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SUMMARY:Online Archive Virtual Happy Hour with Letterform Archive
DESCRIPTION:On April 7\, when Letterform Archive launched its Online Archive​\, a free online resource to all who love letters\, no one suspected that it would break the internet! \nAfter one month\, two server crashes\, and over 200\,000 hits\, Online Archive continues to grow into one of the most comprehensive graphic design archives to focus on lettering and typography\, and a powerful resource for students and professional designers. \nOn Tuesday\, May 19\, Type Directors Club invites the global community to celebrate this achievement with a special New York - San Francisco Zoom event where the team behind the Online Archive – ​Rob Saunders​\, founder; ​Kate Long​\, librarian; and ​Stephen Coles​\, associate curator and editorial director – will present highlights from the nearly 1\,500 objects and 9\,000 hi-fi images housed online. \nRob Saunders\, Kate Long\, and Stephen Coles \nYou'll also have a chance to meet the Online Archive design/development team\, including Murray Grigo-McMahon\, the database prodigy behind the project\, along with Jon Sueda and chris hamamoto who created the front-end design for the site. \nCheck out the Online Archive and come ready to ask them your questions! \nRegistration for this special event is free to everyone\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. Click on the registration link to sign up for this live Zoom webinar. We suggest downloading the Zoom software prior to the start of this event. We will send you event reminders\, but we advise everyone to connect a few minutes prior to the start. The event waiting room will be open 10 minutes ahead of time. \nThe start time for the live event is:\n12:00pm San Francisco/LA/Seattle (PST)\n2:00pm Chicago/Toronto (CST)\n3:00pm New York (EST)\n8:00pm London (BST)\n9:00pm Paris/Madrid/Europe (CEST)\n11:00pm Dubai (GST)\n3:00am Seoul/Manila\n4:00am Tokyo\n7:00am Auckland \n\nSpeakers\nRob Saunders\, Executive Director\, Curator\, and Publisher​\, is a designer\, teacher\, publisher\, and management consultant\, who has collected graphic design and letterforms for over 40 years. Rob began his career teaching at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Tufts University\, while serving freelance clients and agencies\, before founding a book publishing enterprise that included Alphabet Press (graphic design)\, Picture Book Studio (children’s books)\, and Rabbit Ears Books (book/audio packages)\, which was eventually acquired by Simon & Schuster. Prior to founding Letterform Archive\, he served as a creative and marketing consultant with clients in the hospitality\, technology\, and financial industries. \nKate Long\, Librarian​\, has a profound interest in book arts\, typography\, and concrete poetry\, stemming from high school where she made art with abandoned Letraset\, and later as the editor of a literary magazine where she enjoyed working with designers\, artists\, and writers. She also gained an appreciation for 20th-century graphic design while at the award-winning studio\, Office. Kate earned her MLIS through Drexel University\, which will serve her well as she helps to preserve and catalog the collection. She relishes helping people access the things that interest them. \nStephen “Stewf” Coles\, Associate Curator & Editorial Director\, joined the staff after serving on the organization's Board of Directors since its inception. Born in Salt Lake City\, he moved to San Francisco in 2004 to serve as FontShop’s creative director. He later worked as an independent consultant\, connecting font makers with font users\, and wrote the book ​The Anatomy of Type​. With his background in design and journalism\, combined with an obsession for type history\, Stephen is responsible for the online face and voice of the Archive\, and helps to shape the future of the collection. He will continue to publish the influential websites ​Typographica​ and ​Fonts In Use\,​ which will now frequently feature content from the Archive. \nThe design team – Murray Grigo-McMahon\, Jon Sueda\, and chris hamamoto \nMurray Grigo-McMahon is a Brit who’s made his way to the West Coast via Sweden and Denmark. He trained as a graphic designer and quickly moved to digital in the mid ’90s\, starting out as Penguin UK’s first in-house web designer. These days he looks after the product design teams over at NextRoll and spends his free time helping out with data intensive design projects and writing very bad code. \nOriginally from Hawaii\, Jon Sueda has practiced design everywhere from Honolulu to Holland. After earning his