Speaker Details
Dr
Edik Ghabuzyan
Head of the Department of Creating and Saving Armenian fonts of the National Book Chamber of Armenia
Armenia
Biography:
EDIK GHABUZYAN
Date of birh: 24.10.1952
Address: 53/9 Arabkir str., 0037 Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+37410) 20-41-16; (+37410) 51-98-91; (+37494) 83-09-54
Email: armtype@gmail.com
Experience
NATIONAL BOOK CHAMBER OF ARMENIA – 21 GEVORG KOCHAR STR., YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Head of the Department of Creating and Saving Armenian Fonts, 03.2007 up to now
• Designing, developing and digitalizing multiscript typefaces.
• Organizing type art exhibitions.
ARMENIAN STATE FINE ART ACADEMY – YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Lecturer of typeface design, 2009 – up to now
• Writing articles about Armenian letters and history of Armenian alphabet.
Works and Awards
CREATED AND DESIGNED MORE THAN 250 TYPEFACE FAMILIES
AN ALBUM OF ARMENIAN TYPEFACES, ‘ZANGAK’ PUBLISHING HOUSE, YEREVAN, ARMENIA.
IN 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 26 CREATED TYPEFACES WERE AWARDED DIPLOMAS OF I, II, III PRIZES
IN 2008, 2009, 2010 AWAR
Presentation Abstract:
The history and development of Armenian types: The report describes the history of creating Armenian alphabet and establishing Armenian publishing houses in different countries all over the world, formation of traditional Armenian types and shapes and the problems of the development of modern Armenian letters.
Status: Confirmed