HELVETIC CONGRESS
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12–14 March 2026
Kongresshaus, Zürich
3 days · 24 speakers · 1 typeface
Simultaneous translation: DE/EN/JP
A congress on the discipline that never went out of style.
Objectivity is a design decision.
The grid on this page is real — press G to see the bones.
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Speakers
24 confirmed — 4 shown
01
Margarethe Vogel
On the 8-point unit as moral philosophy — Zürich
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02
Kenji Watanabe
Ma: the interval as content — Tokyo
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03
Priya Raghunathan
Grids for scripts the grid never met — Bengaluru
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04
Theo Brandt
Breaking the grid: a confession in 12 columns — Basel
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02
Programme — Day 1
All times CET
09
:
00
Registration & black coffee
Foyer — name badges set in 9pt, obviously
Foyer
10
:
00
Opening: The Tyranny & Mercy of the Baseline
M. Vogel — keynote, 48 minutes, zero decorative slides
Main Hall
11
:
30
Workshop: Kill Your Third Typeface
Bring your worst poster. We fix it with subtraction.
Studio B
14
:
00
Debate: Is the Bézier Curve Emotional?
Watanabe vs. Brandt — moderated, barely
Main Hall
19
:
00
Fondue & Flat Hierarchies
Dinner. Seating chart is a 12-column grid.
Rooftop
White space is not empty. It is
load-bearing.
Take
your
place.
Student
Bring proof + portfolio
CHF 90
Professional
3 days, all sessions
CHF 420
Patron
Front row + dinner with speakers
CHF 1200