MFA in Graphic Design from CalArts in 2002\, he was invited to North Carolina State University to serve as a designer in residence\, followed by an internship in the Netherlands with Studio Dumbar. In 2004\, Sueda founded the design studio Stripe\, which specializes in print and exhibition design for art and culture. In 2007\, Sueda relocated to the San Francisco area where he served as Director of Design at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts for seven years\, and is currently the Chair of the MFA Design program at California College of the Arts. Sueda was the curator of the exhibition All Possible Futures (SOMArts\, San Francisco\, 2013)\, and was recently selected as a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. \nchris hamamoto (b. USA\, 1984) is a designer and educator based in Berkeley\, CA. He holds an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and is an assistant professor at California College of the Arts. In addition to teaching\, he maintains an independent practice — pursuing his interest in how automation and algorithms affect social relationships and aesthetics — a topic he explores through graphic design\, software design\, and production. He has shown work and lectured internationally\, and has been recognized by institutions such as Printed Matter\, STA Chicago\, the Walker Art Center\, Hongik University\, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. \nAbout Letterform Archive\nLetterform Archive is a nonprofit center for inspiration\, education\, publishing\, and community. Rob Saunders\, a collector of the letter arts for over 40 years\, founded the archive as a place to share his private collection with the public. Letterform Archive opened to visitors in February 2015 and now offers hands-on access to a curated collection of over 50\,000 items related to lettering\, typography\, calligraphy\, and graphic design\, spanning thousands of years of history. \n 
URL:https://tdc.org/event/online-archive-virtual-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:TDC Letter Walk with Paul Shaw: Two Bronx Neighborhoods – Tremont and Belmont
DESCRIPTION:The Legacy of Letters / TDC lettering walk returns to the Bronx this spring to investigate Tremont and Belmont\, two contiguous neighborhoods in the middle of The Bronx. Tremont abuts Fordham University to the west and Belmont abuts Fordham to the south. These two neighborhoods are full of the usual lettering delights: public schools\, convents and churches\, graffiti\, candy stores\, movie theaters\, dry cleaners\, and funeral homes.  \nBelmont is known as the "Little Italy" of The Bronx. The stores on Arthur Avenue are famous enough to compel Manhattanites to make treks there to buy mozzarella\, cannoli\, cheesecake\, and other Italian specialities. We will end our walking tour with a meal in Little Italy.  \nPaul Shaw has conducted regular walking tours of lettering in New York City since 2005 for the Type Directors Club and other organizations. He has also led similar tours of Boston\, Buffalo\, and Atlanta for SoTA (the Society of Typographic Aficionados). \nPaul is the author of Helvetica and the New York City Subway System\, which has been republished by The MIT Press this year. He has been a calligrapher for over 40 years and has designed 18 typefaces. He is the principal of Paul Shaw / Letter Design\, and teaches calligraphy at Parsons School of Design and the history of typography at the School of Visual Arts. \nNote:\nThis tour does not meet at Type Directors Club. Registered tour participants will be informed of the exact meeting place prior to the event.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-letter-walk-with-paul-shaw-two-bronx-neighborhoods-tremont-and-belmont/
LOCATION:To be announced prior to walk\, New York City
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T143000
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SUMMARY:How Type Drives Culture — The National Arts Club @ Home
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1946\, The Type Directors Club celebrates and amplifies the undeniable power of typography. Charles Nix\, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Club\, will reveal how type and design connect people to ideas\, culture\, and each other. Using examples of type and design\, he will illustrate how type styles define generations and bring people together by creating a universal language. Nix will select a particular font and review its origins\, creation\, and usage. A Q&A will follow the presentation. \nThis program is presented in partnership with The National Arts Club. \nPlease help the NAC support culture by making a donation with your registration. The NAC will share 50% of all donations with the co-presenting organization. The remaining 50% will support the NAC Artist Fellows program\, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists.you contribute directly to the NAC Artist Fellows program\, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists. \nThis program will be hosted via Zoom. You will receive additional details upon registration.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/how-type-drives-culture-the-national-arts-club-home/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T140000
