TypeCal Symposium 2019 {Intersection}
Speakers
TypeCal Symposium 2019 is honored to welcome and present the following speakers as they share their vast knowledge, experience and passion.
The goal is to build and foster dialog, innovation and synergy through this regional and global platform
by enabling access to these experiences that will take calligraphy and type design to the next level.
WorkShop Schedule
TypeCal Symposium 2019 is excited and honored to welcome and present the following workshops. The goal is to build dialog, innovation, and synergy through this regional and global platform by enabling everyone to access new experiences. The workshops offered this year will focus on Arabic and Latin scripts in an effort to take calligraphy and type design to another level.
Wednesday, March 6
10:00 - 13:00 Paul Antonio - Felt Tipped Brush Pen Hand Lettering
17:00 - 20:00 Fareed Abdal - Calligraphy From Within
Paul Antonio - Felt Tipped Brush Pen Hand Lettering
(Glyphs) Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer - Make Your Own Variable Font Animation
Thursday, March 7
12:00 - 16:00 Kristyan Sarkis - Arabic Lettering Workshop (DAY 1)
(Glyphs) Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer - Make Your Own Color Font
Lara Captan - Variations on the Letter Waw
Friday, March 8
14:00 - 18:00 Kristyan Sarkis - Arabic Lettering Workshop (DAY 2)
Lara Captan - Variations on The Letter Waw
(Glyphs) Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer - “GLYPHS in Arabic” Crash Course
Saturday, March 9
16:00 - 20:00 Paul Antonio - Textualis Quadrata_Minuscules (DAY 1)
Tarek Atrissi - Typographic Experiments with Ruqa (will be at ZINC Shuwaikh)
Jassim Essa Alnasrallah - Engineering your Calligraphy (DAY 1)
Sunday, March 10
10:00 - 14:00 Paul Antonio - Textualis Quadrata_Minuscules (DAY 2)
16:00 - 20:00 Jassim Essa Alnasrallah - Engineering Your Calligraphy (DAY 2)
TALK SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 7
17:30 – 18:00 Fareed Abdal - Calligraphy From Within
18:00 – 18:30 Kristyan Sarkis - A perspective on Arabic Type
18:30 – 19:00 Jassim Essa Alnasrallah - The Geometric Construction in Arabic Calligraphy
21:00 – 22:00 Panel Discussion (will be at ZINC Shuwaikh)
Friday, March 8
18:30 – 19:00 (Glyphs) Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer - Fun with Fonts:
Things you Didn’t Know you Could Do with Modern Font Technology.
19:00 – 19:30 Thomas Milo - Mushaf Muscat Focusing on the Application of Script Grammar
19:30 – 20:00 Lama Al-Babtain - Localization of Brands
Saturday March 9
12:00 – 13:00 Paul Antonio - Building Intimate Accuracy with Writing Tools in the Digital Age
13:00 – 13:30 Tarek Atrissi - Distinct Voices: Branding with Arabic Typography
13:30 – 14:00 Lara Captan - Confessions from the Crossroads of Aesthetics & Technology
14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion
PARTNERS
About us
TypeCal was born out of a vision between academics and practicing calligraphers and designers who were engaging the community and felt there was a visible need to establish a focused and specialized platform and a springboard for dialog and communication that will connect the region to further encourage and foster innovation and development in both typography design and calligraphy.
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