September 12, 2023
University of Limerick
May 29, 2023
Research in Type and Typography, UMPRUM Prague
April 7, 2023
Technological influence on letterforms and typefaces, ESAD GV Valence
March 22, 2023
Workshop and presentation type genres and stencil letters, ESAD Amiens
January 20, 2023
From Haas to Neue Haas and back – research projects revolving around Switzerland, iA, Zürich
October 11, 2022
Choosing typefaces, UMAS Split, Croatia
September 10, 2022
Choosing typefaces and Font Filtering Systems, Fontstand Conference, The Hague
June 10, 2022
Categorisation of (digital) type specimens, Schriftproben in der Forschung, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
May 3, 2022
Was machen wir hier eigentlich – morals and responsibilities in communication design, HTWG Konstanz
February 23, 2022
Type classifications and choosing fonts, Pimp My Type channel, online
November 11, 2021
Panel 100 books – my choice of important ones, ave Edition, online
March 17, 2021
Who designs world script fonts, ECAL Lausanne, online
Februar 17, 2021
The use and uselessness of classifications, Type Club, online
June 20, 2020
The Work of Georg Trump, Typographics Book Fair, online
June 19, 2020
Alphabettes at Typographics TypeLab NYC, online
March 20, 2020
From Neue Moderne Grotesk to Normal, Leipzig
June 18, 2019
Schriftenfest, Dresden
May 25, 2019
Fontstand Conference, Porto
May 17, 2019
Morisawa Moji Bunka Forum, Osaka, Japan
April 10, 2019
Typografische Gesellschaft Austria, Wien
March 2019
Tag der Druckkunst, Saarbrücken
October, 2018:
IAPM conference, Cheongju, South Korea: Using historic collections in current teaching
June 12, 2018:
Type Paris: Building a type design brief
May 17–19, 2018:
TypoBerlin
April 26, 2018:
St. Bride Foundation London: Justin Howes Memorial Lecture / Easily Distracted
April 21, 2018:
Fontstand Conference, Zagreb
April 20, 2018
Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo, Zagreb
March 8 & 9, 2018:
Robothon Conferences, The Hague: Boring Typefaces
October 2017:
Presentation and workshop at BITS, Bangkok: Classifications are dead, long live font filtering
September 2017:
ATypI, Montréal: The myths and merits of job titles
August 2017:
Rencontres de Lure, Lurs: Coordinating a typographic community, Alphabettes
June 2017:
Type Paris: Building a type design brief
May 2017:
TypoBerlin: moderator/facilitator
May 2017:
HOW Design Live, Chicago: Choosing typefaces beyond aesthetic considerations
Dec 2016:
Typekitpalooza, San Francisco: Willy Fleckhaus, Twen, and the Schmalfette Grotesk
Nov 2016:
Dynamic Font Day, Munich: curation/organization
Nov 2016:
Automatic Type Design, Nancy: Variable Fonts
Oct 19–21, 2016:
Sans Everything conference, Amiens: Keynote – Sans Everything
Sept 13–17, 2016:
ATypI conference, Warsaw: Type Business Strand
June 22, 2016:
Type Paris: Session Building a type design brief, Lecture Choosing typefaces
June 17/18, 2016:
Typographics, New York City: Choosing type in the digital age
May 28–29, 2016:
Typofest, Bulgaria: Web Typography is just Typography
May 12–14, 2016:
TypoBerlin: moderator/facilitator
May 9–10, 2016
Beyond Tellerrand, Düsseldorf: Web Typography
April 20, 2016:
FH Mainz: Hard-core Type classification
April 13, 2016:
FH Aachen: Choosing Typefaces
February 11, 2016:
ESAD Amiens: Choosing Typefaces
January 13, 2016:
FH Krefeld: Typography for web and screen
December 17, 2015:
HEAR Strasbourg: Technological shifts and their influence on typeface design
November 13, 2015:
Ampersand Conferences, Brighton: Web Typography is just Typography
October 23, 2015:
TypoDay, Wien: Selecting and pairing typefaces
October 14–17, 2015:
ATypI conference, São Paulo: The current state of a global type business
October 3–7, 2015:
Adobe MAX, Los Angeles: Choosing and pairing typefaces for today
September 19–20, 2015:
Serebro Nabora, Moscow: Web Typography
June, 2015:
TypoDay, Zürich: Selecting and pairing typefaces
June, 2015:
Kerning Conference, Faenza: Choosing and pairing typefaces
May 21–23, 2015:
TypoBerlin: moderator/facilitator
May 2015:
Goethe Institute Kraków: Type and technology past and present
April 2015:
SND Type Day, Washington: Choosing typefaces for editorial design
November 2014:
Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, NYC: History of Helvetica / Neue Haas-Grotesk
November 2014
TypoDay Munich: Selecting and paring typefaces
November 2014
(Web)fontday Munich, curation and organisation
October 2014:
