'25 LINE-UP

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

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).