Schedule
Schedule of events during the International Conference
'Typography Day 2016' :
Day one - Thursday 25th February, Day two - Friday 26th February, and Day three - Saturday 27th February 2016 at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore
The schedule is as follows: . . . . . . . . . . .
'Typography Day 2016' :
Day one - Thursday 25th February, Day two - Friday 26th February, and Day three - Saturday 27th February 2016 at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore
The schedule is as follows: . . . . . . . . . . .
Day One
Day 1 (25th February 2016) – Typography Design Workshops
Venue: Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru - 560106
Venue: Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru - 560106
8.30 – 9.30
Registration and Tea
9.30 – 9.45
Welcome and Introduction to the Facilitators
10.00 – 1.00
Morning Sessions
1.00- 2.30
Lunch
2.30 to 5.30
Afternoon Sessions
5.30 to 6.00
Workshop Exhibits + Tea
Workshops for Design Students
* These workshops require the use of laptop
* These workshops require the use of laptop
Track 1
'Creating Matching A Letter Design Style Across Indian Scripts' *
Prof. Mahendra Patel
Emeritus Professor, NID
Prof. Mahendra Patel
Emeritus Professor, NID
Track 2
'Typo-graphy bole to' *
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar
Faculty, Sir J J School of Applied Arts, Mumbai
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar
Faculty, Sir J J School of Applied Arts, Mumbai
Track 3
'Story Telling and narrative through Typography' *
Prof. G V Sree Kumar
Faculty Member, IDC IIT Bombay
Prof. G V Sree Kumar
Faculty Member, IDC IIT Bombay
Track 4
'Introduction to Indic Type Design' *
Prof. Girish Dalvi, Faculty Member, IDC IIT Bombay and
Noopur Datye, Whitecrow Design, Mumbai
Prof. Girish Dalvi, Faculty Member, IDC IIT Bombay and
Noopur Datye, Whitecrow Design, Mumbai
Track 5
' Intro to (Western) Type Design' *
Thomas Phinney, Fontlab, USA
Thomas Phinney, Fontlab, USA
Track 6
'Type and Symbol Creative Explorations'
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
Faculty, IDC, IIT Bombay
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
Faculty, IDC, IIT Bombay
Track 7
'From Wires To Computers' *
Prof. Antoine Abi Aad
Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts, Lebanon
Prof. Antoine Abi Aad
Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts, Lebanon
Track 8
'Exploring Positive and Negative Spaces' *
Prof. D. Udaya,
Faculty, DoD, IIT Guwahati
Prof. D. Udaya,
Faculty, DoD, IIT Guwahati
Track 9
'Experiential Typography' *
Ishan Khosla, Ishan Khosla Design, New Delhi
Ishan Khosla, Ishan Khosla Design, New Delhi
Track 10
'Designing multilingual brand identities'
Sarang Kulkarni and Sulekha Rajkumar, Ek Type/Graphic designer, Mumbai
Sarang Kulkarni and Sulekha Rajkumar, Ek Type/Graphic designer, Mumbai
Track 11
'Lettering - Exploration - Experimental'
Sri Achyut Palav, Calligrapher, Mumbai
Sri Achyut Palav, Calligrapher, Mumbai
Day Two
Day 2 (26th February 2016) – Morning Session
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
9.00 – 9.30
Registration
and Tea
9.45 – 10.00
Welcome Address:
Dr. Geetha Narayan, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore and
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, IDC IIT Bombay
Dr. Geetha Narayan, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore and
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, IDC IIT Bombay
10.00 – 10.45
Session Chairman:
Prof. G. V. Sreekumar, IDC IIT Bombay, India
Keynote Address 1 – Prof. R. K. Joshi Memorial Lecture
'Shaping Type for Education'
Muthu Nedumaran, Founder, Murasu System Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Prof. G. V. Sreekumar, IDC IIT Bombay, India
Keynote Address 1 – Prof. R. K. Joshi Memorial Lecture
'Shaping Type for Education'
Muthu Nedumaran, Founder, Murasu System Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
10.45 – 11.00
Tea and networking
Session 1
Typography & Experimentation
11.15– 11.30
Typography & Experimentation
11.15– 11.30
Session Chairman:
Prof. Mahendra Patel
Emeritus Professor, NID
Beginnings – Early Dynamic Digital Experiments in Type Design
Tarja Nieminen, Aalto University, Finland and
Lucas Nijs, Sint Lucas College of Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
Beginnings – Early Dynamic Digital Experiments in Type Design
Tarja Nieminen, Aalto University, Finland and
Lucas Nijs, Sint Lucas College of Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
