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Alphabettes is a network of women with the aim to support and promote the work of other women in the field of type, typography, or the lettering arts. The mentorship program was created in spring 2016, and started as an effort to reach out and help entry-level professionals (women and men), especially those belonging to underrepresented groups, immerse themselves in the type and lettering communities.

More than a year since its first appearance, the mentorship program has around 100 participants from all over the world. Behind the scenes there is a small group of volunteers or “matchmakers”: Isabel Urbina Peña, Bianca Berning, Liron Turkenich and Eleni Beveratou who review and discuss each request individually, make the connections between mentors and mentees and find ways to implement feedback as to keep this program running and always relevant.

In this webcast, we will discuss the program with Liron and Eleni will talk about its influences and challenges.

Liron Lavi Turkenich
Liron Lavi Turkenich is an independent typeface designer and researcher, based in Israel. Liron designs multilingual typefaces for international companies, and specialises in Hebrew and Amharic. In addition to design, she writes about letterforms, interviews designers, teach and research Hebrew type design. She is a senior events coordinator at ATypI, organising the yearly conference and routine activities. She also shares her knowledge and experiences in lectures and workshops around the world. Liron loves travelling, talking with people and searching for typographic treasures in dusty archives.

Eleni Beveratou
Eleni Beveratou is a typeface designer from Greece, living in London. Having a BA and MA degree in Communication design from Vakalo Art & Design College she, later on, pursued her studies with an MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading. Since 2012 she has been working at Dalton Maag, a London-based font foundry, as a Font Developer and a Team Manager.

Dojo: Mentorship in Type—The Alphabettes Program