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16/12/2018 News on Instagram and TwitterThis website hasn’t been updated for a while; for news, typefaces in progress and the ongoing project “Library of Shapes, Texts and Structures”, please visit @andrea.tinnes; for my teaching activities, have a look at @burgtypo; you’ll also find a few more updates on my Twitter account @AndreaTinnes. |
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10/06/2016 Burg Yearbook 2015We’ve published our new yearbook, presenting the highlights of Burg Giebichenstein’s anniversary year 2015. The book was designed by Wolfgang Hückel and Katharina Tauer, teaming up once again with me as art director. |
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09/05/2016 Tanzjahr 2016Very happy to be part of the project: Brousse & Ruddigkeit invited 16 international designers to create posters for the Tanzjahr 2016. |
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23/10/2015 Burg Grotesk in Yearbook of Type IIBurg Grotesk is featured in the new Yearbook of Type II by Slanted and Niggli |
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01/09/2015 Interview on Perpetual Beta BlogIan Lynam has interviewed me for VCFA’s Perpetual Beta Blog. In addition, the blog also features an article about Abecedarium. |
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23/07/2015 End of the year Show 2015Here are this years’ images of the Type and Typography exhibit during the end of the year show at Burg Giebichenstein. Many thanks to my great assistant Anja Kaiser and this year’s guest teachers Jenny Baese, Christoph Knoth and Konrad Renner. |
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10/06/2015 BURG’s new visual identityI’m very happy to finally announce the release of the new visual identity of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. |
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11/04/2015 AbecedariumFor the exhibition “BURG Professors of Art and Design …” I’ve created “Abecedarium”, a large-seized artwork consisting of 24 typographic and alphabetic posters. The exhibition will open on April 15 and will continue till June 7. |
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06/03/2015 New Burg Tote BagsHere are the new tote bags from Burg Giebichenstein Unversity of Art and Design. Set in Burg Grotesk and a slightly modified version of House Paint they use an excerpt from our Guiding Philosophy and a quote from our former president Axel Müller-Schöll. |
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31/01/2015 Burg Yearbook 2014We’ve published our third yearbook, presenting the school’s highlights of 2014. The book was designed by Wolfgang Schwärzler and Wolfgang Hückel teaming up with me as art director. |
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31/01/2015 100 Best Posters of Burg GiebichensteinI was happy to have one of my posters selected for the exhibition 100 Best Posters of Burg Giebichenstein, curated by Anna Berkenbusch. |
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01/12/2014 2015 BURG 100For the upcoming anniversary of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in 2015 I designed the accompanying logotype. |
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20/09/2014 typecuts specimenI’ve finally added a new PDF section to the typeface menue. So please have a look at all the new type specimens. |
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20/08/2014 End of the year Show 2014Here are some images of this year’s end of the year show of my type and typography course as well as type design class. Many thanks to this year’s guest teachers: Jenny Baese, Roman Wilhelm, Wolfgang Hückel and Wolfgang Schwärzler. |
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22/07/2014 CalArts Mag #16The latest issue of CalArts Magazine #16 has a feature about their Graphic Design alums. Included is also a nice article about me, alongside some great designers like Zak Keyes, Jon Sueda, Geoff McFetridge, Ian Lynam and Brian Roettinger. |
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14/02/2014 Burg Yearbook 2013We’ve published our second yearbook, presenting the school’s highlights of 2013. Conceived by the school’s president Axel Müller-Schöll, the book was designed by Wolfgang Schwärzler and Wolfgang Hückel teaming up with me as art director. |
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03/01/2014 Burg MonoI’m very happy to announce Burg Mono, a new monospaced version of Burg Grotesk, consisting of two fonts so far, regular and italic. |
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23/12/2013 Burg Grotesk in Typodarium 2014Burg Grotesk, the new forthcoming typeface for Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, will be seen on Januray 19, 2014 at Typodarium. |
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22/12/2013 PTL Roletta in Neue Schriften. New Typefaces.PTL Roletta and an interview with me are included in the new publication “Neue Schriften. New Typefaces.” by Petra Eisele, Isabel Naegele and Annette Ludwig, published by Niggli. |
