Future Text – Athens
7–15.11.2019
University of West Attica
@uniwa
During the Athens week we would like to focus on contemporary contexts of textual communication within the frame of Greek language and possibly in dialogue with other alphabets.
Through time, in a variety of mediums, tools, scripts, reading processes, the shape and function of the written word is ever changing inventing new ways to express social and cultural shifts. In today’s environment, the typographic form of the written word is yet again challenged by the structural diversity of its surroundings making way for more flexible typographic signs that permit contextual modifications. Historical research may prove to be a valuable source of inspiration for exploring the concept of fluidity and individuality (personal writings, custome made scripts) of the typographic form by revisiting similar approaches which can be found on past practices or on non latin scripts. Such is the case of the greek typographic samples of the renaissance, which incorporated a broad selection of alternate forms, ligatures and abbreviations on a single printed page.
Reflecting on the past together with analysing new forms of text-based communication can provide critical thinking and help us pose the right questions and problematics on current and future technological advances, their design directions and in communication itself.
Scientific committee:
Katerina Antonaki
Eleni Martini
Eva Massoura
Georgios Matthiopoulos
Design team:
Eirini Daskalaki
Thanasis Katsougiannis
Ivi Papakosma
Workshops
Completed
George Matthiopoulos
& Constantina Politimi Zerdeva - Brikori
Greek Ligatures Revisited
Byzantine Calligraphy workshop
11–15.11
details
Variable fonts:
responsive/animated/
flexible/efficient typography
11–15.11
details
Lectures
11–12.11.2019
11.10.2019 (Monday)
Registration
09.30
Opening
09.45
coffee break
11:30
lunch break
13:00 - 14.00
12.10.2019 (Tuesday)
Opening
09.45
coffee break
11:30
The future will not be mono-tonous: the variability of text
12:00 - 13.00
lunch break
13:00 - 14.00
Round Table discussion
15:00–16:30
the foyer of the Central amphitheater, Campus 1, UNIWA
15.11.2019
A discussion/critical thinking, between academics and design practitioners, on the contemporary scene of greek typography, teaching typography & textual communication.
Moderators:
Katerina Antonaki
Ewa Satalecka
Attendees:
Vasilis Georgiou
Joshua Olsthoorn
Kostas Vlachakis
Dimitris Stefanidis
Panayiotis Haratzopoulos
George Matthiopoulos
Eleni Martini
Eva Masoura
Parallel events
THURSDAY 14.11 (13:00 - 15:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
The Epigraphic Museum is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. It safeguards 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece.
The purpose of the museum is the scientific research, study, registration, protection, preservation, publication, photographic documentation and promotion of the ancient Greek inscriptions. The museum also aims to comprise photographic and impression archives and a specialized epigraphic library. Moreover, a digital catalogue of the inscriptions has been constructed.
THURSDAY 14.11 (16:00 - 18:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
(15euros/ person)
Registration is required till tuesday 12.11.
To register please contact Katerina Angelou (katerinangelou@gmail.com) mentioning the day you wish to attend.
WENDSDAY 13.11 (9:00 - 12:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
THURSDAY 14.11 (19:00 - 22:00) -----> IN GREEK
The Reception started as a walk-talk in the historical centre of Athens. It is evolving to a more complex attempt to explore storytelling and public space. The initial part, the walk, is also evolving. It offers a narrative flickering between reflexive poetry and poetic theory. The scenic space is the perception of the spectator. There is no particular representation or spectacular element. The city is considered as the mirror of all possible questions. Public space, the space of the “Polis” is the birthplace of all political models largely defining personal identities. We occasionally return to the public space attempting to find answers or questions and recover lost meaning.
Future Text – Athens
7–15.11.2019
University of West Attica
@uniwa
During the Athens week we would like to focus on contemporary contexts of textual communication within the frame of Greek language and possibly in dialogue with other alphabets.
Through time, in a variety of mediums, tools, scripts, reading processes, the shape and function of the written word is ever changing inventing new ways to express social and cultural shifts. In today’s environment, the typographic form of the written word is yet again challenged by the structural diversity of its surroundings making way for more flexible typographic signs that permit contextual modifications. Historical research may prove to be a valuable source of inspiration for exploring the concept of fluidity and individuality (personal writings, custome made scripts) of the typographic form by revisiting similar approaches which can be found on past practices or on non latin scripts. Such is the case of the greek typographic samples of the renaissance, which incorporated a broad selection of alternate forms, ligatures and abbreviations on a single printed page.
Reflecting on the past together with analysing new forms of text-based communication can provide critical thinking and help us pose the right questions and problematics on current and future technological advances, their design directions and in communication itself.
Scientific committee:
Katerina Antonaki
Eleni Martini
Eva Massoura
Georgios Matthiopoulos
Workshops
Completed
Posterrorism 2020
Poster Workshop
7–10.11
details
George Matthiopoulos
& Constantina Politimi Zerdeva - Brikori
Greek Ligatures Revisited
Byzantine Calligraphy workshop
11–15.11
details
Variable fonts:
responsive/animated/
flexible/efficient typography
11–15.11
details
Greek type design experiments
Experimental typography workshop
11–15.11
details
Lectures
11–12.11.2019
11.10.2019 (Monday)
Registration
09.30
Opening
09.45
10.00
Early Greek Printing Types
10.30
The lost meaning of the words
11.00
Type & Image
coffee break
11:30
12.00 - 13.00
The living text and its disappearance
lunch break
13:00 - 14.00
12.10.2019 (Tuesday)
Opening
09.45
10.00
Dinosaurs & Type
10.00
The problem with the letter gamma
11.00
Typography as a melting pot of various cultures
coffee break
11:30
12:00 - 13.00
The future will not be mono-tonous: the variability of text
lunch break
13:00 - 14.00
Round Table discussion
15.11.2019
the foyer of the Central amphitheater, Campus 1, UNIWA
15:00–16:30
A discussion/critical thinking, between academics and design practitioners, on the contemporary scene of greek typography, teaching typography & textual communication.
Parallel events
THURSDAY 14.11 (13:00 - 15:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
The Epigraphic Museum is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. It safeguards 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece.
The purpose of the museum is the scientific research, study, registration, protection, preservation, publication, photographic documentation and promotion of the ancient Greek inscriptions. The museum also aims to comprise photographic and impression archives and a specialized epigraphic library. Moreover, a digital catalogue of the inscriptions has been constructed.
THURSDAY 14.11 (16:00 - 18:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
(15euros/ person)
Registration is required till tuesday 12.11.
To register please contact Katerina Angelou (katerinangelou@gmail.com) mentioning the day you wish to attend.
WENDSDAY 13.11 (9:00 - 12:00) ----> IN ENGLISH
THURSDAY 14.11 (19:00 - 22:00) -----> IN GREEK
The Reception started as a walk-talk in the historical centre of Athens. It is evolving to a more complex attempt to explore storytelling and public space. The initial part, the walk, is also evolving. It offers a narrative flickering between reflexive poetry and poetic theory. The scenic space is the perception of the spectator. There is no particular representation or spectacular element. The city is considered as the mirror of all possible questions. Public space, the space of the “Polis” is the birthplace of all political models largely defining personal identities. We occasionally return to the public space attempting to find answers or questions and recover lost meaning.