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Typo Day first time in Sri Lanka
View(s):Typo Day 2017, an event that seeks to explore the finer aspects of typography and calligraphy, will be held for the first time in Sri Lanka from February 23 – 25. Considered South Asia’s largest conference on typography and diversity, Typo Day 2017 is hosted by the Department of Integrated Design – University of Moratuwa, Industrial Design Centre (IDC) – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.
Calligraphy is the art of drawing letters, words and phrases in certain ways using special pens and brushes that create abstract compositions with the drawn text; it is the basis at which the art and science of Typography is formed. Typography is both an art and a science for designing and setting type or fonts for the alphabets of different languages; it looks not only at the design and style of a font but also how the type will appear in terms of spacing, dimensions and detailing of the letters.
The opening day of the event will feature workshops in modern pointed-pen calligraphy and digital typography at the University of Moratuwa. These workshops are expected to provide attendees with high-quality tools so that they may cover the basics in practice strokes and technique. A colloquium on ‘Research in Typography’ is also scheduled to take place.
The conference on the second and third days at the Western Province Aesthetic Resort (NADA) will look at issues faced by type designers, type users and type educators with presentations by invited speakers, eminent academics, industry professionals, research scholars and students. The event will also host an exhibition of selected posters and typographic works of students and faculty members from Design Institutes.
Participation in the workshops and conference at Typo Day 2017 requires online registration. For information on how to register, visit: www.typoday.in/about.html