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| Klimis | |
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| Mastoridis |
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| Specialization | History and theory of Typography & Graphic Communication. Newspaper typography. Greek typefoundries and printing types. |
| Rank | Associate Professor |
| Department | Design |
| Campus | Nicosia |
| Office | Humanities Building- 302 |
| Extension | 22351274 ext(*309) |
| mastoridis.k@unic.ac.cy |
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| DES-216 | History of Graphic Communication | |
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Klimis Mastoridis, as Chairman of alterVision, typography & visual communication ltd, General director of Typophilia Publishing Klimis Mastoridis studied printing & publishing, small offset and reprographics, and book design at the London College of Printing. |
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Education Graduate work Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, UK (Alexandros S. Onasis Public Benefit Foundation Scholarship) Title of thesis: Casting the Greek newspaper; a study of the morphology of the "ephemeris" from its origins until the introduction of mechanical setting Undergraduate work Diploma in Printing and Publishing Studies for Graduates (DPPS), London College of Printing, UK Diploma in Reprographic Techniques and Small Offset (DRT), London College of Printing, UK Certificate in Book Design, (Borough of Enfield Grant), London College of Printing, UK Postgraduate Certificate in Theory of Typography and History of Graphic Communication, University of Reading, UK Other International Summer School in Papyrology, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, UK Positions Held Associate Professor in Typography, Department of Design & Multimedia, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, 2007- Head, Department of Design & Multimedia, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, 2008- Director, The University of Macedonia Press, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 2001-2007 Head, The University of Macedonia Publishing Mechanism, Thessaloniki, 1998-2007 Chairman, alterVision, typography and visual communication ltd, Thessaloniki, Athens, London, 2001-2009 Co-founder / Partner, alterVision, typography and visual communication ltd, Thessaloniki, Athens, London, 1997- (alterVision sa since 2009) Founder, Typophilia, a publishing house specializing on printing and typography, Thessaloniki, 1987-2010 Owner / Director, Mastoridis Publishing House & Bookshop, Thessaloniki, 1977-1997 Professional Associations Fellow Fellow of the International Society of Typographic Designers (FISTD), UK 2006 Fellow of The Institute of Printing, Paper and Publishing (FIP3), UK 1986 Chairman and/or Founding member Chairman and Founding member of the Institute for the study of Typography & Visual Communication, Cyprus 2011 Founding member of the Greek Font Society, Greece 1992 Jury Member Jury Committee Member, "Book and editorial Design Competition Awards", Cyprus Bibliographical Society & Bibliophilia 2007 Type Directors Club, Jury Member, USA 2010 Jury Member for the International Type Design competition "Granshan", Armenia 2011 Member Printing Historical Society, UK 1986 British Printing Society, UK 1986 The Bibliographical Society, UK 1987 Society of Scribes and Illuminators, UK 1987 Internationale Gutenberg Gesellschaft, Germany 1988 American Printing History Association, USA 1995 Arbeitskreis Druckgeschichte, Germany 1992 Association Typographique Internationale 2000 International Institute for Information Design, Austria 2004 The International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA) 2005 |
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Doctoral Dissertation Casting the Greek newspaper; a study of the morphology of the "ephemeris" from its origins until the introduction of mechanical setting, University of Reading, UK, 1997 Books and Journals edited, written or translated Books authored Reproduction & printing issues, A graphic arts manual, [in Greek], Anikoulas editions, Thessaloniki, 2010 Casting the Greek newspaper; a study of the morphology of the "ephemeris" from its origins until the introduction of mechanical setting. Published by the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive (ELIA), Thessaloniki and Athens, 1999 (Greek edition under preparation) Reproduction & printing issues, first edition, Thessaloniki, 1988; reprinted 1993, 