The Edward Johnston Foundation’s Fourth Ditchling Annual International Seminar takes place over the weekend of 4/5/6 June 2004. Our international speakers this year are the distinguished type designer Matthew Carter from the USA and the lettercarver Wolfgang Jakob from Germany, son of Sepp Jakob author of the definitive Schrift und Symbol. John Miles of Banks and Miles will talk about the partnership’s corporate identity programme for the Royal Mail, Ieuan Rees will demonstrate and discuss large-scale calligraphy and Brian Keeble lectures on the vision of WR Lethaby. The seminar ends with Philip Moore’s talk ‘Who’d be a Printer?’

Ditchling lies in glorious Sussex countryside under the escarpment of the South Downs. The village was the home of Edward Johnston, Eric Gill and the community which was to make its name world-famous among those who value the tradition of fine letterforms. The EJF's annual international seminars are gaining a reputation as a relaxed and informal gathering for the widest spectrum of lettering interests.

Venue: Ditchling Village Hall

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 4 JUNE

7.30pm Visit to Ditchling Museum’s current exhibition ‘Sussex Children’s Illustrators’ and lecture by John Vernon Lord

8.30pm Fish and chip supper at The Bull

SATURDAY 5 JUNE

10.30am Coffee.

10.45 Welcome to Ditchling: Gerald Fleuss, Chairman, The Edward Johnston Foundation

Introduction by Chairman of the seminar, Peter Guy

11.00am Matthew Carter ‘Truth to Materials‘ in type: printer fonts and screen fonts

12.30pm Lunch Break

1.45pm Coffee

2.00pm John Miles: Royal Mail - lettering as symbol

3.15pm Interval

3.30pm Ieuan Rees: Things aren’t what they seem: a calligraphy demonstration

4.45pm Conclusion

5.00pm Visit to the John Skelton Workshop at Streat

7.30pm Buffet supper with a classical guitar recital by Rebecca Baulch

SUNDAY 6 JUNE

10.30am Brian Keeble: The vision of WR Lethaby

11.45am Wolfgang Jakob: Stein, Schrift und Symbol

12noon Discussion

1.00pm Lunch

2.15pm Coffee

2.30pm Philip Moore: Who’d be a printer?

3.45pm Conclusion

During the intervals: Demonstration by John Neilson of lettercarving and the chance for delegates to try their hands

Pricing Guide

£95 per person to include Saturday supper

£107 per person to include Friday and Saturday suppers

£10 discount for each person who has attended two or more previous seminars

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