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SUMMARY:TDC Medal Presentation to Rubén Fontana
DESCRIPTION:The Type Directors is awarding Rubén Fontana its coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. \nRubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in the Department of Graphic Design at the Instituto Di Tella\, directed by Juan Carlos Distéfano. \nHe was one of the founders of the Bachelor of Graphic Design at the Universidad de Buenos Aires\, where he founded the classes of Typography and Editorial Design. The curriculum of his course\, published in Pensamiento Tipográfico\, was used as reference for the courses in Typography at several universities in Latin America. At the University of Buenos Aires\, he was also the Director of the Master’s in Typography.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-medal-presentation-to-ruben-fontana/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201121
DTSTAMP:20260616T193653
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SUMMARY:RGD DesignThinkers Conference 2020 - Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:DesignThinkers\, Canada’s only conference for visual communicators\, is a must attend for any informed\, forward-thinking creative\, communications or marketing professional or team. \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\nChris Do\, Founder & CEO at The Futur\nChristopher Doyle\, Founder & Creative Director at Christopher Doyle & Co.\nBlake Howard\, Founder & Creative Director at Matchstic\nJessica Hiche\, lettering artist and author\nIrene Pereyra\, Founder & UX Director at Anton & Irene\n\nRegistration is open here! RGD is offering Early Bird prices through October 23. \nThe Association of Registered Graphic Designers is a non-profit\, professional association that represents over 4\,100 design practitioners\, including firm owners\, freelancers\, managers\, educators and students. Through RGD\, Canadian designers exchange ideas\, educate and inspire\, set professional standards and build a strong\, supportive community dedicated to advocating for the value of design.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/rgd-designthinkers-conference-2020-vancouver/
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 2P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260616T193653
CREATED:20201106T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Creativity Around the World: New Business in a New Business
DESCRIPTION:The world changed in an instant\, along with every single industry. Every city is in different stages of the virus. Listen to how some of the biggest names in advertising are adapting and adjusting to finding new business in a new business. \nPart II of "Creativity Around the World" series hosted by The One Club for Creativity. TOCC Chairperson\, Susan Credle will again lead the discussion. \nPanelists:\nSusan Credle (FCB Global)\nTosh Hall (Jones Knowles Ritchie)\nLeeann Leahy (The VIA Agency)\nKeith Cartwright (Cartwright)\nJohn Steere (160over90)\nDanny Robinson (The Martin Agency)\nNed Crowley (DentsuMB) \nRegistration on EventBrite \nThe One Club for Creativity members can register for free.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/creativity-around-the-world-new-business-in-a-new-business/
LOCATION:The One Club\, 450 W 31st St\, Floor 6\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T173000
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CREATED:20210104T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Judges\, Part 1: 24TDC Type Design Competition
DESCRIPTION:TDC24 Judges Night w/Peter Biľak\, Ryoko Nishizuka\, Noël Leu\, Agyei Archer\, Nadine Chahine\, and Sandra García. Moderated by Ksenya Samarskaya. \nAt this event\, the judges of the Type Directors Club’s 24th Type Design competition will discuss their work\, the state of the type scene today\, and what they’ll be looking for when selecting the best type in the world. Join us for an evening of engaging conversation. \nThis year’s judges are: \nPeter Biľak\, Typotheque \nRyoko Nishizuka\, Adobe \nNoël Leu\, Grilli Type \nAgyei Archer\, Agyei Design \nNadine Chahine\, ArabicType \nSandra García\, TipasType \nModerated by: \nKsenya Samarskaya\, Samarskaya & Partners \nTDC Members get free access to this event! Contact director@tdc.org to receive a free access code. \nSee also: Part 2 of Meet the Judges (January 7)
