic designer with over 15 years’ experience including running the Experimental Typography course at the London College of Communication. Sarah organised the creative typography exhibition at the V&A, as well as setting up her own design company With Relish in 2003. She is currently writing a Type Tasting book.

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The Outcome
• Understand how typography delivers messages and creates emotional connections
• Apply a proven process for choosing typefaces
• Talk confidently about typography with clients and your team
• Explain how small changes to your typeface can radically change the associations it generates
• Communicate with your team to maximise the effectiveness of the briefing process and outcome

Who is it for?
Typography Lab is for anyone who is curious about how typography can be used to elicit an instinctive response. It’s perfect for junior creatives and non-designers and explores the experience of typography from both the designer and the readers’ viewpoint.

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Photo of Sarah by Rita Abreu