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Called a ‘typographic evangelist’ by ‘Eye’ magazine, Stephen Banham is founder of Letterbox, a typographic studio based in Melbourne, Australia. Banham has written and produced fourteen publications on typography, notably the ‘Qwerty’ series (1991-96), the ‘Ampersand’ series, ‘Fancy’ (2004), and the ‘Oblique’ series (2008). Since 2005 he has run a very successful public forum series on graphic design and typography known as Character. Past Character events have included discussions on whether a city can/should be style-guided, political neutrality in graphic design, and the role of accident in graphic design amongst others. In 2007 Character has also hosted Australia’s first typographic film festival, bringing the feature film ‘Helvetica’ and its director from New York for the only Australian screening and Q&A. In 2008 he began a series of publications known as ‘Obliques’. These themed limited editions are wide ranging in their scope – from a typographic tribute to the animals lost in space research through to utopian languages and micro-nations. They also act as type samplers for the ever-increasing stable of typefaces produced through Letterbox. Banham’s design work has been covered in almost every type annual as well as magazines such as ‘Eye’, ‘Emigré’, ‘Adbusters’, ‘Face’ and ‘Typo’ amongst many others. He has spoken at international design events from Barcelona to Beirut, New Zealand to New York. Coupling a love for words as well as what they look like, he has written for various international typographic magazines. He has been a lecturer in typography since 1991 and holds a Masters in Design Research. “Banham is a sometimes outspoken critic of fellow Australian designers, wittily targeting thenarrowness of fashionable typographic taste.” Rick Poynor, ‘Eye’ magazine

FOR MORE >> www.letterbox.net.au

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L E C T U R E  | 1015h | 13.02.09 |  view programme
S is for storytelling

By reflecting upon past and current typographic research projects, Stephen Banham will discuss the exciting possibilities in a wider public engagement with typography.

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About the images
Oblique Utopia (2008) | Oblique Orbit (2007) | Oblique Orbit (2007)

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