URL:https://tdc.org/event/meet-the-judges-part-1-24tdc-type-design-competition/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T173000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Judges\, Part 2: TDC67 Communication Design Competition
DESCRIPTION:Meet the TDC67 Judges: Jason Ramirez\, Melissa Deckert\, Leland Maschmeyer\, Leandro Assis\, Joyce N. Ho\, Marta Cerdà Alimabu\, and Jason Sfetko. Moderated by Juan Carlos Pagan. \nAt this event\, the judges of the Type Directors Club’s 67th Communication Design competition will discuss their work\, the state of communication design and typography today\, and what they’ll be looking for when selecting the best use of typography in communication design in the world. \nThis year’s judges are: \nJason Ramirez\, Art director with Viking and Penguin Books \nMelissa Deckert\, Designer\, Art director and Go-founder of Party of One Studio.  \nLeland Maschmeyer\, Chief Creative Officer at Chobani  \nLeandro Assis\, Artist\, Art Director and Letterer \nJoyce N. Ho\, Independent Designer \nMarta Cerdà Alimbau\, Letterer\, Illustrator and Graphic Designer \nJason Sfetko\, Art Director in the global brand design team at Nike \nModerated by: \nJuan Carlos Pagan\, Sunday Afternoon \nTDC Members get free access to this event! Contact director@tdc.org to receive a free access code.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/meet-the-judges-part-2-tdc67-communication-design-competition/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210509
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SUMMARY:Type Drives Communities Conference 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities\, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.  \nJoin us virtually on Friday\, May 7 and Saturday\, May 8\, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks\, presentations\, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. The conference will highlight communities that use typography to pursue a common purpose\, establish intergenerational connections\, and spark and sustain change. What do their strategies suggest about how we might navigate the challenges of our present moment of physical distance and virtual connection? \nRegister now at typedrivescommunities.org \n— \nSPEAKERS & GUESTS\n(as of March 8\, 2021) \nHussein Alazaat\nYani Arabena\nAndreu Balius\nTereza Bettinardi\nFer Cozzi\nFungai Dube\nRubén Fontana\nTapiwanashe Sebastian Garikayi\nLisa Huang 黄丽莎\nIshan Khosla\nBatsirai Madzonga\nSaki Mafundikwa\nSol Matas\nGiang Nguyen\nPanos Vassiliou\nAle Paul\nAriel Seoane\nPaul Soulellis\nOsmond Tshuma\nMariana Álvarez Uribe\nDiego Vainesman\nGuille Vizzari \nLettering: Cey Adams\nTypeface: Paste by Tapiwanashe Sebastian Gariyaki
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-drives-communities-conference-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612
DTSTAMP:20260616T193653
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SUMMARY:Creative Week
DESCRIPTION:Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week - Online from June 7th - 11th\, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond\, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows\, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re offering special programming during the week for creatives in different time zones\, making it convenient for just about anyone\, anywhere in the world. Plus you’ll find sessions devoted to wellness and networking\, making it a truly interactive experience. Register now and join us with the rest of the global creative community.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/creative-week/
LOCATION:Virtual (Link Provided Soon)\, Virtual\, TBD
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210607T213000
DTSTAMP:20260616T193653
CREATED:20210603T040000Z
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SUMMARY:TDC67 and TD24 Judges Choices Announcement
DESCRIPTION:The One Club for Creativity is honored to announce the Special Awards and Best of Show Winners for the TDC Awards competition. Register for the free Award Stage during Creative Week. Click here to Register
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc67-and-td24-judges-choices-announcement/
LOCATION:Virtual (Link Provided Soon)\, Virtual\, TBD
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T140000
