ATypI

The ATypI (/ˈtp/)[1] or Association Typographique Internationale (the International Typography Association) is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to typography and type design. The primary activity of the association is an annual fall conference, held in a different global city each year.

History

ATypI was founded in 1957 by Charles Peignot (from the French type foundry Deberny & Peignot). The members of the organisation come from the typographic community from all over the world and consist primarily of type designers, representatives of type foundries, graphic designers and typographers.

The organisation is democratically run by an elected board. Each board member is elected by the ATypI general assembly at the annual general meeting for a period of three years. Current members of the Board are: José Scaglione (president), Gerry Leonidas (vice-president), Petra Weitz (vice-president), Carima El-Behairy (treasurer), Thomas Phinney (secretary), John D. Berry, Jo De Baerdemaeker, Clare Bell, Marina Chaccur, Simon Daniels, Mark Jamra, Linda Kudrnovská, Jean-Baptiste Levée, Eben Sorkin, Adam Twardoch, and Onur Yazıcıgil. Tamye Riggs was installed as Executive Director in December 2015. Previous presidents were Charles Peignot, John Dreyfus, Tage Bolander, Martin Fehle, Ernst-Erich Marhencke, Mark Batty, Jean François Porchez and John D. Berry.

Purposes

The objective and purpose of ATypI is to provide an integrated forum and conferences for all those involved in the field of fonts and typography through their profession and/or their interests, including without limitation:

  • type designers and typographers;
  • educators in graphic design, educational institutions;
  • developers of typographic software and typesetting equipment of all sorts;
  • printers and advertising agencies;
  • professional organizations, associations; and
  • all people, companies, associations, groups, or clubs interested in typography

ATypI also:

  • preserves the culture, tradition and history of type and typography
  • promotes contemporary digital fonts
  • encourages outstanding typography and typographic design
  • promotes a critical understanding of typographic issues

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Conference

The ATypI conference is held internationally, each year at a different city, usually in September or October. It is organised with the help of local members and institutions, often universities or colleges.

Overview of ATypI conferences[3]
YearCityCountryWebsite
11957Lausanne  Switzerland
21958Düsseldorf Germany
31959Paris France
41960Paris France
51961Zandvoort Netherlands
61962Verona Italy
71963Vienna Austria
81964Cambridge United Kingdom
91965Zürich  Switzerland
101966Mainz Germany
111967Paris France
121968Frankfurt am Main Germany
131969Prague Czech Republic*
141970Bruges Belgium
151971London United Kingdom
161972Barcelona Spain
171973Copenhagen Denmark
181974Paris France
191975Warsaw Poland
201976Hamburg Germany
211977Lausanne  Switzerland
221978Munich Germany
231979Vienna Austria
241980Basel  Switzerland
251981Mainz Germany
261982Beaune France
271983Berlin Germany
281984London United Kingdom
291985Kiel Germany
301986Basel  Switzerland
311987New York United States
321988Frankfurt am Main Germany
331989Paris France
341990Oxford United Kingdom
351991Parma Italy
361992Budapest Hungary
371993Antwerp Belgium
381994San Francisco United States
391995Barcelona Spain
401996The Hague Netherlands
411997Reading United Kingdom*
421998Lyon France*
431999Boston United States*
442000Leipzig Germany*
452001Copenhagen Denmark*
462002Rome Italy*
472003Vancouver Canada*
482004Prague Czech Republic*
492005Helsinki Finland*
502006Lisbon Portugal*
512007Brighton United Kingdom*
522008Saint Petersburg Russia*
532009Mexico City Mexico*
542010Dublin Ireland*
552011Reykjavík Iceland*
562012Hong Kong China[4]
572013Amsterdam Netherlands*
582014Barcelona Spain*
592015São Paulo Brazil*
602016Warsaw Poland*
612017Montreal Canada[5]
622018Antwerp Belgium[6]
632019Tokyo Japan[7]
642020Paris France[8]

Prix Charles Peignot

Every three to six years the ATypI awards the Prix Charles Peignot for Excellence in Type Design to a designer under the age of 35, who has made an outstanding contribution to type design. The recipient is chosen by a committee of ATypI members appointed by the Board. Past winners are: Claude Mediavilla (1982), Jovica Veljović (1985), Petr van Blokland (1988), Robert Slimbach (1991), Carol Twombly (1994), Jean François Porchez (1998), Jonathan Hoefler (2002), Christian Schwartz (2007), Alexandra Korolkova (2013), David Jonathan Ross (2018).

References

  1. "In Search of ATypI | John D. Berry | ATypI 2019 Tokyo". 11 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. From the Bylaws ATypI Archived March 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Past conferences Archived October 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, on the website of the ATypI
  4. Barratt, Mark. "Hong Kong venue for ATypI 2012 — ATypI" via www.atypi.org.
  5. "ATypI Montréal 2017 — ATypI". www.atypi.org.
  6. ATypI announces 2018 conference location
  7. "ATypI Tokyo 2019 Announcement" via www.facebook.com.
  8. ATypI announces 2020 conference location
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