1997 Director and Editor Hyphen: a typographic forum, a refereed journal published since 1998: Volume 1; Issues 1, 2 & 3, Greece 1998-1999 Volume 2; Issues 1, 2 & 3, Greece 1999-2000 Volume 3; Issues 1 & 2, Greece 2001-2002 Volume 4; Issues 1 & 2, Greece 2003-2004 Volume 5, Greece 2005 Volume 6, Greece 2006 Volume 7, Greece 2008 Volume 8, Greece & Cyprus 2009-2010 Volume 9, Greece & Cyprus 2011 (under preparation) Special -short run- editions Klimis Mastoridis, 1988-2005: Selective articles on typography. Special edition for the "Life-long adult training program: Typography & visual communication: tradition and new technologies in Greek reality", University of Macedonia, University of Macedonia Press, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006 & 2007. Developing tools for conventional & electronic publishing; A house style manual published by the UoMPress, Thessaloniki, 2005 [also to be found at http://afroditi.uom.gr/uompress/ergo/index.html]. Editorial work and translations Klimis Mastoridis (ed.), Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on typography & visual communication, June 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece 2004 Making faces: making type in the 21st century. A film by Richard Kegler about the almost-lost skill of creating metal fonts and of capturing the personality and work process of the late Canadian graphic artist Jim Rimmer (1931-2010). All material translated into Greek in collaboration with N. Sioki, 2011. Stanley Morison, First principles of typography, translated and edited by KM, Thessaloniki, 1990. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The little prince, translated and edited by KM, Thessaloniki, 1979 (1981, 1995). Trace: Urban culture magazine, An experimental periodical about urban civilization published by "altervision" since 1997, Thessaloniki, Greece. ICTVC proceedings 2004-2010: Proceedings, (under preparation). Hermann Zapf, About alphabets, (under preparation). Ruari McLean, The Thames & Hudson manual of typography, Transl. rights for the Greek language to KM, (under preparation). Sigfrid H. Steinberg, 500 years of of printing (The British Library & Oak Knoll Press / Transl. rights for the Greek language to KM, [under preparation]). Journal Articles & reviews Major Articles Cutting and casting Greek types in the 19th and 20th century, printed in the Gutenberg Jahrbuch, 2006; reprinted in Greek in Hyphen, vol 6, 2006 Typographic experiments in the 19th century Greek newspapers, in The Greek Press, 1784 until today; Historic and theoretical approaches, Proceedings of the international conference, Athens, 2005 Typographic conventions in the 19th century Greek printed matters, in The Greek printed book 15th-19th century; Proceedings of the international symposium, Athens, 2004 Typographic corrections; From Mousouros to the Internet. In Editorial problems and wonders: Proceedings of the conference dedicated to the memory of G.P. Savidis, Athens, 2002; reprinted in Hyphen, vol 3, no 2, 2002 A discussion with Stavros Venetis, managing director of the Victoria typefoundry (Summer 1990). In Hyphen, vol 3, no 1, 2000 Ephemeris and the first steps of the Greek Press. In Hyphen, vol 2, no 3, 1999 Typographic elements of the Greek newspapers towards the 1870s. In Hyphen, vol 1, no 1, 1998 Typography and newspapers: from the pre-Revolutionary "ephemerides" to the modern Greek Press. In Seven Days / The Sunday Kathimerini, 1996 Selected other articles Lifestyle publications and typography. In Technopegnion, no 2, 2004 1st Thessaloniki international conference on typography and visual communication: Opening speech. In The Typography, nos 941 and 942, 2002; published also in Hyphen, vol 4, no 1, 2003 1st Thessaloniki international conference on typography and visual communication; the overtone, Delta D, no 24, 2002; published also in Graphic Arts, no 40, 2002 The newspaper look; typographic experiments in the Greek 19th century Press. To Vema, 2002 Short note about two 19th century printing presses. In Hyphen, vol3, issue 1, Autumn 2000 Russian Graphic communication. In Demotis, no 16, 2000 Greek letters: what is to be written? In Delta D, no 11, 2000 A short note about the graphic arts archive of George Zioutos. Hyphen, vol 2, no 3, 2000 The loneliness of Greek typography; myth or reality? In Hyphen, vol X, no 4, 1999 The first Greek typographic school. In Hyphen, vol 1, no 2, 1998 On the typographic arrangement of the 19th century satirical newspaper. In ACRO, no 4, 1997 Correction symbols, a