Sarah Hyndman
Speaking experience
Energising and informing audiences with her unique blend of science, activities and sense-hacking since 2013
Don’t just learn about the science, experience it for yourself
“Sarah’s talk was a game-changer.” Lily, SXSW
“The HIGHLIGHT of the event. Nobody made us think as far outside the box as you.” Anne, Adobe MAX
“A synaesthetic odyssey that was inspirational, humorous and incredibly revealing.” Ed, Falmouth
“Absolutely amazing — very interactive.” WGSN
“It’s almost magic, while it’s actually pure science with a dose of nerdy aesthetics” Adobe MAX
“She made the invisible visible.” Kite Festival
“She left a lasting buzz and excitement behind her!” Charlotte Godfrey, Production Manager, BBC Bristol
“Engages audiences with a brilliant mix of warmth, good humour and real insight. She quickly warmed up a noisy crowd and had them eating out of her hand.” Luke Tonge, Glug Birmingham
“100% recommend Sarah. Her event for us was by far the most interactive, thought provoking and hilarious.” Avalyn Kasahara, Future Strategy Club
“F*!*ing genius!” Adobe MAX
“An eye-opener.” SEEN London
“I love Sarah’s humour” Mishcon de Reya Law
“Really inspiring.” Virgin Active
“Hire this woman. Your organisation deserves it. Trust me, Sarah is a one-in-a-million speaker your people need to experience.” Paul Armstrong, TBD
Leading the way in typosensory perception since 2013
Diary of talks & events
2024
18th April
NextM Conference
Talk
Düsseldorf
5th March
Ravensbourne
Typosensory perception
Talk
London
27th February
TBD Conference ‘Fascia’
Perception goggles
Talk
Virtual & in-person
Daytime virtual / Evening in-person
14th February
Type Tasting
{Hack your senses}
Typo-vescent cocktails
Tasting event
London
(Invitation only)
16th January
D&AD
Flex your cognitive awareness
Talk
London
9th January
Type Tasting
{Hack your senses}
Typo-sonic snacks
Tasting event
London
(Invitation only)
2023
Adobe MAX
11th October
Los Angeles, USA
Product Madness
14th September
London & hybrid
Tortoise Media’s Kite Festival
10th June
Oxfordshire
Creative Review: Why Creativity Matters
Panel discussion
19th April
Virtual
D&AD Event: Beyond Sans Serif with I love Typography
Panel discussion
16th March
London
Falmouth University
26th January
2022
Adobe MAX
19th October, in-person & online (12,000 people signed up for the live premiere)
Los Angeles, USA
CopyCon 2022
14th October
Brighton
Queen Mary’s University team
17th August
London
Future Strategy Club
26th July
London
Type Ed Type Talk
24th July
Virtual
Portland University
11th July
London
Design Museum
Design Ventura
28th May
London
Google
Virtual London type safari
9th February
Online
Bournemouth University
4th February
Online
2021
London Transport Museum
12th November
In-person
Adobe MAX
26th October
Online
TBD
20th September
In-person
Creative Characters
20th May
Podcast
2020
Adobe MAX
20th October 2020
Virtual (over 5,000 people watched the live premier)
Online
Lockdown Letterheads
6th June 2020
Virtual (over 1,200 people registered to watch)
Online
Just Eat Global Gathering
27th February 2020
Butlins Bognor Regis
Design Ventura
13th February 2020
Design Museum, London
2019
Foster + Partners
15th October
London
Future Strategy Club
26th September
London
Sense Me exhibition
Opening night talk and tasting
Trapholt Museum
11th September
Kolding, Denmark
Kerning 2019
5th to 7th June
Faenza, Italy
Design Thinkers Vancouver
28th & 29th May
Glug Brighton
16th May
Wolverhampton University
11th February
Diálogos 2019
EASD València
8th February
Adobe San Francisco
15th January
2018
Peter Schmidt Group
9th November
Hamburg, Germany
Fail Better Launch
9th October
Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
🎧 Michael Rosen’s Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4
The Future is Coming
P21 Gallery London
3rd March
Vuoden Huiput Festival
1st March
Helsinki, Finland
2017
Design Thinkers Toronto
7th November
Northern Design Symposium
3rd November
Newcastle upon Tyne
BumbleBizz London launch event
28th October
Type Tasting workshop
Mondaine watches London launch
17th October
The Fragrance Forum
12th October
International Fragrance Association (IFRA), The Royal Society, London
We Love Graphic Design
7th October
Copenhagen
London Design Festival at the V&A
16th & 17th September
Glug
15th June
Birmingham
2016
Museum of Brands
London
Ampersand conference
Brighton
📺 Mumbai Master Talk
Ecole Intuit Lab
Mumbai, India
Tate Modern
Talk & book signing event
London
London Design Festival
Laithwaites Arch, London
Letterform Live for Grafik
Protein Gallery, London
Crossmodalism Gathering
The Proud Archivist, London
It’s Nice That
Nicer Tuesdays
Protein Gallery, London
London Design Festival
Laithwaite’s Arch, London
Sunday Brunch
Channel 4, London
Creative Mornings
The Proud Archivist
London
🎧 D&AD/Monotype
Podcast Episode 1
2015
London Design Festival at the V&A
🎧 BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live
• 4 minute version
• Full episode
TYPO SF
Conference
San Francisco, USA
Clerkenwell Design Week
Panel discussion
London
South by Southwest (SXSW)
Festival & conference
Austin, USA
Letterform Live for Grafik
Protein Gallery, London
2014
📺 TEDx
(watch here)
London Design Festival
Victoria & Albert Museum,
London
South by Southwest (SxSW) Austin, USA
Type Talk
Birmingham City University
Eye Magazine’s Type Tuesday
St Bride Library, London
Discover how the appearance of words transforms what you feel, think, taste and do
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Photos by J. Aden Higgs (SXSW), Viv Cherry (3D glasses), David Owens (wine tasting), Julianna Johnston (author photo) and Jonathan Cherry (Glug Birmingham).