No fewer than 38 students from the Expert Class Type Design and the Saturday programme Typography & Book Design will present their graduation works to the public in the four exhibition rooms of the Museum Plantin-Moretus. We’ve never had an exhibition of this scale before. You’ll be amazed by the wide variety of these works.
Vijftien studenten Typografie & Boek werkten onder begeleiding van docent Hugo Puttaert aan een hybride boek-project. Hybride wordt uitgelegd als een samenwerking met iemand uit een ander domein of beroep. Elke student werk met ander bronmateriaal en de resultaten zijn dan ook heel verschillend.
The students come from Belgium and the Netherlands. Classes ran from September to June. The curriculum combines theory and practice, and students were also provided with the necessary technical skills.
Results Type Design
Our type designers are presenting 23 new typefaces, created based on typographic heritage and historical prints preserved in the museum. Punchcutters from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern periods were closely studied.
These students come from all over Europe, North and South America, and even India. The Expert Class Type Design has been taught since 2010 by Dr. Frank Blokland, a renowned Dutch type designer, software developer, and lecturer. This is his final year with us. Starting next year, the course will be taught by Jeremy Tankard.
In the exhibition the students’ research is illustrated with photographs, accompanied by the original source materials displayed in show cases.
The photos below are from the 2024 edition.
Practical information:
- In the four exhibition rooms of the Museum Plantin-Moretus (MPM), Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerp, Belgium.
- From July 8 till September 7, 2025.
- Daily from 10 Aa.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
- Included in the MPM ticket price.
Guided tours
The type and book designers who made these works will speak about their projects during our guided tours on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12.
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