In short, I’m a calligrapher, typographer, editor and author of a number of books, especially TYPO9010. A member and also a partner of the fabulous Briefcase Type Foundry. A patron of the legacy of Czech typographers, especially Jaroslav Benda and Oldřich Menhart. PhD graduate of the Type Design and Typography Studio at UMPRUM Prague. Among many awards, the TDC Certificate, awarded 3 times, stands out. Regular speaker at conferences & teacher at lettering workshops. Full list below:
Bio
- EDUCATION
UMPRUM Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague
Typeface Design and Typography studio, Graphic Department
2020–2017 / Doctor, Ph.D / see Projects
2016–2017 / Post-Master
2014–2016 / Master, MgA. / see Projects
2010–2014 / Bachelor, BcA.
- PRACTICE
Briefcase Type Foundry s.r.o., 2012–Present
Typeface design, editorial work, font publishing, archiving, digitization, and quality assurance,
Managing Partner, since 2023
- Freelancer in Typography, Calligraphy, Lettering, and Graphic Design, 2010–Present
Creation of logos, lettering, and logotypes, typeface software, font servicing, and original font designs, see Projects
- Teaching Activities at Universities & Schools, Lectures, and Calligraphy and Lettering Workshops, 2010–Present
worldwide, see list below
- Editorial and Publishing Activities, 2010–Present
Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970 (2019, 2021)
TYPO9010 (2015)
Scripts for Shop Windows (2014)
see Projects
Talks & conferences
- 2025
Brno Bold TYPO 2 / Czech Republic / Conference line-up & host - UNSEEN / INNOVATIVE WOMEN IN GRAPHIC DESIGN 1865–1919 & NOW / Around the World-Symposium / HOCHSCHULE MAINZ
- 2024
Brno Bold TYPO / Czech Republic / Conference line-up & host - 2023
ATypI Paris / Sorbonne Pierre et Marie Curie / France / Talk: The Heritage of Oldřich Menhart
Bern Fachhochschule / Part of week-long workshop / Switzerland / Talk: Typefaces, calligraphy & lettering - 2022
TypeParis / Part of lettering workshop / France / Talk: Fostering Increased appreciation for handwriting, penmanship and a personal handwriting style
TypeA’dam / Allard Pierson / The Netherlands / Talk: Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970
UDK Berlin / Germany / Talk: Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970
Brno Bold / Part of lettering workshop / Czech Republic / Talk: Typefaces, calligraphy & lettering - 2021
Luca School of Art / online / Belgium / Talk: Fostering Increased appreciation for handwriting, penmanship and a personal handwriting style
Encontros de Tipografia / Caldas Da Rainha / Portugal / Talk: Fostering Increased appreciation for handwriting, penmanship and a personal handwriting style
- 2020
ATypI PhDs in Europe: Working Seminar / ÈSAD Amiens, France / Talk: PhD topic
Type@Cooper / Online / USA / Talk: Introducing Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970
Ècrire à la main / École Estienne Colloquium Paris / France / Talk: Fostering Increased appreciation for handwriting, penmanship and a personal handwriting style - 2019
TypeCon Minneapolis / USA / Talk: Introducing Jaroslav Benda
ATypI Tokyo / Japan / Talk: New Writing Manuals
Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien / Austria / Talk: New Writing Manuals - 2018
Eastern Design Conference, GO East! Košice / Slovakia / Talk: New Writing Manuals
Pecha Kucha Night Prague / Czechia / Talk: New Writing Manuals
TypoBerlin / Germany / Talk: New Lettering Forms
Typographics / TypoLab / New York / USA / Talk: New Lettering Forms - 2017
TypeCon Boston / USA / Talk: New Lettering Forms - 2016
TypeCon Seattle / USA / Talk: TYPO9010 Czech Digitised Typefaces 1990–2010
Workshops
- 2024
Laichter house / Full day lettering workshop for BA students of California State University Long Beach / Czechia
Laichter house / Series of half-day lettering workshops for public in Prague / Czechia
Individual / Series of half-day private lettering workshops in Prague / Czechia - 2023
Brno Bold / Full day lettering workshop for public / Czechia
Bern Berner Fachhochschule / Week-long lettering workshop for BA students / Switzerland
VMLY&R / Bubenská 1 / Full day private lettering workshop / Czechia
GVUO Ostrava / Full day lettering workshop for public / Czechia
TypeTogether / Half-day private lettering workshop / Toscany
Teatr Komuna Warszawa & Czech Centres / Full day lettering workshop / Poland - 2022
TypeParis / Two day lettering workshop for TypeParis participants / France
Teatr Komuna Warszawa & Czech Centres / Mural workshop / Poland
Design & Transformation Brusel / Czech House Brusel / Full day lettering workshop for public / Belgium
Papelote / Series of 3 hours lettering workshops for public in Prague / Czechia
Individual / Series of half-day public lettering workshops in Prague / Czechia
Sutnartka / Full day lettering workshops for students of Sutnartka Academy in Pilsen / Czechia - 2021
AIGA Seattle / Half-day lettering workshop for AIGA conference participants / USA
Encontros de Tipografia / Full day lettering workshop for MA students / Caldas Da Rainha / Portugal - 2020
Papelote / Series of 3 hours lettering workshops for public in Prague / Czechia
- 2019
