Schedule

The line-up of speakers consists of a fine selection of specially invited guests, and the GRANSHAN competition Script Chairs of the 12th GRANSHAN Type Design Competition 2021/2022.

All but two speakers will be speaking live on stage in Munich.

1. Day Conference — TypeTechMeetUp

Friday 20 May 2022, Literaturhaus in Munich

On Friday, the 2nd edition of our TypeTech MeetUp (TTM) will again discuss and document the current state of font technology, and be a platform for the exchange of best practices and innovative developments. TTM sessions advance the state of the art and promote the integration of font technologies into the future of digital communication. The MeetUp will explore topics such as the power of variable and colour fonts, blockchain technology, web typography in multiscript domains, legibility & technology and more.

2. Day Conference & Ceremony

Saturday 21 May 2022, Literaturhaus in Munich

On Saturday, our venue Literaturhaus will become a lab for future forms of international and intercultural communication & collaboration. A place where we examine script and typography as an essential basis for international exchange as well as a force for identification. Only those who are visible and recognizable can enter into an open dialogue. Thematic sessions touch on topics such as multiscript design, endangered scripts/alphabets, and type as a cultural asset and identification anchor.

Subject to change without notice.

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