Programme

Artemis Yagou (PhD, www.yagou.gr ) is a Greek design researcher and teacher, publishing and lecturing internationally on a regular basis. She is deputy course leader of the MA in Design, AKTO art and design (private college, Athens) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History.

Her current research interests include the uses of nationalism in design, design education, the history of dress, as well as design in the context of the history of technology.

Ο Ευριπίδης Ζαντίδης είναι Επίκουρος Καθηγητής στο Τμήμα Πολυμέσων και Γραφικών Τεχνών του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου (ΤΕΠΑΚ). Κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο με υποτροφία από το University of Kent (UK) στη Γραφιστική και τις Καλές Τέχνες, πτυχίο στη Γραφιστική Επικοινωνία από το University of Wolverhampton (UK) και δίπλωμα στην Ηλεκτρολογική Μηχανική από το Ανώτερο Τεχνολογικό Ινστιτούτο της Κύπρου. Έχει παρουσιάσει και δημοσιεύσει θεωρητικές μελέτες σε έγκυρα διεθνή συνέδρια με θέμα την Εκπαίδευση της Γραφιστικής, την Τυπογραφία και την Οπτική Επικοινωνία. Με διακεκριμένο έργο έχει λάβει μέρος σε διεθνείς μπιενάλε και παγκόσμιες εκθέσεις τέχνης και ντιζάιν. Δίδαξε για δώδεκα χρόνια στην ιδιωτική τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση της Κύπρου. Υπήρξε μέλος σε διεθνείς κριτικές επιτροπές Γραφιστικής και Τέχνης και είναι ο εκπρόσωπος της Κύπρου στην Παγκόσμια Τυπογραφική Ένωση (ATypI). Τα ερευνητικά του ενδιαφέροντα αφορούν στη σημασία της Σημειωτικής στην οπτικοακουστική μετάφραση της προφορικής γλώσσας με τη χρήση εικόνας, κειμένου και ήχου.

Η Ασπασία Παπαδήμα είναι Λέκτορας στο Τμήμα Πολυμέσων και Γραφικών Τεχνών του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου (ΤΕΠΑΚ). Κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο στις Γραφικές και Καλές Τέχνες από το University of Kent (UK), και πτυχίο στη Γραφιστική από το Τμήμα Γραφιστικής της Σχολής Γραφικών Τεχνών και Καλλιτεχνικών Σπουδών του ΤΕΙ Αθήνας. Δίδαξε επί δεκαετία στην ιδιωτική τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση της Κύπρου. Στο παρελθόν εργάστηκε σε δημιουργικά και διαφημιστικά γραφεία στην Ελλάδα και ως καλλιτεχνική διευθύντρια στον τομέα της Διαφήμισης στην Κύπρο. Εξασκεί τη γραφιστική ως σύμβουλος σε σημαντικές αναθέσεις σχεδιασμού. Το ερευνητικό της έργο έχει παρουσιαστεί και δημοσιευθεί σε αναγνωρισμένα διεθνή συνέδρια, ενώ η γραφιστική και καλλιτεχνική δουλειά της έχει παρουσιαστεί σε εκθέσεις στην Κύπρο και στο εξωτερικό.

Alexios Zavras, PhD, has studied Computer Science and is an Open Source enthusiast and evangelist.

He is also fascinated with type design and typography, and their implementation in modern computer systems.

He is currently working as an independent IT consultant based in Greece, after having collaborated for years with a number of private companies and academic institutions.

During the last year, he has been co-ordinating the effort for the introduction and the deployment of the "One Laptop Per Child" initiative in Greece.

http://www.laptop.org/index.el.html

George D. Matthiopoulos works as type designer for the Greek Font Society and he teaches Lettering and Typography at the Department of Graphic Design in the School of Graphic Arts, Technical Education Institute of Athens.

He is also a freelance typographer specialising in book design, corporate identity, and typographic communication for museum exhibitions.

He has written the text book of the course Type History and Design for the Greek Open University (2002), and the book Anthology of Greek Typography (Crete University Press, 2009). He has also translated Victor Scholderer’s, Greek Printing Types: 1465-1927 (Typophilia, 1995) and Robert Bringhurst’s, The Elements of Typographic Style (Crete University Press, 2001).

Maria Papadopoulou is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics in the Department of Preschool Education in Volos, Greece.

She has served as a researcher for European Programs on Literacy and Language Teaching and as a second language teacher in Greek secondary Education. As member of several research teams, she developed educational material (textbooks and software) for mother tongue and second/foreign language teaching and learning. Her current research interests focus on multimodal texts’ analysis, production and evaluation of teaching material and young children’s understanding of verbal and visual texts.

