A symposium on the many ways text can be arranged, from the individual letter to the whole paragraph and beyond. It looks at alignment and experimental approaches to typesetting that are seldom discussed or written down, often passed between designers as unspoken know-how.
Graphic designer Fraser Muggeridge presents his research into the historical, cultural and technological conditions behind justified and unjustified setting, and the alternative models for setting text that have emerged over the last century. The programme also includes further contributors, to be announced, with historical research, typographic theory and practical work. It closes with a round-table discussion on the contrasting positions on justification, alignment and typographic ethics.
Aimed at designers, researchers and students interested in the critical, material and cultural sides of typography. It is the second in a short series of symposia held in different countries over the coming year.
