For many decades, typography has been considered a white, male and Western discipline, dominated by practices stemming from the Global North. However, in recent  years, an increasing number of practitioners, researchers, historians and curators — to name a few — have not only affirmed the vital and consistent contribution by women and minorities to the discipline throughout history, but also the importance of projects and authors living and working in countries from the Global South: their lenses, methods and legacy.

The ENCONTRO DE TIPOGRAFIA 13: OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS aims to create space for authors, projects, and research often invisible and overlooked in design discourse and academic practice. OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS also refers to the expansion of Typography as a discipline and field of practice. This contribution to academic research and type design practice welcomes therefore non-canonic contributions, going beyond what the discipline has observed during the last decades, whilst challenging traditionally marginalized subjects such as region-specific languages and vernacular forms of writing, as well as the multiple entanglements between typography, design, art and technology.

We invite authors to submit unpublished contributions that explore one or more topics from the 13th Typographic Meeting. These may be submitted in the following categories: Papers, Type Talks, Workshops or Project Gallery.

CULTURAL: heritage, type and politics, global south, new histories_

_How Typography expresses visions of the world;
_How type may express contribute to better societies/ social justice;
_Typography and calligraphy for/from the Global South;
_Non-formal writing processes and codes (collective or individual);
_Vernacular typography/calligraphy in public spaces;
_Art, Language and Typography;
_Text as image and image as text.


EDUCATIONAL: methods, pedagogy, history_

_Pedagogy and methods in Type Design education;
_Women in typography (past and present stories and projects);
_Histories of Typography from the Global South;
_Design History applied to typography;
_Pedagogical experimentation in print.


TECHNICAL: type design developments, technological improvements_

_Type Design;
_Editorial and Graphic Design;
_Translation and typography;
_Typotranslation;
_Multimedia and Digital devices;
_Kinetic Typography;
_Non-conventional printing processes;
_Experimental/ crossmedia typography projects;
_Environmental Graphic Design and Product Design.

Authors are invited to send one of the following PAPERS:

A short paper of 2500 words (max.) addressing one or more topics of the 13th Typography Meeting, to be included in the Conference Proceedings.

A full paper of 5000 words addressing one or more topics of the 13º Typography Meeting. A selection of the best papers will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Film and Media Arts (Scopus indexed magazine). The remaining articles will be included in the Conference Proceedings.

Proposals must be submitted as a word document by e-mail to 13ET@ulusofona.pt.


SHORT PAPERS
should be 2500 words and include:

First page containing only author name(s), affiliation(s) and contact(s);
Following pages without any reference to identification or affiliation, with the following_

_Title (and subtitle, if applicable);
_Keywords (3 to 5);
_Abstract (300 words) providing a general understanding of study objectives, problem, research methods/ methodology, results (if applicable), conclusions and contributions for the proposed theme area;
_Full text (including study objectives, research methods/ methodology, results, if applicable, conclusions and contributions for the proposed theme area);
_References formatted according to the most current APA style.


FULL PAPERS
should be 5000 words and include: 

First page containing only author name(s), affiliation(s) and contact(s);
Following pages without any reference to identification or affiliation, with the following_

_Title (and subtitle, if applicable);
_Keywords (3 to 5);
_Abstract (300 words) providing a general understanding of study objectives, problem, research methods/ methodology, results (if applicable), conclusions and contributions for the proposed theme area;
_Full text (including study objectives, problem, research methods/ methodology, results, if applicable, conclusions and contributions for the proposed theme area);
_References formatted according to the most current APA style.


Preferably, all submissions should be written in English.

In case your full paper is written in another language (either Portuguese or Spanish), it is mandatory to include the title, abstract and keywords in English. All references should be in the Roman alphabet. All images, tables and graphs should be mentioned in the text and have a caption to identify and describe it.

Before publication, all authors should have authorization to publish the images on the papers. All images should credit authorship.


evaluation

Paper proposals will be evaluated by Double-blind peer review by the scientific committee of the ET13. For this reason, all references to the author or affiliation must be removed. Accepted works will have a 15-minute presentation space at the conference. Communications should preferably be made in English.

We invite you to submit proposals for WORKSHOPS at the ENCONTRO DE TIPOGRAFIA 13: OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS.

The workshops have become one of the most valued aspects of this meeting, providing a space for practical engagement and experimentation. Workshops might address one or more topics of this edition. Workshop proposals must be in a physical format.

Proposals should be sent to 13et@ulusofona.pt and include the following_

_Title;
_Duration (we recommend a 3/4h session);
_Abstract (brief description of the objectives and content of the workshop – 300 words);
_Brief CV;
_Budget;
_Indication of the necessary technical conditions;
_Number (min-max) of participants.


Workshops accepted abstracts will be published on the Abstracts Book and on the conference website.

Submissions must be written in English.

We invite you to submit proposals for short presentations to integrate the TYPE TALKS of the ENCONTRO DE TIPOGRAFIA 13: OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS.

Type Talks are 5-minute live presentations or video presentations. The Type Talks can include emerging hot topics, preliminary research results, practical problems encountered by industry practitioners, lessons learned, tips and tricks, exciting projects, data and visualizations, and other topics of interest to this conference.

Proposals should be sent to 13et@ulusofona.pt and include the following_

_Presenter name;
_Affiliation;
_Title;
_Abstract (200 words, it's possible to include images if needed).


Time limits will be strictly enforced.

Submissions must be written in English.

Type talks abstracts will be published on the Abstracts Book of the ENCONTRO DE TIPOGRAFIA 13: OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS and on the conference website.

We invite you to submit proposals for the PROJECTS GALLERY at ENCONTRO DE TIPOGRAFIA 13: OTHER TYPOGRAPHIC WORLDS, to be held at Stolen Books Gallery.

Submitted work may address one or more of the topics from this edition. However, proposals are not limited to these themes. We call for experimental projects, disruptive proposals or even traditional typography techniques, to name a few. The Projects Gallery is an opportunity to exhibit and share strong works in a creative, academic, and professional community. This open call aims to showcase a selection of inspiring works based on their quality, conceptual horizon and contribution for the field of research.

The works will be accessed by a committee constituted by curators, designers, artists and researchers of the field of interest.

We strongly recommend works on paper or video that might explore paper as a support surface for typographic experimentation, and video as an expanded medium, as in kinetic typography, video art, etc.    

Proposals should be sent to 13et@ulusofona.pt and include the following_

_Proposers Name;
_Affiliation, if applicable;
_Title;
_Concept description including pictures, photographs, or sketches (max. 3 pages);
_ Identification of technique/s, media formats and dimensions of the object/ objects and exhibition space;
_Short Bio (150 words).


ADVERTENCE:
Please be aware that although Stolen Books is a guarded and controlled space, there is no insurance for artwork. We strongly advise not to send rare or valuable original work specimens. We are ready to re-ship the works as soon as the exhibition is over.

Deadline:
21st june 2023

Results notification:
18th september 2023 (papers)
28th July 2023 (Workshops, Type Talks, proposals for Projects Gallery)

Deadline for submit selected work of Projects Gallery (after acceptance):
2nd September 2023

If you have any questions, please write to: 13et@ulusofona.pt

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