Jasso Lamberg is an independent lecturer and designer based in Finland. He has worked as a visual journalist in Finnish newspapers  since 2000. In the last years he has been designing graphics for Helsingin Sanomat, the largest subscription based paper in the Nordic region.

He teaches courses on typography and visual communication at the Lahti Institute of Design. He holds a MA degree in Theory and History of Typography & Graphic Communication from the University of Reading.

Assistant Professor Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jamie Mahoney is the first director of the Bowe House Press, a letterpress studio at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts. She is editor of the publication thINK, a semiannual letterpress student publication. Her work has been recognized The New York Art Director’s Show, The One Show, The Magazine Publishers of America Kelly Awards, Communication Arts and Print. Her designs have also been showcased internationally in British Design and Art Direction annual at the Cannes Film Festival, and in Graphis. She has judged Communication Arts and Magazine Publishers of America Kelly Awards.

Santosh Kshirsagar was born in 1967.

He received his BFA and MFA (by research) from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India.

He has taught Indian (especially Devnagari) Calligraphy, Typography and visual communication design for the last 20 years at JJIAA, Mumbai.

Type Design for Microsoft (first OTF for "windows xp") in Gujrathi & Oriya scripts.

Illustrated talks on Indian Calligraphy in Germany, Belgium, London and Japan.

His work has been exhibited in Australia and the USA as well as in Japan in collaboration with Prof. Mori Kooun.

Santosh has conducted numerous workshops in India and has contributed in many publications.

He acted as academic consultant to governmental organizations and many institutions.

Now he is pursuing his PhD at IDC, the Indian Institute of Technology.

Alessandro Segalini was born in Piacenza, Italy, and currently lives in Izmir, Turkey. He is a communication designer who specializes in typography. Segalini’s design and research interests include linguistics, book and editorial design, information design, typeface design, calligraphy and lettering, visual identities and designing for multiple languages. Segalini studied design at the Polytechnic of Milan and visual communication at the University of Art and Design of Helsinki. He holds a MSc in industrial design from the Polytechnic University of Milan. Currently he is a faculty member at Izmir University of Economics VCD department focusing on typographic design and design education. He is member of the editorial board of Multi, the RIT journal of diversity and plurality in design.

George is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design and Applied Multimedia at the University of Nicosia, and Creative Director at Ioannou + Souglides. He has a Bachelor degree in Industrial Design from Kingston University and an MA in Communication Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

George delivered successful communication solutions to a number of clients including WK Thomas, The Bank of Cyprus, British American Tobacco, BoConcept and the European Refugee Fund. He has designed products and brand identities for the Cypriot as well as the international market and his work has been included in design exhibitions in Switzerland, France, Italy, the UK, and Cyprus.

Marianna Kafaridou is an Associate Professor. She holds a BA in Visual Communications, a Master degree in Education, a Diploma in Civil Engineering and a Diploma in Dance Studies. She has served as the coordinator of the Design Department of the University of Nicosia for seven years. She has also been a part time faculty at the Cyprus University of Technology. Her art work and research have been accepted in International Conferences and Art Festivals. Her research interests include meanings and functions of type formats, design theories and their translation within the visual language of graphic design, and the sign system of typography.

Andreas Tomblin received a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design (specialization, Illustration) from Leicester Polytechnic UK, and an MA with commendation from De Montfort University UK, in design and manufacture.

He has exhibited his work in group and solo exhibitions at galleries in the UK and Cyprus and also produced illustration and graphics work for various UK and international clients. His Illustration work has been featured in Graphics International magazine and The AOI Creative Review illustrators annual. In 2009 he had an academic project selected and published in the Steven Heller and Lita Talarico’s book, “Design School Confidential”. He has lectured at various universities within the UK and from 2003 at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, in the department of Design and Multimedia.

Andreas is an independent brand strategist. He always aims to deliver thoughtful brands that stand the test of time and that create brand equity. He is based in London and has worked for international blue chip clients including: Ajman Bank (UAE): holistic brand strategy for the corporation and brand strategy for the bank’s credit cards which led to ‘the most creative card in the Middle East'; Brand Driver (UK): brand strategy, including a set of new brand values for the London-based research consultancy and The Keys (Portugal): naming and brand positioning for the luxurious real estate complex in Portugal.

Andreas has a First Class degree in Typography & Graphic Communication from the University of Reading and an MBA from London Business School. He worked for the international brand consultancy Siegel & Gale and consulted at Landor and Rareform.

Jorge M. L. Brandão Pereira is an Assistant Professor at Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e Ave, Barcelos, since 2008, teaching in the Degree Course in graphic design. He is also a member of ID+ Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture. Jorge has a MA in Multimedia Arts and a BA degree in Communication Design/Graphic Arts from the Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, He has studied (Erasmus) at the Muthesius Hochschule in Kiel, Germany and works currently on his PhD. He acts mainly in the areas of graphic design and production.