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2014 TYPO Design Conference in Berlin

May 12th, 2014
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News from Berlin - From May 15th to 17th Berlin will be the scene of Europe’s biggest conference about design, TYPO, which has been taking place annually every May for 19 years. Since 2011, TYPO has also taken place regularly in San Francisco and London, representing an extremely important playground for inspiring creativity and exchanging knowledge.

This year the event is called ‘Roots’. It will host speakers from all over the world: designers, professors, marketing experts, scientists, artists and journalists, who will share their approaches in the fields of communication and design with all the participants through various conferences. They will also share their innovative techniques first-hand through workshops and panels on 4 stages over 3 days.

The main topic will link design and societal trends, aiming to find the lasting values of design, which have been vastly transformed by the era of globalization and digitalization. Therefore it is an examination of classic elements in the contemporary, where global and local, form and function, old and new can find their right place in today's market. TYPO Berlin takes place at the House of World Cultures, which is a classic example of modern architecture in Berlin. If you are interested in the event, it is still possible to buy a ticket online, with a discount for students. For more advice please visit: http://typotalks.com/berlin/.

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