ATypI

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.

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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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]

	Year	City	Country	Website
1	1957	Lausanne	Switzerland
2	1958	Düsseldorf	Germany
3	1959	Paris	France
4	1960	Paris	France
5	1961	Zandvoort	Netherlands
6	1962	Verona	Italy
7	1963	Vienna	Austria
8	1964	Cambridge	United Kingdom
9	1965	Zürich	Switzerland
10	1966	Mainz	Germany
11	1967	Paris	France
12	1968	Frankfurt am Main	Germany
13	1969	Prague	Czech Republic	*
14	1970	Bruges	Belgium
15	1971	London	United Kingdom
16	1972	Barcelona	Spain
17	1973	Copenhagen	Denmark
18	1974	Paris	France
19	1975	Warsaw	Poland
20	1976	Hamburg	Germany
21	1977	Lausanne	Switzerland
22	1978	Munich	Germany
23	1979	Vienna	Austria
24	1980	Basel	Switzerland
25	1981	Mainz	Germany
26	1982	Beaune	France
27	1983	Berlin	Germany
28	1984	London	United Kingdom
29	1985	Kiel	Germany
30	1986	Basel	Switzerland
31	1987	New York	United States
32	1988	Frankfurt am Main	Germany
33	1989	Paris	France
34	1990	Oxford	United Kingdom
35	1991	Parma	Italy
36	1992	Budapest	Hungary
37	1993	Antwerp	Belgium
38	1994	San Francisco	United States
39	1995	Barcelona	Spain
40	1996	The Hague	Netherlands
41	1997	Reading	United Kingdom	*
42	1998	Lyon	France	*
43	1999	Boston	United States	*
44	2000	Leipzig	Germany	*
45	2001	Copenhagen	Denmark	*
46	2002	Rome	Italy	*
47	2003	Vancouver	Canada	*
48	2004	Prague	Czech Republic	*
49	2005	Helsinki	Finland	*
50	2006	Lisbon	Portugal	*
51	2007	Brighton	United Kingdom	*
52	2008	Saint Petersburg	Russia	*
53	2009	Mexico City	Mexico	*
54	2010	Dublin	Ireland	*
55	2011	Reykjavík	Iceland	*
56	2012	Hong Kong	China	[4]
57	2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	*
58	2014	Barcelona	Spain	*
59	2015	São Paulo	Brazil	*
60	2016	Warsaw	Poland	*
61	2017	Montreal	Canada	[5]
62	2018	Antwerp	Belgium	[6]
63	2019	Tokyo	Japan	[7]
64	2020	Paris	France	[8]

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).

• Website of the ATypI
• Historical Website of the ATypI
• Prix Charles Peignot on the ATypI website