About

Adam Katyi graduated at Type and Media at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands. Since then he is working as an independent type- and graphic designer in his own studio in Graz, Austria. Adam is a returning teacher in the Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University and in the Institute of Applied Arts in Sopron. He also holds type design workshops, where he teaches type design from the basics to newest, more complicated techniques.

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Education:

Royal Academy of Art,
Type and Media MA
The Hague, Netherlands 2012– 2013

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Graphic Design MA
Budapest, Hungary 2010– 2012

Institute of Applied Arts
Graphic Design BA
Sopron, Hungary, 2007– 2010

Features:

Meteor, Brand New, Noted Project 2022
ivii, Brand New, Spotted Project 2022
Typographica Favorite Typefaces of 2018 2019
AIGA Eye on Design 2019
HypeAndHyper 2019
Typodarium 2012–2015, 2017–2020
Yearbook of Type 3 Slanted Publishers, 2018
HypeAndHyper 2018
NeighbourArt 2014
enspire.hu interview 2014
nol.hu 2014
ligature.ch 2013
phenomenon.hu 2011
Tilos Radio 2011

Awards:

GOLD at Joseph Binder Award 2018,
Type Design category
with Kleine Titel Typeface

Hungarian Design Award
Communication Arts category 2014
with Westeinde typeface

István Makovényi
MA degree prize 2012

Hungarian Design Award Special Prize
Student category 2010
with Tótfalusi Sans Serif typeface

Talks:

BrandGuide Live, Typography in branding brandguide.hu
live interview w Péter Serfőző, int. 24. 09. 2020

Customised Type: Austrian Österreichisches Schriftdesign erreicht die Wirtschaft.
Designforum, MuseumsQuartier Vienna, 28. 11. 2019

Graphic Design in Focus conference
University of Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary, 15. 10. 2018

The Mohol Story, Tipo Brda
Vodnikova domačija, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 22. 02. 2017

GFX Meetup
Carnation Group, Budapest, Hungary, 10. 11. 2014

Formes de Hongria
Disseny Hub, Barcelona, Spain, 23. 04. 2014

Contemporary Hungarian Typedesigners
Institute of Applied Art Sopron, Hungary, 06. 11. 2013

Guide for clients
Műszi, Budapest, Hungary, 04. 11. 2013

19. Design Meetup Digital Design
Design Terminal, Budapest, Hungary, 18. 02. 2012

Graphifest 4
Design Terminal, Budapest, Hungary, 06. 12. 2010

Budapest Design Meetup Vol 11.
Kino Cinema Budapest, Hungary, 26. 11. 2010

Selected Exhibitions:

Supergravity
Type Release Party and Exhibition
ISBN books+gallery, Budapest, 02. 2020

Subtext: Typedesign
05. 2017 Designforum, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria

Formes de Hongria
23. 04. 2014 Dessiny Hub, Barcelona, Spain

Hungarian Design Award 2014
10. 2014 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Guide to clients
01. 12. 2013 Műszi, Budapest, Hungary

To infinity and beyond
07. 12. 2013 Planetarium, Budapest, Hungary

Crossovers, Hungarian Design Week Opening exhibition
27. 09. 2013 Design terminál, Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian Design Award 2010
10. 2010 Museum of Ethnography, Budapest, Hungary

Egymás mellett
2010 AMI Gallery Forma Terem, Sopron, Hungary

My heart is minimal
14. 11. 2009 TIT Center, Sopron, Hungary

The youngests.
Concrete and geometric art
2007 WAM Design, Budapest, Hungary

Day of the hungarian painting.
New constructivists
2006 WAX Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

Teaching and workshops:

Design Austria
Variable Fonts Online-Vortrag
25. March 2021

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
«Variablehaus» workshop for the 1st master class
26 February – 1. March 2019

Institute of Applied Arts Sopron
Type design basics workshop for the BA classes
06–08. February 2019

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
TypeLab, Bauhaus workshop for the BA classes
28 January – 1. February 2019

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
«Extrapolation as a design tool» workshop for the 1st master class
26–30. March 2018

Institute of Applied Arts Sopron
Type design basics workshop for the 2nd and 3rd bachelor classes
18–22. September 2017

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Variable fonts workshop for the BA classes
16–20. October 2017

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Layerfont workshop for the 1st master class
27–31. March 2017

Tipo Brda
Type design workshop, TypeDays
20–24. February 2017

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Branding typeface workshop for the 1st and 2nd bachelor classes
06–10. February 2017

Institute of Applied Arts Sopron
Type design basics workshop for the 2nd and 3rd bachelor classes
02–05. November 2016

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Responsive lettering workshop
03–07. October 2016

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Type design workshop for the 2nd and 3rd bachelor classes
21–25. March 2016

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Type design workshop for Kötöde working group, 3rd class
23–27. November 2015

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Lettering vs. Type workshop for the 1st master class
29. September – 02. October 2015
video, pictures

Institute of Applied Arts Sopron
Type design lecturer
Spring Semester 2015

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Type design workshop for the 2nd and 3rd bachelor classes
16–20. March 2015

Visart Art Academy
Type design basics workshop
02–06. February 2015

Moholy-Nagy Art and Design University
Type design workshop for the 1st master class
10–14. November 2014

HelloWood Workshop
Typography group, Team Leader
21–29. July 2012

HelloWood Workshop
Typography group, workshop organiser
06–13. July 2011