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Talk on Emerging Type Communities

Talk on Emerging Type Communities

Join Bangkok-based designer Anuthin Wongsunkakon for a conversation on developing a digital font industry. Font files can appear quickly, but building a font industry involves shared understanding, professional value, practical goals, and long-term infrastructure. Drawing on Thailand’s experience in developing a digital font industry, this talk examines the essential tools for turning fonts from downloadable files into cultural, technical, and economic assets. Profiling case studies and lessons learned, it maps the three steps in meaningful font development: (i) building value; (ii) creating specificity; and (iii) enabling strategy. Anuthin Wongsunkakon is a Bangkok-based designer and founder of Cadson Demak, a studio specialising in typography and brand identity. His work spans custom typefaces, Thai adaptations of international type families, and typographic solutions for Southeast Asian scripts, as well as contributions to design education and the BITS (Brand Identity & Typography Symposium) conference. This event is presented in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo.

Join Bangkok-based designer Anuthin Wongsunkakon for a conversation on developing a digital font industry. Font files can appear quickly, but building a font industry involves shared understanding, professional value, practical goals, and long-term infrastructure. Drawing on Thailand’s experience in developing a digital font industry, this talk examines the essential tools for turning fonts from downloadable files into cultural, technical, and economic assets. Profiling case studies and lessons learned, it maps the three steps in meaningful font development: (i) building value; (ii) creating specificity; and (iii) enabling strategy. Anuthin Wongsunkakon is a Bangkok-based designer and founder of Cadson Demak, a studio specialising in typography and brand identity. His work spans custom typefaces, Thai adaptations of international type families, and typographic solutions for Southeast Asian scripts, as well as contributions to design education and the BITS (Brand Identity & Typography Symposium) conference. This event is presented in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo.

DATE

DATE

Thu, 13 Aug

Thu, 13 Aug

TIME

TIME

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

BOOKING & PRICE

BOOKING & PRICE

This is a free event, Registration is required

This is a free event, Registration is required

ORGANISER

ORGANISER

Geoffrey Bawa Trust

Geoffrey Bawa Trust

VENUE

VENUE

Geoffrey Bawa Space, Colombo

Geoffrey Bawa Space, Colombo

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