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SUMMARY:TDC Scholarship Award Day\, June 16
DESCRIPTION:The TDC’s first female member\, Beatrice Warde\, was a journalist\, scholar\, and passionate advocate of education. Named in her honor and sponsored by Monotype\, the scholarship recognizes one female-identifying college junior\, whose work demonstrates exceptional talent\, sophistication\, and skill in the use of typography across current media\, not just print. \nThe 2021 TDC Superscript Scholarship sponsored by Monotype recognizes BIPOC students studying type design at a college or university in the United States. \nThese two $5\,000 scholarships will be awarded during the TDC Scholarship Day event. \nBeatrice Warde Scholarship Committee \n\nGail Anderson | School of Visual Arts and Anderson + Newton\nDeborah Gonet | Monotype\nShelley Gruendler | Type Camp\n
Ralitsa Debrah | Kwane University (KNUST)\, Ghana\nRathna Ramanathan | Royal Academy of Art\nFiona Ross | Reading University\n
Mariko Takagi | Hong Kong Baptist University\n\nTDC Superscript Scholarship Committee \n\nRoberto de Vicq de Cumptich | de Vicq design\n
Saki Mafundikwa | founder of ZIVA and author of Afrikan Alphabets\nNina Stössinger | Frere-Jones Type\n
David Jon Walker | Rhealistic
Bobby Martin\, Jr. | Champions Design\n\nAdditionally\, the seven TDC Scholarships in the amount of $1\,000 each will be announced.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-scholarship-award-day-june-16/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar\, Hosted by Type Directors Club\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T210000
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SUMMARY:TDC x Poster House Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for everyone’s favorite design party featuring full access to the museum and Poster House’s current exhibitions\, typographic raffle prizes from around the world\, and free drinks for the first 50 attendees\, courtesy of Work Type IPA and Ghia! Poster House and TDC Members get a 20% discount at the bar thereafter. \nAll are welcome with an advance RSVP. Proceeds from the raffle go to supporting our programming including Poster House educational outreach for school tours and TDC’s salons and scholarships. \nPoster and lettering for this event created by Vera van de Seyp. \nDrinks provided by Ghia\, The Working Assembly\, and others. \nPrizes provided by WorldlyTypes and Poster House.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-x-poster-house-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Poster House\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:TDC Book Night is BACK!!
DESCRIPTION:Designing books and book jackets is one of the most rewarding and admired jobs available.\nBut everything about the process—from how brilliant designs are created and approved\, to how to build a successful career in book publishing—can be a mystery\, to outsiders and insiders alike. \nThree industry veterans will spill the tea and do some collective GATE-BREAKING\, to share some of the tips\, tricks and insights that they have discovered while charting their own unique career paths. \nHow do you break into book publishing as a cover designer? How do you get a great design approved when there are a dozen stakeholders in the process\, all with veto power? How do you ask your boss for a promotion\, negotiate a raise\, and know when it's time to leave for greener pastures? These are the difficult questions they will tackle. \nAn event for fans of book and book jacket design\, but also one that will empower creatives at every stage of their career—in book publishing and beyond. \nPlease note that this is an IN-PERSON event and will not be streamed. \nSo if you want to hear the crazy stories\, share the laughs and glean the wisdom\, you'll have to put on hard pants and join us in person for this amazing evening. \nFirst come first serve due to limited seating. \nTickets will sell out\, so get yours NOW! \nIn partnership with A2A. \nTDC Member/Student prices available for $10/ticket\, contact carol@oneclub.org to receive the discount code. