ATypI

The ATypI (/eɪˈtaɪpaɪ/)^[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

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 general assembly at the annual general meeting for a period of three years. The current president, elected in 2022, is Crystian Cruz. 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.

Purposes

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

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	Website
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	*^[permanent dead link]
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	*^[permanent dead link]
2009	Mexico City	Mexico	*
2010	Dublin	Ireland	*
2011	Reykjavík	Iceland	*
2012	Hong Kong	China	^[4]
2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands
2014	Barcelona	Spain	*
2015	São Paulo	Brazil	*
2016	Warsaw	Poland	*
2017	Montreal	Canada	^[5]
2018	Antwerp	Belgium	^[6]
2019	Tokyo	Japan	^[7]
2020	ATypI All Over	virtual event	^[8]
2021	ATypI Tech Talks	virtual event	^[9]
2021	ATypI All Over	virtual event	^[10]
2022	ATypI Tech Talks	virtual event	^[11]
2023	Paris (forthcoming)	France	^[12]

Working Seminars

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).^[13]

Prix Charles Peignot

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

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 March 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
3. Past conferences October 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, on the website of the ATypI
4. Barratt, Mark. "Hong Kong venue for ATypI 2012 — ATypI" – via www.atypi.org.
5. "ATypI Montréal 2017 — ATypI". www.atypi.org.
6. ATypI announces 2018 conference location
7. "ATypI Tokyo 2019 Announcement" – via www.facebook.com.
8. "ATypI All Over 2020".
9. "ATypI Tech Talks 2021".
10. "ATypI Tech Talks 2021".
11. "ATypI All Over 2021".
12. "ATypI Paris Moves to 2023". Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI). 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
13. ATypI Working Seminars, Gerry Leonidas, Medium, 2018

External links

• Website of the ATypI
• Historical Website of the ATypI
• Prix Charles Peignot on the ATypI website