Ever spent a moment to ponder upon the fineness of the numerous font types around you? They exist everywhere, from the beautifully 
fashioned calendar hanging in your bedroom to the sign-boards on the shops, in metros and so on. V Sunil, Executive Creative Director and Alice Cicolini, Curator at large of ‘Wieden+Kennedy Exp.’ Gallery , New Delhi, acknowledges the significance of this conceptual art and bring to you for the very first time an exhibition on typography entitled ‘Typographica & 50 Years of Seminar’ from 17th Feb to 9th March,2010.
The exhibition is curated by Rick Poynor, founder of Eye magazine and author of the book Typographica. It was first launched at London’s Kemistry Gallery as a part of September’s London Design Festival and has been brought to India by W+K Exp.
Alongside there is celebration of India’s own pioneering testament to the power of the word made type, ‘Seminar magazine’, which completed 50 years of great efforts for bringing ‘opposing viewpoints within the covers of a single magazine’. Unheard of in the publishing world, Seminar has devoted an unequivocal support to typography by displaying a purely typographical cover since its inception. Akila Seshasayee, Designer and Malvika Singh, Publisher of Seminar, presents the best covers of the magazine. Digital prints will be available for sale from Rs.3000-7000.
‘Typographica’, a UK based eponymous graphic design journal was groundbreaking when first published in 1949 and is now considered legendary. It was founded by Herbert Spencer, one of the most influential British communication designers and typographers. His ability to fuse images and words in meaningful new relationships was highlighted in Typographica’s pioneering content consisting of
concrete poetry, avant-garde type experiments and photo-documentary.
Alice says, “The beauty of a letter is revealed by how it meshes with companion parts of a total typographic system and how it works in combination with its fellows, our attempt is to familiarise Indian youth to this abstract art of text.”
Talking about the credo of W+K Exp, Mr. Sunil explains, “We aim to make Art accessible to all from a veteran collector to someone who’s simply looking for a print or an experience, as culture is not something that should be placed on a pedestal and worshipped but to be experienced and enjoyed”.
fashioned calendar hanging in your bedroom to the sign-boards on the shops, in metros and so on. V Sunil, Executive Creative Director and Alice Cicolini, Curator at large of ‘Wieden+Kennedy Exp.’ Gallery , New Delhi, acknowledges the significance of this conceptual art and bring to you for the very first time an exhibition on typography entitled ‘Typographica & 50 Years of Seminar’ from 17th Feb to 9th March,2010.The exhibition is curated by Rick Poynor, founder of Eye magazine and author of the book Typographica. It was first launched at London’s Kemistry Gallery as a part of September’s London Design Festival and has been brought to India by W+K Exp.
Alongside there is celebration of India’s own pioneering testament to the power of the word made type, ‘Seminar magazine’, which completed 50 years of great efforts for bringing ‘opposing viewpoints within the covers of a single magazine’. Unheard of in the publishing world, Seminar has devoted an unequivocal support to typography by displaying a purely typographical cover since its inception. Akila Seshasayee, Designer and Malvika Singh, Publisher of Seminar, presents the best covers of the magazine. Digital prints will be available for sale from Rs.3000-7000.
‘Typographica’, a UK based eponymous graphic design journal was groundbreaking when first published in 1949 and is now considered legendary. It was founded by Herbert Spencer, one of the most influential British communication designers and typographers. His ability to fuse images and words in meaningful new relationships was highlighted in Typographica’s pioneering content consisting of
concrete poetry, avant-garde type experiments and photo-documentary.
Alice says, “The beauty of a letter is revealed by how it meshes with companion parts of a total typographic system and how it works in combination with its fellows, our attempt is to familiarise Indian youth to this abstract art of text.”
Talking about the credo of W+K Exp, Mr. Sunil explains, “We aim to make Art accessible to all from a veteran collector to someone who’s simply looking for a print or an experience, as culture is not something that should be placed on a pedestal and worshipped but to be experienced and enjoyed”.
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