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Faltplakat zum 20plusX Workshop "BRIO typeface"
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№1 Compatible
with all bRio Railway SyStemS.
№2 let’S go,
hop on, and jump in. it’S time to …
The task
BRIO typeface
16 students, working together, create
some 80 letters and glyphs using
the tracks of a BRIO wooden train set.
Besides being fun to play with, the
many modules in the BRIO Railway
System can be combined to create
individual characters within the
geometric limitations of the tracks.
The exercise facilitates the exploration
of the design potential and the
various possible combinations that
create one and the same letter,
and how the different letters »»
Christoph Walz
wears many hats. Since completing
his studies in Schwäbisch Gmünd and
Vancouver, he has settled in Munich,
where he has worked as a designer in
a number of fields. As a freelancer,
he develops corporate design solu-
tions for diverse clients and projects.
He serves as the art director for
animation and film projects for the
agency velvet medien design GmbH.
He has designed “packaging” for
numerous broadcast and screen
formats, and completely revamped
the information graphics for the »»
»» ZDF evening news and weather.
He has been teaching typo-
graphy courses at Munich University
of Applied Sciences since 2009.
Film and photography are also
important to him, both professionally
and as a private hobby. He began
teaching image design and
compo sition at the University of
Applied Science in Chur, Switzerland
in 2010. ««
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BRIO bold? coming soon?
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definitely more special characters!
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what´s next? more stop-trick?
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numbers? coming soon?
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*Lisa Frühbeis
Ilona Geiger
Sophie Kindermann
Steffie Helmchen
Melissa Metzler
Michael Mayer
Stefanie Rohrmüller
Natalie Sdodovnikova
Jessica Schoty
Lucas Ventour
and the 20plusX-Team
»» interact within a font. Each student
is made responsible for five letters
assigned by lot.
Practical aspects
It quickly becomes evident that the
(young) typographer is a herd animal.
In groups of three to four participants,
the aspiring typographers assemble
all the uppercase and lowercase
letters of the alphabet as well as a few
special characters, any number of
variations and even the occasional
stop motion animation – all within just
eight hours. ««
… CatCh the tRain beCauSe we aRe going to the woodS today.
№3 expand the bRio wooden Railway SyStem in all new diReCtionS.
№4 thanKS to all paRtiCipantS *