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A project exploring the practice, methods and messages of type-design *Latent stare* proposes a gathering and study of selected typefaces and stories originating from the time of the 1900's onwards when technology had accelerated – and had begun to affect – the production and distribution of new typefaces. The binding feature of the selected material is affiliated to a political, social or spiritual set of beliefs which feedback into the typefaces creation, design and/or use. The designer has been held accountable in some way for their creation. *Latent Stare* is a structure in which individual research into the subject of type-design is encouraged. The structure suggests an investigational approach to type-designs material, with the thought of re-evaluating ideas surrounding the designed alphabet; including proposals, rejections and possibilities.
The project will be situated and conducted in the design department at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maatstricht, NL. *Latent Stare* is open to (type)-desingers, artists, linguists and morphologists, toponymists, above all, those interested in the form and production of the published word.
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16.7.2011 A short essay centred on Joseph Churchward's extended type-family 'Design' will be published in the July issue [#6] of London based magazine It's Nice That.
18.9.2010 *Latent Stare* informally, softly, introduced at 'Between#1: borders', organised by Florian Schnieder and John Palmesino, Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht.
1.8.2010 The *Latent Stare* project is open for candidates to apply. Application deadline is the 1st of October 2010. If you are interested vist here, or, if you want more information, email here.
1. Lighter writing, Antwerp, 2009
2. Salt toothpaste, Weleda – Anthroposphic alphabet, 2010
3. Joseph Churchward presents his typeface 'Churchward Maori, 1984', in the garden of his home studio on a spring afternoon, Wellington, NZ. Photograph by Ann Shelton, 2008
4. Mars font, 2011
Participants
Vasilis Marmatakis [GR], 2011-2012 JVE link
Roman Gornitsky [RU], 2012 JVE link
Christoph Knoth [DE], 2012 JVE link
