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ATypI

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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 conference, held in a different global city each year.

History

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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 run by a board elected by ATypI members. Each board member is elected by the ATypI membership for a period of three years and may serve up to two consecutive terms. The current president, elected by the board in 2023, is Thomas Phinney. Executive director since 2015 has been Tamye Riggs. Previous presidents have been Charles Peignot, John Dreyfus, Tage Bolander, Martin Fehle, Ernst-Erich Marhencke, Mark Batty, Jean François Porchez, Gerry Leonidas, Jose Scaglione, John D. Berry, Carolina Laudon, and Crystian Cruz.

Purposes

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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

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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. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ATypI conferences were held virtually.

Overview of ATypI conferences[3]
Year City Country
1957 Lausanne   Switzerland
1958 Düsseldorf  Germany
1959 Paris  France
1960 Paris  France
1961 Zandvoort  Netherlands
1962 Verona  Italy
1963 Vienna  Austria
1964 Cambridge  United Kingdom
1965 Zürich   Switzerland
1966 Mainz  Germany
1967 Paris  France
1968 Frankfurt am Main  Germany
1969 Prague  Czech Republic
1970 Bruges  Belgium
1971 London  United Kingdom
1972 Barcelona  Spain
1973 Copenhagen  Denmark
1974 Paris  France
1975 Warsaw  Poland
1976 Hamburg  Germany
1977 Lausanne   Switzerland
1978 Munich  Germany
1979 Vienna  Austria
1980 Basel   Switzerland
1981 Mainz  Germany
1982 Beaune  France
1983 Berlin  Germany
1984 London  United Kingdom
1985 Kiel  Germany
1986 Basel   Switzerland
1987 New York  United States
1988 Frankfurt am Main  Germany
1989 Paris  France
1990 Oxford  United Kingdom
1991 Parma  Italy
1992 Budapest  Hungary
1993 Antwerp  Belgium
1994 San Francisco  United States
1995 Barcelona  Spain
1996 The Hague  Netherlands
1997 Reading  United Kingdom
1998 Lyon  France
1999 Boston  United States
2000 Leipzig  Germany
2001 Copenhagen  Denmark
2002 Rome  Italy
2003 Vancouver  Canada
2004 Prague  Czech Republic
2005 Helsinki  Finland
2006 Lisbon  Portugal
2007 Brighton  United Kingdom
2008 Saint Petersburg  Russia
2009 Mexico City  Mexico
2010 Dublin  Ireland
2011 Reykjavík  Iceland
2012 Hong Kong  China
2013 Amsterdam  Netherlands
2014 Barcelona  Spain
2015 São Paulo  Brazil
2016 Warsaw  Poland
2017 Montreal  Canada
2018 Antwerp  Belgium
2019 Tokyo  Japan
2020 ATypI All Over virtual event
2021 ATypI Tech Talks virtual event
2021 ATypI All Over virtual event
2022 ATypI Tech Talks virtual event
2023 Paris  France
2024 Brisbane  Australia
2025 Copenhagen  Denmark

Working Seminars

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As well as the main conference, ATypI Working Seminars have taken place in Basel (1974), Reading (1976), The Hague (1978), Mainz (1981), Stanford (1983), Hamburg (1985), Gdansk (1988), Budapest (1992), Colombo (2019), Puebla (2019) and Amiens (2020).[4]

Prix Charles Peignot

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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

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  1. ^ "In Search of ATypI | John D. Berry | ATypI 2019 Tokyo". YouTube. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. 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. ^ ATypI Working Seminars, Gerry Leonidas, Medium, 2018
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