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lapikon | Exhibition & Publication

Opening of the Ala ma font(a) final exhibition of the workshop result  – Martin Majoor, Anne Bessemans, Filip Blazek, Eben Sorkin (on skype), Marian Misiak and the group of workshop’s participants will take place on 11th of January 2012 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice during III rd International Design Conference Agrafa. 

There will be a publication lapikon accompaining the exhibition containing texts written by teachers and 15 examples of students typefaces created during the workshop.

Last Meeting 25–27.11.2011

Dear Participants,

We are presenting Anne's requirements for the participants last meeting.

Please prepare:
– introduction to your idea of the project
– a method, if possible
– Result: the way how you translated ideas into a design
– a discussion (can be several ways of possible designs)
– a conclusion (final result). 

Anne Bessemans will review yours materials, assume and help you in preparation of the publications of results came from your researches.

The last meeting is payed for gathering materials to the book and exhibition redact them consistently and elegant.

We wish your pictures and text present good academic level so please prepare your works and yourself to this final review.

Next meetings

30th September – 2nd October
Martin Majoor – Marian Misiak

Yadzia Williams – the leader of the program in publication and illustration for children,
Glyndwr University, Wales, the co-author of the "Encyclopedia of the publication and illustration for children" will visit us during the workshop.
Yadzia Williams and Ania Machwic will give an presentation in good and bad samples of using typography in children's publication.
Durring the days of workshop they will talk individually, about your concepts of publication for children
and using text connected with illustration in children's publication.

They will introduce the project of illustrating bilingual proverbs. They realize this project as an international collaboration in publication design. The first results of concepts will be presented as a part
of international exhibition of Proverbs accompanied The International conference in Illustration,
in Glyndwr University, Wrexham on 3rd November 2011.

You are invited to participate, presenting chosen samples of your typefaces working with bilingual text of the given proverbs.


14th – 16th October
Marian Misiak – Filip Blazek

25th–27th November
Marian Misiak – Martin Majoor


Ann Bessemans is coming for final review.
Ann will advice you how to present the researches as a part of the presentation of your typefaces exhibition.



9th January 2012
3rd International conference in design, AGRAFA, Katowice 2012
Research in graphic design. Graphic design in research.

Opening of the final exhibition of the works came from workshop
and seminar in typography and publication for children's design research.

Workshop with Ann and Martin

workshop 2 | 15–17th of April

DAY 1 | FRIDAY: 
Martin Majoor introduces himself. students present their progress/target group/use/research. 22 students: each +- 15 min with afterwards feedback from Martin Majoor & Ann Bessemans
11.00 – 12.00 : Martin Majoor introduces himself
12.00 – 12.15 : Szymon Celej 
12.15 – 12.30 : Grzegorz Owczarek
12.30 – 12.45 : Jarema Drogowski
12.45 – 13.00 : Katarzyna Kara
13.00 – 14.00 : Lunch break
14.00 – 14.15 : Arleta Sternal
14.15 – 14.30 : Tomasz Fabianowicz 
14.30 – 14.45 : Zofia Oslislo
14.45 – 15.00 : Barbara Bigosińska
15.00 – 15.15 : Paweł Krzywda
15.15 – 15.30 : break
15.30 – 15.45 : Agnieszka Małecka
15.45 – 16.00 : Tomasz Bierkowski
16.00 – 16.15 : Jusyna Brzostowska 
16.15 – 16.30 : Martyna Bargiel
16.30 – 16.45 : break
16.45 – 17.00 : Bogna Kowalska
17.15 – 17.30 : Viktoriya Grabowska
17.30 – 17.45 : Joanna Biedna
17.30 – 18.00 : Szymon Sznajder 
18.00 – 18.15 : Kamil Kamysz
18.15 – 18.30 : break
18.30 – 18.45 : Anna Czubilińska
18.45 – 19.00 : Anna Bil
19.00 – 19.15 : Marcin Kasperek
19.15 – 19.30 : Anna Zając
19.30 – 19.45 : Barbara Żach 

DAY 2 | SATURDAY: 
introduction typeface design
09.30 – 10.15 : Discussing assumptions, part 2
10.15 – 17.00 : Exploring typefaces & typeface design: Practical excersises with pencils and gum.
17.00 – 18.00 : A little bit of history. Learning the lingua franca for better understanding and more accesibility. 

DAY 3 | SUNDAY: 
introduction typeface design continued
09.30 – 11.00 : Exploring typefaces & typeface design: Practical excersises with pencil and gum. Part 2
12.00 – 13.00 : Questions from students


NEEDED MATERIALS:
One or two xerox machines 
A3 paper (500 sheets) 
(will be provided by Academy of Fine Arts)
per student  3 simple pencils (HB, without eraser) 
per student  1 eraser 
per student  two black markers 
per student thin black marker
per student  1 correction fluid  (korektory w butelecze z pędzelkiem)
box of 100 rubber rings (gumki recepturki)
1 ruler per student (70 cm long)
a few pencil sharpeners (temperówki)
a few cutting knives (noże kreślarskie)
a few scissors
(ech student is asked to be equiped on his/her own)

Workshop with Ann and Eben

 designers credo

discussing different kinds of documents and the typography in it in groups