17.30 – opening of the Ala ma font(a) final exhibition of the workshop result – Martin Majoor, Anne Bessemans, Eben Sorkin (skype), Marian Misiak and the group of workshop’s participants.

Reception – meeting of the conference lecturers / translators / organizers

9.30 – opening: rektor of the Academy of fine Arts in Katowice prof. Marian Oslislo

10.30 – 11.00
1. Jorge Frascara Ca Research, design, and the kind of design we need
+ 10 minutes QA

11.10 – 11.40
2. Severin Wucher D The Interactive Research Table: Complex Museal Archives Made Accessible for a Broad Audience
+ 10 minutes QA

11.50 –12.10 coffee

12.10 – 12.40
3. Lucienne Roberts UK GraphicDesign&
+ 10 minutes QA

12.50 – 13.20
4. Tiina Kymalainen Fi Smart / intelligent environment research
+ 10 minutes QA

13.30 – 15.00 lunch

15.00 – 15.30
5. Jan Kubasiewicz USA Design Research Is Design Practice: Mapping Design Intelligence
+ 10 minutes QA

15.40 – 16.10
6. Jennifer Williams & Ian Gwilt Australia / UK Possible worlds: the yield of visual communication design in trans-disciplinary research
+ 10 minutes QA

16.20 –16.40 coffee

16.40 – 17.10
7. Anja Stöffler, Kristofer Oedekoven (Assistent) G Moving Types – Letters in Motion. A retrospective of typography in film from the early days of the cinema to the present
+ 10 minutes QA

17.20 – 17.50
8. Joachim Sauter G The Rennaisance of Space
+ 10 minutes QA

18.00 discussion panel: moderator Marian Oslislo
Jerzy Gołuchowski, Jorge Frascara, Severin Wucher, Joachim Sauter, Lucienne Roberts, Ralf Dringenberg & Anja Stöffler, Kristofer Oedekoven, Tiina Kymalainen, Jennifer Williams & Ian Gwilt, Jan Kubasiewicz

19.30 reception

10.00 – 10.30
1. Gerard Unger N Research into type design – the exploring designer
+ 10 minutes QA

10.40 – 11.10
2. Indra Kupferschmid G Typeface classification
+ 10 minutes QA

11.20 – 11.40 coffee

11.40 – 12.10
3. Guillermina Noël Improving the visual material to assess word comprehension in people with aphasia: a research study
+ 10 minutes QA

12.20 – 12.50
4. Marina Emmanouil Tu Graphic Designer + User + Specialist(s): Calling for a triple co-operation in the area of haptic information design
+ 10 minutes QA

13.00 – 14.30 lunch

14.30 – 15.00
5. Alecos Papadatos G Logicomix: the experience of a graphic novel.
+ 10 minutes QA

15.40 – 16.10
6. Karel van der Waarde N Graphic design and research: love at first sight or an arranged marriage?
+ 10 minutes QA

16.20 –16.40 coffee

16.40 – 17.10
7. Richard B. Doubleday USA A Visual Investigation of Contemporary Cultural Identity
+ 10 minutes QA

17.20 – 17.50
8. Jorge Meza Aguilar Mexico Design Education, interdisciplinary work and innovation for social needs
+ 10 minutes QA

18.00 – 19.00
discussion panel: moderator Justyna Lauer – dean of the design department / introducing lecture Marja Seliger Fi, Practice-led Research in Graphic Design, Gerry Leonidas A new Masters program in typeface design for educators, Gerard Unger, Indra Kupferschmid, Guillermina Noël, Marina Emmanouil, Alecos Papadatos, Karel van der Waarde, Jorge Meza Aguilar, Richard B. Doubleday

19.15 closing words

19.30 reception