Archives: Events
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St. Bride Foundation: TypeEd – defining visual narratives with type
Date: 29 November 2024More info Using typography to create engaging editorial design, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to combine literary wit with visual storytelling. Join Astrid Stavro in an immersive journey of discovery inspired by Ambrose Bierce’s timeless satirical work, The Devil’s Dictionary. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, individual and group discussions,…
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Date: 14 October 2024
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Playful city urban design workshop
Date: 30 October 2024More info What could a more Playful City be? Come along and imagine … Join us at Isthmus Group to explore, test and engage with what a playful city could look like. The event will be bookend’ed with Pecha Kucha talks from sox innovators working in this space towards creating a Playful City here…
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New technologies for improved designs
Date: 30 October 2024More info In this session, Modulex Group’s Philippa Brown (Director of Global Account Strategy), Erik Sørensen Ruiz (Manager, Global Partnerships and Sustainability), and Martha McRobb (Special Projects Lead) will join in conversation to discuss how new tech can improve your design process. They will explore the latest tools and techniques to help you create unique designs,…
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Writing as a mode of spatial investigation
Date: 23 October 2024More info This lecture explores literary writing as a mode of spatial investigation, discovering poetic, narrative and imaginative dimensions of architecture and urban place. Klaske Havik will make a plea for poetic imagination as a crucial capacity of both literary writers and architects. In this context, she will also discuss the outcomes of the…
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Towards playable cities: Barcelona’s plan for play
Date: 15 October 2024More info Barcelona launched its first Plan for Play in the public space by 2030 five years ago and since then it has been unfolding this strategy towards a playable city with more and better play opportunities for all the citizens starting with children. Following the 3 strategic axes, 10 objectives and…
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UCL The Bartlett School of Planning: Integrated urban development, mobility planning and behaviour
Date: 29 October 2024More info Join Prof. Helmut Hozapfel (University of Kassel) as he discusses integrated urban development and mobility planning. The ambitious political objectives of achieving mobility that is economically, socially and ecologically sustainable cannot be met through technological innovations, such as electrification, digitalisation and connectivity, alone. The transformation that is urgently required will only…
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2024 SEGD Xlab: Exploring the future of technology-infused storytelling
Date: 7 November 2024More info SEGD’s Xlab returns for its fourteenth year as the premier event dedicated to the intersection of experiential design and technology-driven storytelling for place. This November, Xlab will convene leading minds and innovative practices at the forefront of experience design. Attendees will dive deep into the cutting-edge developments in digital media,…
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St. Bride Foundation: Letterpress poster printing workshop
Date: 23 October 2024More info Print your own letterpress poster, using our historic printing presses and wood type in this hands-on workshop. Book online HERE. Choose any text you wish to print – it could be a quintessential quote, a punk poem or a lively lyric (though we recommend your creative inspirations to be no more…
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Type Thursday London: October ’24
Date: 10 October 2024More info Type Thursday London is back again, with some incredible speakers and very tasty typography to showcase! Schedule: 18.00: Doors open, get a drink and say hello. 18:45: Let’s talk type! 20:00: Closing discussion and networking. 20:30: End of event, venue closes and we head to the pub. See you there!