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03/11/2013 Idea No. 360The latest issue of Idea Magazine No. 360 features a series of articles about the graphic design programm at CalArts, curated by Ian Lynam. I’m very honoured that there’s an article about me included. |
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01/11/2013 25. Tag der TypografieMeet me on November 16 in Bern at the 25. Tag der Typografie for another talk about the new identity of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. |
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16/08/2013 PTL Roletta in Yearbook of TypePTL Roletta is one of the many typefaces selected for the new comprehensive compendium “Yearbook fo Type #1”, published by Slanted and Niggli. |
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30/07/2013 End of the year show 2013Here are some images of this year’s end of the year show of my type and typography course. Many thanks to this year’s guest teachers: Jenny Baese, Tobias Kohlhaas, Wolfgang Hückel and Wolfgang Schwärzler. |
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28/07/2013 Typecuts’ typefaces in use at CalArtsI’ve recently received a big package with publications from CalArts, using many of my typefaces. Many thanks to Roman Jaster and Joseph Prichard for the extensive use of my fonts. |
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22/05/2013 Call for TypeI’m invited to participate in the exhibition “Call for Type”, initiated by Isabel Naegele, Petra Eisele and Annette Ludwig. On the occasion I will give a lecture on June 7 at the Gutenberg Museum, talking about the development of PTL Roletta and Burg Grotesk. |
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17/05/2013 Posters for Ed FellaTogether with current CalArts students, professors and alumni I have contributed a poster for Ed Fella’s final lecture at CalArts. |
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16/05/2013 Interview in typoversity2typoversity2 by Andrea Schmidt and Patrick Marc Sommer features an interview with me about teaching type and typography. |
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20/04/2013 Slanted #21I have a feature of Cuban street photography together with Ian Lynam in the new Slanted #21. |
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03/02/2013 Typoday StuttgartMeet me again for another lecture on the new visual identiyt of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design on February 8 in Stuttgart. |
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30/01/2013 Jury die Schönsten Bücher Österreich 2012I had the pleasure to be in the jury for the contest the most beautiful books 2012 in Austria. |
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20/12/2012 Burg yearbookThe new year starts with the publication of the Burg yearbook, presenting the school’s highlights of 2012. Initiated by director Axel Müller-Schöll, the book was designed by Wolfgang Schwärzler and Wolfgang Hückel, my role being just the art director. |
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25/11/2012 Burg bagsHere are the new bags from our art school, designed within the new visual identity. |
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20/11/2012 Burg calendar 2013Have a look at the new Burg Calendar 2013. After the concept was developped together with Anja Kaiser I was responsible for the design and the production. |
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12/07/2012 Burg cardsSet of post cards, announcing the new visual identity of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, designed by Anja Kaiser and me. |
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10/07/2012 Design Fundamentals bookAnja Kaiser and me have designed the new book about the education in Design Fundamentals at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. |
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09/06/2012 Identity and DifferenceTogether with Anja Kaiser I’m currently working on the new identity of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. I will be talking about the new identity at Typoday Frankfurt, on June 22 and at Burg’s Jour Fixe lecture series, on July 3rd. |
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07/03/2012 Lecturing at Otis and CalArtsI recently gave two talks at the Otis College of Art and Design and the California Institute of the Arts, |
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22/02/2012 Workshop “typographical protest”Here are the results from a workshop called “Typographical Protest” at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. |
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22/12/2011 Interview in Desktop MagazineAnthony Cahalan has done an interview with me about PTL Roletta for Desktop Magazine from Australia. |
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13/09/2011 Deep Surface: Contemporary Ornament and PatternI’m so honoured to have two of my works shown at “Deep Surface: Contemporary Ornament and Pattern”, a major exhibition on contemporary ornament, curated by Denise Gonzales Crisp and Susan Yelavich at the Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh in North Carolina. |
