Talking Type

"Talking Type – Schriftmaschinen“ is an exhibition with an approach to type design which slightly differs from the average discussion on letter spacing. The show focused on how type design can be used to shape matters of content.  This way letters begin to tell their own stories and are far more than a unremarkable tool.
The exhibition presented work of students from Europe, North America and Southeast Asia, who are using the type medium in unconventional ways.
The exhibition catalogue is a single-use camera in which the pictures were partly shot containing information-texts. The remaining shots allowed the visitor to capture his own view on the exhibits.
Talking Type took place from July 31st to August 10th 2010 in the Casino of the State Theatre in Karlsruhe.

2010