the FACIT MODEL

The Iceland Academy of the Arts and the Association of Icelandic Illustrators invite you to a lecture by graphic designer Jens Schildt, on Monday, March 16 at Bíó Paradís at 18:00.

Jens Schildt is a graphic designer, teacher and type designer living in Stockholm, Sweden Jens founded the design studio Our Polite Society (www.ourpolitesociety.net) in 2008 and the typeface workshop OPS Type (www.ops-type.com) in 2017, together with his colleague Matthias Kreutzer Jens teaches graphic design at Konstfack in Stockholm.

Swedish company FACIT was at one time the leading global producer of office equipment, but disappeared from view due to intense competition The FACIT Model research project examines this story through the company's print materials, which were produced locally The results of the study were communicated in an exhibition and in a book with the same name, but the project is carried out by the design studio Our Polite Society.

The Iceland University of the Arts and the Association of Icelandic Graphic Designers (FÍT) invite you to a lecture by graphic designer Jens Schildt, on Monday, March 16th, at Bíó Paradís at 18:00.

Jens Schildt is a graphic designer, educator, and type designer based in Stockholm, Sweden. He co-founded the design studio Our Polite Society (www.ourpolitesociety.net) in 2008 and the type foundry OPS Type (www.ops-type.com) in 2017, together with his college Matthias Kreutzer. Jens trains graphic design at Konstfack in Stockholm.

The Swedish company FACIT was a manufacturer of office equipment but failed from the scene due to intense global competition. The research project The FACIT Model exams this history through the company's printed matter. The research was presented in an exhibition and a book of the same name by the design studio Our Polite Society.