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12/09/2011 Slanted #15 and Typodarium 2012I’ve just received Magma Brand Design’s new publications Slanted 15 and Typodarium 2012 featuring two of my typefaces. |
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17/06/2011 End of the year show “Expedition Burg”From July 16 till July 17 Burg Giebichenstein will open once again its doors to the public. Everybody who will happen to be in the area is invited to visit our end of the year show. |
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23/05/2011 PTL Roletta illustrated by Hort for the show »Capital«PTL Roletta was illustrated very nicely by Eike König’s Hort for the exhibition CAPITAL: Berliner Buchstaben, organized and curated by Mota Italic. |
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22/05/2011 Fonts 15Fontshop just invited me to design the cover of “Fonts 15” with PTL Roletta, coming up in June 2011 |
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17/05/2011 Leipziger TypotageMeet me at the “Leipziger Typotage” on Mai 28 at the Museum für Druckkunst. Together with Jenny Baese I will give a lecture about the education in type and typography. |
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26/02/2011 Workshop at ISDi HavannaIn November 2010 I taught a workshop at the Instituto Superior de Diseño in Havanna. The workshop was part of a two weeks field trip with Anna Berkenbusch, Jenny Baese and students from the University of Art and Design Halle. |
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22/12/2010 Interview and reviewI’ve just received several publications featuring my work and typefaces: |
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26/10/2010 PTL Roletta out now!After many years of work, primetype hast just released PTL Roletta, a comprehensive round family consisting of a sans and a slab variant and many ornaments. |
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27/07/2010 Roletta Sans in TypoLyricsI contributed one spread to “TypoLyrics: the sound of fonts” by Slanted, using PTL Roletta Sans to interpret Lady Gaga’s song “Telephone”. |
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23/07/2010 End of the year show 2010Here are this year’s images of the type & typography exhibition, displaying student works from my courses from the last academic year at Burg Giebichenstein. |
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30/05/2010 Typocube at Expo 2010 in ShanghaiTogether with Alexander Branczyk, Erik Spiekermann, Alessio Leonardi and Stephan Müller I was invited to contribute one side to the “typocube” – one out of 25 performance cubes presented by Create Berlin at the Berlin Square in Shanghai. |
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10/04/2010 Passion: TypoBerlin 2010Meet me at TYPO 2010, 20. – 22. May, at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. I will be talking about teaching and my work, focusing on how do inspire passion in students. |
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06/04/2010 KunstbeiratI’m very honoured to have been appointed as art council member (Mitglied des Kunstbeirates) of the German Ministry of Finance. |
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10/02/2010 Roletta chosen for the German Year in VietnamThe typeface PTL Roletta Sans was chosen by my friends from Weiss-heiten as the corporate typeface for the German year in Vietnam 2010. |
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06/10/2009 published in Small StudiosMy work and studio space are presented in the volume “Small Studios” by Hesign. Since I’ve moved in the meantime I’m also showing some images of my new studio. |
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01/08/2009 End of the year show 2009Here are this year’s images of the type and typography exhibition, displaying student works from my courses from the last academic year at Burg Giebichenstein. |
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11/07/2009 Der Typogarten—The Typographic GardenDer Typogarten, an illuminated typographic installation, was an interdisciplinary workshop I taught together with Axel Buether at Burg Giebichenstein. Here are some images from the exhibition: |
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21/06/2009 typecuts fonts in useIt’s always a pleasure to see my typefaces used so well by other designers: the betaversion of Roletta was used for the new CalArts Bulletin designed by Counterspace and Switch was used by Jérôme Saint-Loubert Bié. |
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22/12/2008 typecuts fonts included in TypodariumI’ve contributed several spreads with my typefaces to Typodarium 2009: a calendar with 365 Fonts by 50 Foundries and Designers. |
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01/10/2008 Professor of type & typographyI’ve been appointed professor of type & typography at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. |
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01/09/2008 Schrift in FormThe exhibition Schrift in Form is a showcase of contemporary type design, showing works from 40 type designers from around the world. My contribution is the typeface PTL Skopex. |
