Letterspace is a new platform situated in Amsterdam Oost, and as of 2018 is hosting a monthly series of lectures about experimentation, innovation and research in type. We are happy that is opening 2020 with a talk about his project and the website We would be thrilled to attract some of the researchers and conservers of Type in Amsterdam to exchange expertise and maybe even share additional anecdotes.” “In his presentation, Arno will share the motivations behinds his Twitter-account and subsequent map, talk about experiences and observations, and will focus on some examples that deserve a closer look. De Buitenkant, also situated in Oost, printed and published his Novo Typo Color Book. He cut his wooden type Bixa down the street from letterspace, at makerspace ZB45, and it’s now being used just around the corner at GWA.
#Amsterdam #Typography #TypeInAmsterdam /H5zJ0OvUZF In printing and typographic circles of Amsterdam, one will likely encounter the work of Mark van Wageningen. The photo was rotated 90° counterclockwise. “When not crossing the city on his bike to hunt down new subjects for his Twitter-feed, Arno Verweij is developing websites and working at Stichting Proefjes, where he organises workshops for teachers and kids to introduce them in a playful way to science, physics and biology.”
The problem is that the interior part of the the rounded letters (like the 9 or o or d) goes out of balance with the surrounding positive space (or lack. the absence of letterspace is not good letterspace. To keep track of all these photos, he has put them on a map, which has resulted in the project’s website launched in December 2019” notes letterspace.amsterdam.īerlin Typography Project: a talk with Jesse Simon on his Berlin's type hunting adventure The art of page layout requires you to pay attention to the big picture and the details. Particularly fascinated by the style of house numbers and name signs from the Interwar period, Arno Verweij decided to document the city’s interesting letters and numerals and share them with the world. “The project Amsterdam Typography started as a Twitter feed in January 2019. In the event of its launch Verweij will present his project at letterspace.amsterdam next Wednesday, the 22 nd of January 2020. “The project sprung from a longtime interest in the typography that can be found throughout the city and was inspired among other things by the Twitter feed Berlin Typography of Jesse Simon” writes Verweij.Īmsterdam Typography explores the city through the lens of typography whilst mapping all of his Twitter posts to their location in the city. Almost a year ago, a new account popped up on Twitter and suddenly everyone with a thing for typography fell in love with Amsterdam once again.Īptly named the account is dedicated to architectural and public typography across the city of Amsterdam and now its creator, Arno Verweij, has launched a website dedicated to his findings.