11.30 – 11.45
Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy in Typography: Making & Breaking The Rules
Nupur Banerjee, Srishti Institute of Art Design & Technology, Bangalore, India
Nupur Banerjee, Srishti Institute of Art Design & Technology, Bangalore, India
11.45 – 12.00
Making is thinking – learning and experimenting in typography
Rikke Hansen, Designhoejskolen Hoejer, Denmark
Rikke Hansen, Designhoejskolen Hoejer, Denmark
12.00 – 12.15
Discussion & QA
Session 2
Typography & Experimentation
Typography & Experimentation
Session Chairman:
Prof. Udaya Kumar
Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
Prof. Udaya Kumar
Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
12.15 – 12.30
Experiments and Explorations in Education of Typography
Gavin Ambrose, University of Brighton, UK
Gavin Ambrose, University of Brighton, UK
12.30 – 12.45
Designing Monograms in Multi- Lingual scripts
Ranjan De, Sushant School of Design, India
Ranjan De, Sushant School of Design, India
12.45 – 12.55
Discussion & QA
1.00 – 02.15
Lunch and Networking
Day 2 (26th February 2016) – Afternoon Session
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Vision Address
2.15 – 3.00
2.15 – 3.00
Session Chairman:
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar, Sir J J Institute of Applied Arts, India
Vision Address 1
Experimental Typography
- from handwriting with love
Prof. Antoine Abi Aad, Faculty member, ALBA, Beirut, Lebanon
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar, Sir J J Institute of Applied Arts, India
Vision Address 1
Experimental Typography
- from handwriting with love
Prof. Antoine Abi Aad, Faculty member, ALBA, Beirut, Lebanon
Session 3
Typography & Meaning
Typography & Meaning
Session Chairman:
Prof. Ranjana Dani
MEER’s MIT Institute of Design, Pune
Prof. Ranjana Dani
MEER’s MIT Institute of Design, Pune
3.05 – 3.20
The emotional typography
Jarek Bujny, Academy of Fine Art in Gdańsk, Poland
Jarek Bujny, Academy of Fine Art in Gdańsk, Poland
3.20 – 3.35
Indians don't like White Space... and other ruminations from Margins of Communication
Sarita Sundar, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India
Sarita Sundar, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India
3.35 – 3.50
Letters, characters and pictorial interpretations: Exploring the semiotic layer of typography
Prof. Mariko Takagi, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Prof. Mariko Takagi, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
3.50 – 4.00
Discussion & QA
4.00 – 4.30
Tea and networking
Session 4
Letterform & Calligraphy
Letterform & Calligraphy
Session Chairman:
Prof. G. V. Sreekumar, IDC IIT Bombay, India
Prof. G. V. Sreekumar, IDC IIT Bombay, India
4.30 – 4.45
Macro Letters
Kalpesh Gosavi, Sophia Polytechnic, Art and Design dept, Mumbai, India
Kalpesh Gosavi, Sophia Polytechnic, Art and Design dept, Mumbai, India
4.45 – 5.00
Arabic calligraphy and patterns – contemporary calligraphic arabesque
Randa Abdel Baki, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Randa Abdel Baki, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
5.00 – 5.10
Discussion & QA
Session 5
Typeface 2015-16
Typeface 2015-16
Session Chairman:
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, IDC IIT Bombay, India
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, IDC IIT Bombay, India
5.10 – 5.20
Font Lab
Thomas Phinney, FontLab, USA
Thomas Phinney, FontLab, USA
5.20 – 5.30
Ek Type
Sarang Kulkarni and Noopur Datye, WhiteCrow, Mumbai, India
Sarang Kulkarni and Noopur Datye, WhiteCrow, Mumbai, India
5.30 – 6.00
High Tea
5.30 - 7.00
Typo Quiz
Conducted by Prof. Udaya Kumar, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
Conducted by Prof. Udaya Kumar, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
Day Three
Day 3 (27th February 2016) – Morning Session
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
8.30 – 9.00
Tea
9.30 – 10.15
Session Chairman:
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore
Keynote Address 2
'Graphic Discourse: Typography and Imagery'
Katherine McCoy, Graphic designer and educator, USA
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore
Keynote Address 2
'Graphic Discourse: Typography and Imagery'
Katherine McCoy, Graphic designer and educator, USA
10.30 – 11.00
Tea and networking
Session 6
Typography & Learning
Typography & Learning
Session Chairman:
Aurobind Patel, Typographer, India
Aurobind Patel, Typographer, India
11.00 – 11.15
Where do I find ideas to design letter forms?
