As Katowice is going through a period of dynamic change, the remnants of urban typography, including beautiful and original neon signs and signboards as well as carefully designed labels and inscriptions, are soon likely to perish. The purpose of this experimental workshop is to explore and preserve these signs and typefaces.
Participants will work to identify some characteristic features of indigenous Katowice lettering styles in order to propose new projects that would combine tradition with contemporary design. During the first meeting of the project, participants are supposed to map the city space, documenting its typographic heritage.
Born 1971 in (West) Berlin, studied Visual Communication at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee. In 1998, she founded her own studio for graphic design, type design and typography. Verena lectured on type design and typography at Design Akademie Berlin 2003–2009, HTW Berlin 2011–2012, BTK 2011–2013, and gives lectures and workshops about type and graphic design accross the world. She also works as a freelance book designer for the German publisher Hatje Cantz.
