Books, Type and Cyprus. A Cyprological Book Archive
Date Issued
November 23, 2023
Author(s)
Abstract
The presentation will be about the online archive
Books, Type and Cyprus. An online open resource,
functioning as a Design Archive, providing access to
nearly 400 books that were published in Cyprus or
were authored/published by Cypriots. The archive is
Graphic Design related, type-centered and includes
materials dating from the early 20th century until
the late 1990s. This archive is an attempt to build
an appreciation towards the local graphic design
scene, writing its own design narrative, oriented for
designers, book enthusiasts, writers, and the humanistic
field. The presentation will also showcase a side
project called TypeType which is a web-app for generating
random texts, utilizing the letters that were
found on book covers from the Cyprological Book
Archive. It accesses a library of cut-out glyphs (letters,
numbers and punctuations) to create an original
mashed-up typographic synthesis.
Books, Type and Cyprus. An online open resource,
functioning as a Design Archive, providing access to
nearly 400 books that were published in Cyprus or
were authored/published by Cypriots. The archive is
Graphic Design related, type-centered and includes
materials dating from the early 20th century until
the late 1990s. This archive is an attempt to build
an appreciation towards the local graphic design
scene, writing its own design narrative, oriented for
designers, book enthusiasts, writers, and the humanistic
field. The presentation will also showcase a side
project called TypeType which is a web-app for generating
random texts, utilizing the letters that were
found on book covers from the Cyprological Book
Archive. It accesses a library of cut-out glyphs (letters,
numbers and punctuations) to create an original
mashed-up typographic synthesis.