Prajakta Parvatikar, Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft, Mumbai, India
Prajakta Parvatikar, Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft, Mumbai, India
11.15 – 11.30
Why sketch? The role of sketching in typography and design from cognitive and educational perspectives
Tina-Marie Whitman, School of Arts and Comm., Malmö University, Sweden
Tina-Marie Whitman, School of Arts and Comm., Malmö University, Sweden
11.30 – 11.45
Challenges of teaching typography to the students of todays era, who are overexposed to information
Prof. Manasi Keni, Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft, Mumbai, India
Prof. Manasi Keni, Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft, Mumbai, India
11.45 – 12.00
Discussion & QA
Session 7
Typography & Design
Session Chairman:
Prof. Girish Dalvi, IDC IIT Bombay, India
Prof. Girish Dalvi, IDC IIT Bombay, India
12.00 – 12.15
Without the past, there can be no future
Shuchita Grover, EkType, India
12.15 – 12.30
Bringing Ol Chiki to the digital world
Pooja Saxena, Bengaluru, India and
Subhashish Panigrahi, Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge, Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru, India
Pooja Saxena, Bengaluru, India and
Subhashish Panigrahi, Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge, Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru, India
12.30 – 12.45
Re-appropriating the concept of ‘play-appreciation’, and Dao’s cyclical sense of time and space through Chinese typography in digital media format
Hung Keung, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,
Hung Keung, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,
12.45 – 1.00
Discussion & QA
1.00 – 02.15
Lunch and Networking
Day 3 (27th February 2016) – Afternoon Session
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Venue: J. N. Tata Auditorium, National Science Symposium Complex, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
Vision Address
2.15 – 3.00
2.15 – 3.00
Session Chairman:
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India
Vision Address 2
'Symbols to concepts: children and the written word'
Dr. Sonali Nag, The Promise Foundation, India and University of Oxford, UK
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India
Vision Address 2
'Symbols to concepts: children and the written word'
Dr. Sonali Nag, The Promise Foundation, India and University of Oxford, UK
Session 8
Typography & Legibility
Typography & Legibility
Session Chairman:
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar, Sir J J Institute of Applied Arts, India
Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar, Sir J J Institute of Applied Arts, India
3.00 – 3.15
Examining the legibility of Chinese typefaces used in medicine label design for the elderly people
Brian Kwok, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong
Brian Kwok, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong
3.15 – 3.30
Giving Tamil its Space- How inter and intra character spacing has a significant effect on script grammar
Aadarsh Rajan, EkType and National Institute of Design, India
Aadarsh Rajan, EkType and National Institute of Design, India
3.30 – 3.45
Print, Screen and Hybrid Self Publishing
Joost Bottema, Merz Akademie, Stuttgart, Germany
Joost Bottema, Merz Akademie, Stuttgart, Germany
3.45 – 4.00
Discussion & QA
4.00 – 4.30
Tea and networking
Session 9
Typography & Young Minds
Typography & Young Minds
Session Chairman:
Dr. Ajanta Sen, Director, Solar Project, India
Dr. Ajanta Sen, Director, Solar Project, India
4.30 – 4.45
Touch, Feel and Read it - Innovations in Tactile Type for Visually impaired
Priyanka Patil, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA
Priyanka Patil, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA
4.45 – 5.00
Hello World, A Tool To Compare & Explore Multiple Writing-Scripts - A Work In Progress
Amrita Gada Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, India
5.00 – 5.15
Letters and strokes of Perso-Arabic script used for Urdu language
Devika Rajendra Bhansali, Sir. J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
Devika Rajendra Bhansali, Sir. J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
5.15 – 5.30
Indian Sign Language Font
Nakul Singal, M.S.U, Faculty of Fine Arts, India
Nakul Singal, M.S.U, Faculty of Fine Arts, India
5.30 – 5.45
Learning Aid in Braille and Typography
Siddhesh Sushil Shirsekar, Sir J.J Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
Siddhesh Sushil Shirsekar, Sir J.J Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
5.45 – 6.00
Idital - Digitization and revival of indigenous tribal script, Sora Sompeng
Sony Salma Priyadarshini, Industrial Design Centre(IDC), IIT Bombay, India
Sony Salma Priyadarshini, Industrial Design Centre(IDC), IIT Bombay, India
6.00 – 6.20
Discussion & QA
Session 10
Awards + Closing Talks
Awards + Closing Talks
Session Chairman:
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Prof. Dr. Ajanta Sen, Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, and Prof. G V Sreekumar
Prof. Kumkum Nadig, Prof. Dr. Ajanta Sen, Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, and Prof. G V Sreekumar
6.00 – 6.20
Awards Ceremony
6.20 – 6.50
Teaching of Typography over the last 40 years
Prof. Mahendra Patel, Teacher and Designer, India
Prof. Mahendra Patel, Teacher and Designer, India
6.50 – 7.00
Closing Remarks, Prof. Kumkum Nadig
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