special typographic language. In ACRO, no 3, 1997 The printing type in the design of printed matters. In ACRO, no 2, 1997 The typography of the Greek political-satirical newspaper. In The Typography, 1997 Short note about communication within the graphic communication field. In ACRO, no 1, 1996 The secret story of Times, a discovery of typographic research. In Print & Publish, 1995; published also in NGA, 1995 About the history and the evolution of Greek printing types. In Neo Epipedo, no 20-21, 1995; reprinted in The Typography, 1996 Funerals or printing museums? In NGA, no 116, 1995 The typography of the language and the language of typography. In The Sunday Avgi, 1994 Greek type design II. In Print & Publish, 1994 Greek type design I. In Print & Publish, 1994 The typography of the advertisement in the Greek newspaper of the ninenteenth century. In The Sunday Avgi, 1994; reprinted in NGA, no 107, 1994 Early Greek newspapers. In The Press, 1993; reprinted in The Typography, 1993 Typographic education and the role of corrections. In To Dentro, 1992 Artistic printing office: hate and love relationships with the Greek typefoundries. In NGA, 1991; published also in The Typography, 1992 About the secret art. In The Sunday Avgi, 1990; reprinted in To Dentro, 1990; and NGA, 1992 Corrections, proof correction symbols and house style in Greek editions II. In NGA, 1990 Corrections, proof correction symbols and house style in Greek editions I. In NGA, 1989 DTP: some personal views. In Professional Printer: Journal of the Institute of Printing, 1989 Which way to Didot Street? In NGA, 1988 New developments in copy machines. In The Typography, 1988 About justifying texts. In NGA, 1988 Flexography. In The Typography, 1988 Drawbacks of new composition methods and effects on typographic design. In NGA, 1988 DTP photocomposition. In The Typography, 1988 Various written, short, new contributions 2008-2011 3rd Book Publishing Awards 2009, in Cyprus Bibliophilia, Winter 2011 The Conference as an educational tool, in O Politis, 10 July 2010 About the forthcoming ICTVC, in O Politis, 30 May 2010 2nd Book Publishing Awards 2008, in Cyprus Bibliophilia, Autumn 2010 Lifestyle magazines and typographic design, in Cyprus Bibliophilia, vol 2, no.10, 2009, Nicosia Hyphen, a typographic forum, in Cyprus Bibliophilia, Winter 2009 Designing the White Tower, Thessaloniki's city museum, in +Design, February 2009 Keep on [typo] walking, in The Scholar, The magazine of the UNic, Spring 2008 1st Publishing Awards for the 2007 Books, in Cyprus Bibliophilia, Winter (Dec 2008-Feb 2009) Aspects of ethics in design design, printed in O Politis, 28 September 2008 The flowers and the letters; the typographic identity of the elections, printed in Phileleftheros, 17 February 2008 Book reviews Thessaloniki Graphic Design 1980-2009, An anthology, in "Thessalonikeon Polis", 2011 (To be published) Manolis Vithinos, History of the Graphic Arts. In Hyphen, vol 4, no 2, 2003 Takis Vulgaridis, Lithography: My life. In Hyphen, vol 4, no 2, 2003 A meaningful collector's edition: The "Epitaphios Threnos" with wood-engravings by the artist-typographer Yannis Stephanakis. In The Sunday Kathimerini, 2002; published also in Hyphen, vol 4, no 1, 2003 Takis Katsoulidis, The form of the letter. In NGA, 1992 Also: Author of several book reviews printed in ACRO, Thessaloniki and Newport, from 1996 to 2000 Articles translated "Typography and graphic communication", (interview of Professor Michael Twyman, Head of the Dept of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading), NGA, 1989 Paul Stiff, "Putting designers first; a brief confrontation with memo", Hyphen, vol 1, no 1, 1998 Bulletins Responsible for the publication of "The University of Macedonia Press Newsletter", Thessaloniki, 2004 and 2005 Interviews Angelioforos newspaper. June 2007 Marketing Week. By Thanasis Antoniou, June 2007 Kathimerini newspaper. By Dimitris Rigopoulos, June 2007 +Design, no 43. By Demetrios Fakinos, November 2004 The Typography, March 2004 Angelioforos newspaper. By Aspasia Vouzi, March 2003 Panselinos/Makedonia, no 146. By Kyriaki Tsolaki, June 2002 Marketing Week, no 925. By Thanasis Antoniou, June 2002 Delta D, no 19. By Demetrios Fakinos, December 2001 [together with the altervision team] Marketing Week special issue on Greek Typography. By Giannis Simantiras, July 2000 Graphic Arts, no 11, March 2000 Panselinos/Makedonia, no 23. By Valentini Papageorgiou, February 2000 radio Radio 9.58FM. By Giorgos Kalientzidis, April 2004 Radio 9.58FM. By Ilias Koutsoukos, February 2000 television ET3 national television channel. By Thomas Siomos, 2004 Odhos Vivliou, TV Makedonia. By Vasilis Levantidis, 1999 |
