GOOD TYPE MATTERS, WRITE?
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– 15 May 2025
– Brno, Czech Republic
– CityHouse Brno
Whether you're a designer crafting brand experiences or a marketing leader seeking that competitive edge – our program, co-curated with type designer Petra Dočekalová, shows how smart typography drives business success.
Discover why leading brands invest in custom type solutions and how thoughtful font choices create lasting impact.
Love type?
You are our favorite human already! ❤️
'25 LINE-UP
Filip Blažek 🇨🇿
Graphic designer, founder of Designiq studio
Typofix: Harmonizing Typography Across Europe’s Languages
If anyone should school us on typography rules, it's Filip. Back for his second TYPO appearance, he's unveiling Typofix – an ambitious open-source database of typographic rules covering all 24 EU languages. This smart web application helps both public users and institutions catch typographic slip-ups before they happen.
When not fine-tuning digital typography, Filip authors Typokniha and shapes young minds at UMPRUM and ARCHIP.
Viktoriya Grabowska 🇵🇱
Multilingual type designer, member of Darden Studio & Lineto
Lost in Translation: Typedesign Across Cultures and Scripts
Meet Viktoriya, a specialist in both Latin and Cyrillic type design. As a key member of Darden Studio in New York and Switzerland's Lineto Type Foundry, she's earned international recognition for her multilingual typeface projects. Her expertise spans from award-winning corporate fonts to cross-script design solutions.
With such diverse experience, her upcoming presentation promises insights into the intricate world of multilingual typography.
Learn to read and write with the right type
Martin Tiefenthaler 🇦🇹
Teacher, typographer, designer, ID IID IIIDesign
Typography theorist and educator who's been decoding visual language at Vienna's die Graphische for over two decades. A sought-after speaker at major type conferences from Berlin to St. Gallen, Martin Tiefenthaler brings fresh perspectives on how we read and write.
His latest venture with Titus Nemeth, project Prima, puts his semiotic expertise into practice, reimagining school handwriting for today's learners.
Titus Nemeth 🇦🇹
Type designer, researcher, specialist in Arabic typography, Prima co-founder
His expertise spans from Middle Eastern calligraphy to European education, reshaping how we think about Arabic typography in the digital age. His award-winning work bridges scripts and cultures, driven by a deep understanding of both making and using type.
At TYPO, alongside Martin Tiefenthaler, he'll present Prima – their innovative take on school handwriting that marries Austrian precision with contemporary educational needs.
New license plates for Slovakia
Simona Császárova 🇸🇰
Type & editorial designer, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
Fresh AFAD graduate turning academic research into nationwide impact. While her peers were still in classrooms, she was redesigning Slovakia's vehicle plates with her custom QOD typeface.
From illustrating children's TV to crafting the visual identity of SKUSY events, she moves effortlessly between cultural institutions and public spaces. Now splitting her time between the Slovak National Gallery and freelance projects.
Michal Tornyai 🇸🇰
Graphic & type designer, teacher, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
From Auckland to Bratislava, his typography journey circles the globe. The mastermind behind celebrated typefaces Diery and Socha brings fresh energy to Central European design.
When he's not leading AFAD's Typo Studio or reimagining Slovakia's license plates, he's collecting National Design Awards for preserving architectural heritage through type. A risograph pioneer turned public space innovator, Michal proves that good typography can change how we see our cities.
Useless fonts: follow trends or the heart?
David Březina 🇨🇿
Typeface designer, researcher, CEO of Rosetta Type Foundry
In his previous life, he studied a computer science, but currently he focuses on multi-script typeface design and character recognition research. While his PhD research decoded how our brains process Cyrillic, Latin, and Devanagari, the type foundry Rosetta turns these insights into fonts that speak fluently across cultures. From Gujarati to Greek, he’s proving that good typography knows no borders.
Anna Štepanovská 🇨🇿
Typeface designer, illustrator, Rosetta Type Foundry
After graduating from Poznań’s Academy of Fine Arts, she established herself in Brno’s vibrant scene. At Rosetta, she works on custom and retail fonts and marketing. Her work style combines traditional craftsmanship (calligraphy), artistic sensitivity (painting), and meticulous precision (digital fonts).
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CREATIVE MINDS
Meet the conference curators.
Host
Vít Rýznar 🇨🇿
Founder and CEO of Bloomfeld Studio & Brno Bold
As the founder and creative director of Bloomfield Studio, he's spent two decades transforming how brands communicate visually, working with hundreds of clients across the spectrum.
He's the mastermind behind Brno Bold, the game-changing design platform that's turning Brno into a hub for creative excellence.
Host
Petra Dočekalová 🇨🇿
Type & lettering designer, Briefcase Type Foundry
From brush strokes to digital fonts, her work has earned two Type Directors Club Excellence awards. A globally recognized workshop leader and speaker, she brings traditional craft into contemporary type design at Briefcase Type Foundry.
Co-curator of TYPO's second edition with Bloomfield Studio, she'll guide you through the conference as your host. Currently crafting expressive typography at Briefcase Type Foundry.
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Can't wait to see you again!
VENUE
CityHouse / Hybešova 302/51, Brno, 60200, Czechia
TIMETABLE
09.00—10.00
Registration / Coffee / Networking 👋
10.00—11.30
Block 1: Typography as a Source of Inspiration
Presentation 01
Presentation 02
11.30—13.00
Lunch / Coffee / Networking 🍔
13:00—14.30
Block 2: Typography in Practice
Presentation 03
Presentation 04
14.30—15.30
Snax / Relax / Networkinx ☕️
15.30—17.00
Block 3: Typography and the Future
Presentation 05
Discussion Panel: "Typography Today and Tomorrow"
17.30
Networking / Afterparty 🍻
Date / Location / Price
WHEN
15 May 2025 / 13.00
HOW MUCH?
Early Birds:
3.690 CZK (149 EUR)
Regular:
4.490 CZK (179 EUR)
Are you a student? You get a discount!
Student Early Birds:
2.990 CZK (119 EUR)
Student Group Early Birds (8+ people)
2.590 CZK (103 EUR)
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BLOOMFIELD STUDIO
As brand designers obsessed with typography, we turned our passion into action. Through TYPO and Brno Bold, we're building bridges between Central European design scene and global conversations.
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