Symposium on Arabic Visual Culture & Typography

Khatt, network for Arabic Typography and Mediamatic will host a full day of lectures, presentations in the central public library of Amsterdam. Peter Bilak of Typotheque will hold a lecture Unfamiliar Territories: Arabic Type and Modern Dance. A book Typographic matchmaking 01, will be launched at the occasion, presenting amongst others, a new Typotheque font Fedra Arabic.

Date: 24 August 2007
Time: 10.00am - 5.40pm
Location: Theater van 't woord in the Central Public Library of Amsterdam
Oosterdokskade 143
1011 DL Amsterdam
Tel. 020-5230789
http://www.oba.nl

The cost of the symposium is 45 Euro (20 Euro for students with valid ID). Registration includes a free copy of the book Typographic Matchmaking and bonus CD (which has a retail price of 30 Euro), a lunch, and a reception. Online registration at Khatt website.