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Conference Presentations / Invited lectures Education: One-way road towards graphic elegance Invited speech within the framework of the presentation of the book and the meeting entitled Thessaloniki: Graphic Design 1980-2009, Red Creative, December 2010, Thessaloniki, Greece What we wouldn't like to see... Address within the framework of the 3rd Book Publishing Awards Ceremony 2009. Cyprus Bibliographical Society, Headquarters Bank of Cyprus, November 2010 The essential and the graphicon in the graphic communication education Address within the framework of the 2010 Communigate, Visual Communication Conference. Nicosia, Cyprus, October 2010 Lending grace to language Opening address at the 4th International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication; lending grace to language. University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 2010 Do things change? Address within the framework of the 2nd Publishing Awards Ceremony for the 2008 books in Cyprus. Cyprus Bibliographical Society, Headquarters Bank of Cyprus, February 2010 Book typography in Cyprus Address within the framework of the 1st Publishing Awards Ceremony for the 2007 books in Cyprus. Cyprus Bibliographical Society, Headquarters Bank of Cyprus, February 2009 Creativity and innovation; the role of design Invited talk at the Evening Technical School of Nicosia, Nicosia, 3 March 2009. The Graphic Arts in Greece; an example to be avoided by Cyprus? Address at the conference Fine Arts in Cyprus; modern trends, problems and perspectives. KYSYTE, Nicosia, 16-17 May 2008. Its a pity Opening address at the 3rd International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication; from verbal to graphic. University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2007 Here we go again Opening address at the 2nd International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication; communication & new technologies. University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2004 Steps towards the realization of a different approach Address at the 1st Panhellenic Meeting of University Presses; University Presses, Past, present, future, Thessaloniki, March 2003 The DIDOT 1992 typographic conference; ten years later Opening address at the 1st International Conference Typography & visual communication: history, theory, education, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2002 Typographic experiments in the 19th century Greek newspapers Address to the International Conference on The Greek Press by the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, 2002 The typographic conventions in the 19th century Greek printed matters Address to the International Conference on The Greek book: 15th-19th century, Delphi, 2001 Typography and language; the Greek reality Address to the meeting Creativity and Design, Athens, December 2000 Typographical editing: From Mousouros to the Internet Address to the Conference on Modern Greek literature: editorial concerns and doubts, theory and practice. Athens, 2000 History and tradition of the Greek typography Address to the School of Philosophy, Department of Philology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, February 2000 Electronic publishing in schools EU-funded seminars for educators, Thessaloniki, 1998 and 1999 Electronic publishing and DTP The ELKEPA training programme, Thessaloniki, 1996 The typography of children's books Address to the Department of Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Florina, 1994 The Greek reality in education and research in the graphic arts field Address to the International meeting on history of printing, Wolfenbuettel, Germany, 1992 |
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Areas of Concentration / Research Interests History and theory of Typography and Graphic Communication; Typographic design of newspapers and of ephemera printed matter; History of Greek typefoundries and typedesign; Typographic design education. Research projects History of 19th and 20th century Greek printing types and foundries. The project is run by the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Bank Group and is directed by the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Centre for Neohellenic Research, Athens, Greece, 2003- |
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