This exhibition is rather excellent on a number of levels. First, it provides a persuasive argument for the power of type, ironically in a remarkably unwordy manner. 30 typographers took a speech of interest to them and made a poster out of it, using type to convey both meaning and beauty.

Second, the smart curation (by Angharad Lewis of Grafik) means that old hands (such as Derek Birdsall and Alan Kitching) are on show next to typographers of the new, digital age, represented by the likes of Dutch designers Experimental Jetset and London’s Made Thought. Finally, of course, it’s an opportunity to re-read some genuinely powerful speeches, many of which were politically inspired, all of which are still relevant today. The posters here were designed by:

Paul Elliman, based on the monster’s speech to Dr Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s gothic novel.

Made Thought, based on Brian Eno’s speech about culture.

Jonathan Ellery of Browns, based on Muhammad Ali’s infamous speech at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York in 1974.

Fl@33, based on the Dalai Lama’s speech to the European Parliament in 2001.