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21/07/2008 End of the year showHere are some images of the type and typography exhibition, displaying student works from my courses from the last academic year at Burg Giebichenstein. |
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10/07/2008 End of the year showFrom July 18 till July 20 Burg Giebichenstein will open its doors to the public. Everybody who will happen to be in the area is invited to visit our type and typography show. |
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24/06/2008 Pimp the TypeHere is my contribution to “Pimp the Type”, a project and exhibition organized by the Spanish typographic collective Catalana de Tipos. |
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23/06/2008 Competition Kieler Woche 09I’m invited to take part in the competition for the identity of Kieler Woche 09 together with Henning Wagenbreth, Martin Woodtli, Patrick Thomas and Projekttriangle. |
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17/05/2008 TypograVieh lebt 5: Dingbats Black to LightMeet me on June 7 in Weimar at the symposium TypograVieh lebt 5 together with Hubert Jocham, Johannes Bergerhausen, Friedrich Forssman, Tina Frank, Katharina Hölzl & Lars Slanted Harmsen. |
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12/05/2008 typografiska fredag, Royal Library StockholmThe Stockholm studio A4 invited me to speak at typografiska fredag, series of lectures on type and typography at the Royal Library in Stockholm. |
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14/04/2008 Area_2I’m very happy to announce the publication of Phaidonís Area_2. Thanks to Jan Middendorp I’m one of the 100 designers featured in this big volume. |
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23/12/2007 Grafik Magazine 159, 2007PTL Roletta Serif has been selected by Grafik Magazine as one of their favourite typefaces of 2007. |
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12/11/2007 Idea No 325I’m delighted to be included in Idea Magazine’s special feature on Various aspects of Contemporary Ornaments and Patterns. |
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27/08/2007 Contemporary Graphic DesignTaschen has just published its new compendium on contemporary graphic design. I’m very proud to be included in this publication. |
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26/08/2007 My favourite gameI was recently invited to take part in the exhibition My favourite game, a parallel event of the 2007 10 Images for Ithaca competition in Greece. |
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19/07/2007 Typographica Favorite Fonts of 2006Typographica has just published its list of favorite fonts of 2006 and I’m very happy that PTL Skopex is one of them. The review is written by Jan Middendorp. |
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01/07/2007 Eye magazine, Nr. 64, summer 2007I’m honoured and delighted to announce Eye Nr. 64, Vol 16, summer 2007, featuring Jan Middendorpís article about my work as well as PTL Roletta. |
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30/06/2007 Page 08.07Some of my work is featured in Antje Dohmannís 2 articles High Potentials and Corporate Types, including the new Viceroy typeface (collaboration with Verena Gerlach). |
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25/05/2007 Switch selected for Modem BerlinSwitch has been selected by Weiss-Heiten and Greige as main typeface for Modem, Space for Contemporary Music and Arts, in Berlin. |
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03/04/2007 Type Workshop 05 in KHiB yearbookThe Bergen National Academy of the Arts has just published its new yearbook 05/06 presenting the type design workshop I held in 2005 with all the results. |
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10/03/2007 Type Jockey selected for Megastructure ReloadedType Jockey has been selected as main typeface for the exhibition Megastructure Reloaded. Responsible for the design of all collateral material is Tobias Kohlhaas. |
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09/03/2007 Festival d’affiches de ChaumontMore great news: the poster Made in Germany has been selected to be exhibited at the 18th International Poster and Graphic Arts Festival of Chaumont in 2007. |
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08/03/2007 Location:GeorgienI have contributed several typographic photographs to the exhibition Location:Georgien which has opened today at the Trinitatiskirche in Cologne. |
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28/02/2007 Visuelt KonkurransenI was invited by Grafill to judge this year’s Visuelt Konkurransen together with Anders Hofgaard, Kjell Ekhorn, Elise Sæle and Eirik Sev Stokkmo. [poster by Skindesign] |
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08/02/2007 TDC53Great news: the poster Made in Germany has been selected by the judges of this year’s TDC competition to receive a Certificate of Typographic Excellence. |
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01/02/2007 Grafik TasarimThe turkish design magazine Grafik Tasarim has just published a feature article along with an interview about my work. |
