ATypI


The ATypI or Association Typographique Internationale is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to typography and type design. The primary activity of the association is an annual fall conference, held in a different global city each year.

History

ATypI was founded in 1957 by Charles Peignot. The members of the organisation come from the typographic community from all over the world and consist primarily of type designers, representatives of type foundries, graphic designers and typographers.
The organisation is democratically run by an elected board. Each board member is elected by the ATypI general assembly at the annual general meeting for a period of three years. Current members of the Board are: José Scaglione, Gerry Leonidas, Petra Weitz, Carima El-Behairy, Thomas Phinney, John D. Berry, Jo De Baerdemaeker, Clare Bell, Marina Chaccur, Simon Daniels, Mark Jamra, Linda Kudrnovská, Jean-Baptiste Levée, Eben Sorkin, Adam Twardoch, and Onur Yazıcıgil. Tamye Riggs was installed as Executive Director in December 2015. Previous presidents were Charles Peignot, John Dreyfus, Tage Bolander, Martin Fehle, Ernst-Erich Marhencke, Mark Batty, Jean François Porchez and John D. Berry.

PurposesFrom the https://www.atypi.org/about-us/ATypIBylaws_adopted091616.pdf/view Bylaws ATypI

The objective and purpose of ATypI is to provide an integrated forum and conferences for all those involved in the field of fonts and typography through their profession and/or their interests, including without limitation:
ATypI also:
The ATypI conference is held internationally, each year at a different city, usually in September or October. It is organised with the help of local members and institutions, often universities or colleges.
YearCityCountryWebsite
11957Lausanne
21958Düsseldorf
31959Paris
41960Paris
51961Zandvoort
61962Verona
71963Vienna
81964Cambridge
91965Zürich
101966Mainz
111967Paris
121968Frankfurt am Main
131969Prague
141970Bruges
151971London
161972Barcelona
171973Copenhagen
181974Paris
191975Warsaw
201976Hamburg
211977Lausanne
221978Munich
231979Vienna
241980Basel
251981Mainz
261982Beaune
271983Berlin
281984London
291985Kiel
301986Basel
311987New York
321988Frankfurt am Main
331989Paris
341990Oxford
351991Parma
361992Budapest
371993Antwerp
381994San Francisco
391995Barcelona
401996The Hague
411997Reading
421998Lyon
431999Boston
442000Leipzig
452001Copenhagen
462002Rome
472003Vancouver
482004Prague
492005Helsinki
502006Lisbon
512007Brighton
522008Saint Petersburg
532009Mexico City
542010Dublin
552011Reykjavík
562012Hong Kong
572013Amsterdam
582014Barcelona
592015São Paulo
602016Warsaw
612017Montreal
622018Antwerp
632019Tokyo
642020Paris

Prix Charles Peignot

Every three to six years the ATypI awards the Prix Charles Peignot for Excellence in Type Design to a designer under the age of 35, who has made an outstanding contribution to type design. The recipient is chosen by a committee of ATypI members appointed by the Board. Past winners are: Claude Mediavilla, Jovica Veljović, Petr van Blokland, Robert Slimbach, Carol Twombly, Jean François Porchez, Jonathan Hoefler, Christian Schwartz, Alexandra Korolkova, David Jonathan Ross.