xTreme Type Design | Ann Bessemans | TEDxUHasselt
Accepting the challenge to design the best typefaces this planet has ever seen, Ann Bessemans will take you on a journey that will show you the wonders of the world that is type design. After Ann Bessemans finished her master’s degree in graphic design, she started a PhD in which she researched a new type-design called 'Matilda', for children with low vision, for which Microsoft awarded her two scholarships. Currently working at PXL-MAD, this ‘New Scientist Wetenschapstalent’ finalist has started a new research group called READSEARCH in which she takes a closer look at typography from a multidisciplinary but always practical perspective. In parallel, she has set a new Guinness World Record by designing the post stamp with the most number of words on it—a staggering 606. Challenge Accepted!
Accepting the challenge to design the best typefaces this planet has ever seen, Ann Bessemans will take you on a journey that will show you the wonders of the world that is type design. After Ann Bessemans finished her master’s degree in graphic design, she started a PhD in which she researched a new type-design called 'Matilda', for children with low vision, for which Microsoft awarded her two scholarships. Currently working at PXL-MAD, this ‘New Scientist Wetenschapstalent’ finalist has started a new research group called READSEARCH in which she takes a closer look at typography from a multidisciplinary but always practical perspective. In parallel, she has set a new Guinness World Record by designing the post stamp with the most number of words on it—a staggering 606. Challenge Accepted!