Hagen VerlegerTypography & Book Design

Dialog der Schrift Symposium

Programme leaflet for the two-day typography symposium at Muthesius Kunsthochschule, 2011
Front and back of the unfolded leaflet
Detail of the symposium’s schedule
Detail of the symposium’s schedule
Detail of the speakers’ short vitae
Detail of the talks’ abstracts
Maret Tholen, Omar Nicolas, and Hagen Verleger opening the symposium
Designers and editors Lupi Asensio and Martin Lorenz (Barcelona) during their talk
Poet Oswald Egger during his talk
Poet Oswald Egger during his talk
Book designer Friedrich Forssman and writer/editor Jan Middendorp during one of the discussions
René Siegfried, Kenan Darwich, and Nils Küppers during their talk
Panel discussion led by Max Nelles
View of the location, the port of Kiel
View of the location, the “Sartori & Berger” storehouse

“Dialog der Schrift: Autorschaft in der Gestaltung” (“Dialogue of the Writing: Authorship in Design”) was a two-day typography symposium at Muthesius Kunsthochschule from July 7 through 9, 2011. It was conceived and organised by Maret Tholen, Omar Nicolas, and Hagen Verleger. Questions regarding authorship in contemporary graphic design were discussed by an interdisciplinary panel from both, theory and practice.

Speakers: Lupi Asensio and Martin Lorenz; Kenan Darwich, Nils Küppers, and René Siegfried; Markus Dreßen; Oswald Egger; Friedrich Forssman; Melle Hammer; Dr. Sabine Kampmann; Jan Middendorp; Annette le Fort.

Photography by Sarah Trentweber. Programme leaflet: 29.7 × 42 cm, offset printing (1C), edition of 750, published by Muthesius Kunsthochschule.