Folium Zürich: History of Helvetica / Neue Haas-Grotesk (2x)
September 2014:
ATypI Barcelona: History of the Wagner typefoundries and some of their typefaces
September 2014
TypoDay Düsseldorf: Selecting and paring typefaces
June 2014
TypoDay Bielefeld: Selecting and paring typefaces
May 2014
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator
March 2014
Lettres Modernes Symposium ESAM Caen, France: Typography for the Web
March 2014
TypoDay Nürnberg: Selecting and paring typefaces
March 2014
RISD, Providence: Guest critic typedesign class
March 2014
Cooper Union, NYC: Type Classification
January 2014
Architects and municipality Saarbrücken: Public lettering in the 1950s
November 2013
Stichting Lettergieten / Bijzondere Collecties Amsterdam: Technological shifts in type production
November 2013
Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven: Portfolio, Choosing Typefaces
November 2013
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Richmond: Portfolio, Technological shifts in Typeface Design
November 2013
TypoDay Hamburg: Selecting and paring typefaces
October 2013
ATypI Amsterdam: Type Record
September 2013
TypoDay Essen: Selecting and paring typefaces
September 2013
Forum für visuelle Gestaltung Innsbruck: Portfolio, Choosing Typefaces
June 2013
University Gothenburg, International Symposion on typographic landscaping: Mapping the use of typefaces
June 2013
TypoDay Mainz: Selecting and paring typefaces
May 2013
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator
April 2013
TypoDay Hannover: Selecting and paring typefaces
February 2013
TypoDay Stuttgart: Selecting and paring typefaces
November 2012
Webfontday Munich: Responsive Typography
October 2012
TypoDay Berlin: Selecting and paring typefaces
October 2012
Conference of European Printing Museums, Lyon: announcing Type Record project
October 2012
Type Amsterdam, Bijzondere Collecties Amsterdam: Technological shifts in typedesign and their implication on letterforms
September 2012
TypoDay Cologne: Selecting and paring typefaces
August 2012
TypeCon Milwaukee: Technological shifts and their implication on letterforms
July 2012
Otto Hamburg: Choosing typefaces
June 2012
TypoDay Frankfurt: Selecting and paring typefaces
May 2012
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator
May 2012
Södertörns University Stockholm: Type classification
The Typographic Guild of Stockholm: Type classification
April 2012
GGL-Forum München, Design Lehre von morgen
March 2012
TypoDay Hamburg: Selecting and paring typefaces
January 2012
Research in Typography Conference Kattowice: Type classification
October 2011
Schusterfisch Conference Weimar: Gerrit Noordzij and typography for children
September 2011
ATypI Reykjavíc: Type classification
June 2011
Type Talks Posen: Typefaces by Georg Trump
May 2011
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator
May 2010
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator, Panel discussion on typeface design education
November 2009
Forum Mediendesign: Choosing typefaces and classification
May 2009
TypoBerlin, moderator/facilitator
February 2009
Typeshed 11 Wellington, NZ: Choosing typefaces and classification
May 2008
Verdi Typography days: Workshop, Title pages and book covers
March 2008
Hong Kong Baptiste University: portfolio talk
November 2007
Tag der Typografie Basel: Presentation of Helvetica Forever
September 2007
Type circle Cologne: Helvetica Forever
May 2007
Helvetica Film Screening: History of sans-serif typefaces
Februar 2007
Forum Typografie FHD, Düsseldorf, curation and organization
August 2006
Typografische Gesellschaft Austria: Design of Book covers and detail in typography, letterpress workshop
June 2006
Verdi Typography days: History of sans-serif typefaces
May 2006
Symposium »Typogravieh lebt« Weimar: The history of sans serif typefaces
June 2005
University of Applied Sciences Mannheim: Portfolio talk
December 2004
University of the Arts Berlin: Portfolio talk
July 2004
TypoTage Leipzig: The typefaces in the collection of Schumacher Gebler
July 2004
University of the Arts Hamburg: Portfolio talk
June 2004
Forum Typografie Hannover: Detail in typography
May 2004
Symposium »Typografie lebt« Weimar: Type history
May 2004
TypoBerlin: Type history today
November 2003
University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim: Portfolio
October 2002
HGB Leipzig (Academy of Fine Arts): Buchstaben kommen selten allein
Juni 2001
Forum Typografie, Weimar: Type classification