Typomundus 20 – judging, International Center for the Typographic Arts, 1964

Six of the 12 Typomundus 20 jurors, left to right; Roger Excoffon, Max Caflisch, Anton Stankowski, Carl Dair (in background looking at items on a table), Hans Neuburg and Olie Eskell. In October 1964, the jury took ten days to select 612 entries from over 10,000 submitted. Judging was held at the Toronto Board of Education building.
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The international panel of judges consisted of: Max Caflisch (Switzerland), Carl Dair (Canada), Louis Dorfsman (USA), Olle Eksell (Sweden), Roger Excoffon (France), Hiromu Hara (Japan), Oldrich Hlavsa (Czechoslovakia), Hans Neuberg (Switzerland), Anton Stankowski (Germany), Horst Erich Wolter (Germany), Hermann Zapf (Germany), and Piet Zwart (Netherlands).

Judging took place in October 1964 at the Toronto Board of Education building on College Street. Over ten days, the jury reviewed more than 10,000 submissions and selected 612 works for inclusion in the exhibition. The scale and international scope of the judging made it one of the most significant typographic exhibitions ever organized in Canada.

Efforts were made to ensure that no single style or ideology dominated the final selection. In his opening remarks, organizer Aaron Burns reminded the jury: “Each of you is identified with a particular field of professional interest and activity. It is precisely because of this difference that we have asked you to serve as a member of this distinguished jury.”
– Rod McDonald

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1964

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Typomundus 20 – Judging

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Typomundus 20

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The Carl Dair papers at the Robertson Davies Library, Massey College, University of Toronto

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On the 50th anniversary of Typomundus 20, the Toronto Star asked one of their writers, Katie Daubs, to write a brief history of this important exhibition of 20th century typography. It is an excellent article and relates a little known story about the aftermath of Typomundus 20 that was to embarrass some of Canada’s leading typographers for a great many years. We felt it best to link to her story. Happily the Toronto Star agreed.

Forgotten Toronto history: That time an impressive collection of 20th century typography was thrown in the trash.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/30/forgotten-toronto-history-that-time-an-impressive-collection-of-20th-century-typography-was-thrown-in-the-trash.html

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