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On now
The typewriter revolution
to 11 September 2022
Exhibition Gallery 2, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, EH1 1JF, Edinburgh

If you find yourself in Edinburgh in the coming weeks, we recommend you visit the National Museum of Scotland, which is hosting a gem of an exhibition about the revolution the typewriter has sparked, especially in the lives of women. The exhibition explores key technological developments in the design of the typewriter that led to the QWERTY keyboard used today, as well as the historical and social context around each machine. There are also examples of type specimens, videos of machines in use and archival materials from work offices, typist schools and manufacturers. The chronological journey ends with contemporary uses of the typewriter, such as concrete poetry prints and drawings.

Coming soon
Strikethrough! Typographic messages of protest
from 23 July 2022
Letterform Archive, 2325 3rd St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States

Letterform Archive will be launching their second exhibition celebrating design that empowers communities and fights oppression. Curated by Silas Munro (see ‘As, not for: The critique goes on’ by Munro in Eye 100) ‘Strikethrough! Typographic messages of protest’ will tell stories of resistance through five themed sections: VOTE!, RESIST!, LOVE!, TEACH!, and STRIKE!, more than 100 objects on display, including posters, pamphlets, broadsheets, signs, t-shirts, buttons and ephemera from 1800s until now. The goal of the exhibition is to showcase the visual history of protests as well as the ‘typographic anger and agency as it is seen in the streets, on the printed page, and even on the bodies of demonstrators.’

Coming soon
Unknown unknowns: an introduction to mysteries
from 15 July 2022
Triennale Milano, Viale Alemagna, 6, 20121 Milan, Italy

Curated by Ersilia Vaudo (astrophysicist and chief diversity officer of the European Space Agency) ‘Unknown unknowns’ is the 23^rd edition of the Triennale Milano International Exhibition held from 15 July until 11 December. More than 100 projects and installations by artists, architects, researchers and designers will explore the complexities and mysteries of what is still ‘unknown’: from the evolution of the cities to the oceans, from genetics to astrophysics. One of such projects is Yuri Suzuki’s global soundscape titled ‘Sound of the Earth: Chapter 3’, which uses machine learning to connect varied sounds from across the world physically and digitally.

Final weeks
Graphic Trial 2022
to 24 July 2022
Printing Museum, Tokyo, Toppan Koishikawa Head Office Building 1-3-3 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8531, Japan

Those who find themselves in Tokyo in the next couple of weeks can visit the Printing Museum, which hosts the 16^th annual ‘Graphic Trial’ exhibition, where projects exploring intersection of graphic design and offset printing are on show. The five contributors: Iyama Koji, Goo Choki Par, Kodama Aya, Tanaka Ryoji and Masunaga Yuko, explored the theme of ‘change’ through experimental printing methods and diverse technologies, resulting in a series of posters. The exhibition focuses heavily on the design process, displaying examples of trial and error in various iterative stages of each project – a must-see for any print enthusiast.

Final weeks
Type Paris 2022
to 13 July 2022
Paris, France

Type Paris 2022 is the sixth edition of an annual typographic programme organised by Typofonderie, which aims to provide a comprehensive space in which to learn how to design type. The 22 agenda includes series of intense workshops and classes, as well as free public programme of conversations on all things type which are livestreamed for international audience. The final talk will be held on 7 July, where guest critic Jean-François Porchez (see Eye 45) will speak to Pentagram partner Sascha Lobe, who works at the intersection of visual communications and architecture, as well as designer, teacher, typographer and writer Martin Majoor (see his article ‘Inclined to be dull’ in Eye 63).

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