He is the grandmaster of Armenian typography and initiator and founder of the International Type Design competition: GRANSHAN. He is now a co-head of the organisation’s committee and jury board of the competition.

There is probably no one in the world who knows more about the history of Armenian typography than Edik Ghabuzyan. So what we get here is the most profound introduction in this fascinating writing system.

Mr. Ghabuzyan is giving his lecture in Armenian (translated by Angella Poghosova) and it’s quite an experience not only to see the letters in the slides, but also to listen to the spoken language.