ESAD Matosinhos – Escola Superior de Artes e Design / Full day lettering workshop for students / Portugal
ATypI Tokyo / Half-day lettering workshop for ATypI conference participants / Japan
Košice / Full day lettering workshop for public / Slovakia
HBK Braunschweig / Half-day lettering workshop for BA students / Germany
Ambiente Prague / Series of special lettering courses & workshops for stuff of various Ambi restaurants / Czechia
Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien / Two day lettering workshop for MA students / Austria
Masaryk University Brno / Full day lettering workshop for students / Czechia - 2018
UMPRUM / Series of lettering workshops for BA & MA students / Czechia
TypoBerlin / Half-day lettering workshop for conference participants / Germany
Czech Centres Stockholm / Full-day lettering workshop for public / Sweden
GD2 Ústí nad Labem / Full-day lettering workshop for BA & MA students / Czechia - 2017
Individual / Series of half of full day public lettering workshops in Prague / Czechia
Ambiente Prague / Series of special lettering courses & workshops for stuff of various Ambi restaurants / Czechia - 2016
Individual / Series of half of full day public and private lettering workshops in Prague / Czechia
Interviews
- 2025
Identifont Blog – Dash / with Peter Biľak on Dash / Interview by David Johnson-Davies - 2024
IDEA's "Type Design Now" issue Monotype / Creative Characters S4 E6 Interview by Doug Wilson: Petra Dočekalová on the influence of history in modern design. Listen on Spotify. - 2023
Slanted / Yearbook of Lettering #1 / Interview as an Ambassador
Papelote / Papíroví lidé
Q&A TypeParis / Interview by Gina Serret
TypeThursday London / Interview by Lilly Marques
Type Thursday NYC / Interview by Faride Mereb - 2021
Interview by Michał Rogoziński / STGU Magazine, Poland / Association of Polish Graphic Designers / Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970 - 2020
Interview for TDC by Elizabeth Carrey Smith
Interview by Renée Elizabeth Clarke for Femme Type / online
Interview by Lucas Czarnecki for TYPE Mag article / Rediscovering a long-lost master designer
Interview for IDEA magazine #392 / Alternative type phoundary
Dolce Vita, Issue Taste 12/2020, / Krasopis / Calligraphy
ERA21 #05 Vizuální kultura / Scripts for Shop Windows
Font Magazine #174 – / Typeface for cultivating handwriting
- 2019
Material Times / Pod rukama / Video „Díky písmomalířství jsem v kontaktu s hmotným světem“ / Czech Republic
Radio Wave / Interview by VR & MM / „Zvykli jsme si mít všude loga a nálepky. Převládá vizuální smog. / Czech Republic
100FOR10 / Interview by Melville Brand Design/ Germany
Slanted #33 Prague / Slanted / Multiple articles & Briefcase Type Foundry / Germany
Respekt / Article & interview by Karolína Vránková / Psát rukou je meditace / Czech Republic - 2018
FOLD / Interview by Dārta Dīrina / Latvia
TYPO Berlin / Interview by Barbara Majsa / Germany
Curaprox by April Magazin / Chcem, aby bolo písmomaliarstvo rešpektované remeslo / Interview by Simona Lichá
Media and Articles
- 2024
Kronika Šťastného dětství / Czech Television / 3/5 – Jak vzdělat šťastné dítě? / Feature in TV episode
Identita – the TV series – A Story of Czech Graphic Design (Příběh českého grafického designu) / Feature in few episodes. Watch via Czech TV.
Identita – the Movie – A Story of Czech Graphic Design (Příběh českého grafického designu) / Feature in a movie. Watch in theaters.
- 2025
Objevte zaniklá nakladatelství / Projekt 1949 / Meandry Prahy / - 2024
Identita – Příběh českého grafického designu / Linda Kudrnovská (ed.) / Text on Jaroslav Benda - 2022–2020
Revolver Revue / Issues 118–129 (12 issues)
Petra Dočekalová introduces: #118 John Downer / #119 Vincent De Boer / #120 Letterheads / #121 Signal Bis / #122 Comix Lettering / #123 House Industries / #124 Digital Lettering / #125 Script fonts / #126 Calligraphy / #127 Aleš Najbrt / #128 Oldřich Menhart / #129 Jaroslav Benda
Awards
- 2024
D&AD / The best of the year in advertising, design, craft, culture and impact at this year’s D&AD / Dash
TDC #70 / Certificate of Typography Excellence by NY Type Directors Club / Dash - 2023
European Design Awards / Gold / The Heritage of Oldřich Menhart - 2020
Czech Grand Design / Nominee / Graphic Designer of the year 2020 / Typeface for Cultivating Handwriting - 2019
Most Beautiful Czech Books of 2019 #55 / Category Professional Literature / Silver / Jaroslav Benda 1882–1970 Czech Edition - 2018
Brno Biennial / Prize for an Artist under 35 years / Czech Centres / Diploma project / New Lettering Forms
- 2017
TDC #63 / Certificate of Typography Excellence by NY Type Directors Club / Diploma project / New Lettering Forms
Communication Arts – Award of Excellence / Creative Arts / Diploma project / New Lettering Forms - 2016
TDC #61 / Certificate of Typography Excellence by NY Type Directors Club / TYPO9010
Most Beautiful Czech Books of 2015 #51 / Category Professional Literature / Gold / TYPO9010
Czech Grand Design / Graphic Designer of the year 2015 / Winner / TYPO9010
ED Awards, European Design Awards, Bronze: Artistic Catalogue / TYPO9010
Communication Arts – Award o Excellence / Creative Arts / TYPO9010
Design Observer – 50 Books | 50 Covers / Leipzig / TYPO9010