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\nPANELISTS\nMaria Elias\nSenior Art Director of Rise x Penguin Workshop a part of Penguin Young Readers \nRaised in Brooklyn\, Maria Elias has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her career began in news and magazine. Once in books\, Maria designed adult books for a decade before moving on to Children’s at Disney Hyperion and later Workman Publishing. In 2019\, she co-founded Rise x Penguin Workshop\, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. Maria’s work has been recognized by AIGA\, the Type Directors Club\, and others. She also writes about design and is a proud member of the Latine/LatinX in publishing community. \nChris Sergio\nVice President\, Group Creative Director\, HOLT / Macmillan Publishing \nPrior to joining Macmillan in 2019\, Sergio worked at Random House\, Simon & Schuster and was VP Art Director at Penguin Random House for many years. Sergio serves on the National Board of Directors for The One Club and is also a member of the Type Directors Club Advisory Board. He is a proud alum of both RISD and LaGuardia High School and was raised in Hell's Kitchen\, New York so long ago that sometimes he still stands on street corners—for extended periods—trying to hail nonexistent yellow cabs rather than call an Uber\, much to the chagrin of his family. \nAlbert Tang\nVice President\, Creative Director\, Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group U.S.A. \nAlbert Tang is a New York born and raised graphic designer who happens to design book covers for a living. He has made stops at Penguin\, W.W. Norton\, Simon and Schuster\, and is currently the VP\, Creative Director at Grand Central Publishing\, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. Twenty something high and low years in the publishing industry\, and still loving it. \n  \n 
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-booknight/
LOCATION:The One Club\, 450 W 31st St\, Floor 6\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Classes and Workshops,Panels
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240815
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SUMMARY:Ascenders 2024 Award Ceremony & Reception
DESCRIPTION:Created by the Type Directors Club\, Ascenders recognizes rising designers. It is for all typographic creatives aged 35 or under. This August 14 at The One Club for Creativity\, we are holding a winners' ceremony and reception\, a formal evening with keynote speakers\, creative professionals\, design leaders\, and Ascenders winners in attendance. \nEach Ascenders applicant is reviewed by a panel of top industry professionals\, who hand-select entries decided through multiple rounds of group voting and discussions. \nJoin us at The One Club for Creativity Gallery in New York City on Wednesday\, August 14th\, as we honor this year’s cohort of exceptional type and design practitioners age 35 and under. It’s an opportunity to network with the type community\, the ones that call the Big Apple home and those traveling from afar. You’ll see the winners in attendance receive their Ascenders honors\, meet members of the TDC Advisory Board and extended type community. \nSCHEDULE \n\nDoors Open / 6:00 pm\nNetworking and Drinks / 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm\nKeynote Presentation / 7:00 - 7:45 pm\nNetworking and Drinks / 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm\n\n*Light food and drink provided \nTICKETS \n\nNon-Members: $20*\nStudents & Members: $10* (use the code received via email to register or reach out to tdc@oneclub.org)\n\n*plus Eventbrite fees \nLimited seating is available\, so get your tickets while you can—it will be a memorable experience for everyone. \nThe One Club For Creativity\n450 W 31st St\nNew York\, NY 10001\n\nPURCHASE Tickets \n\nLearn about the 2023\, 2022\, 2019\, and 2018 Ascenders\, and follow #TDCAscenders. Become a member for discounted entries and important dates. ​
URL:https://tdc.org/event/ascenders/
LOCATION:The One Club\, 450 W 31st St\, Floor 6\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Awards Ceremony
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T210000
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SUMMARY:Typography After Dark w/ Special Guests
DESCRIPTION:A sexy night to step into the sultry world where letters meet libido. \nTypography After Dark explores the penetrative role of typography in porn\, from vintage erotica to modern-day visual media. Discover how typefaces shape desire\, communicate intimacy\, and play a subtle yet powerful role in the art and marketing of sensuality. \nJoin Silas Munro\, Yihuang Zhou\, Elizabeth Goodspeed & Zipeng Zhu for an evening of saucy talks\, juicy visuals\, and anything goes discussions about the intersection of design\, sexuality\, and culture. Whether you’re a designer\, a typophile\, or simply curious\, this event promises to unveil the playful\, provocative\, and profound stories hidden in the curves and contours of the letters we love. \nBUY TICKETS \n\n  \nSilas Munro is a designer\, artist\, writer\, researcher\, curator and surfer. He is founder of the design studio Polymode that works with clients across cultural spheres. Commissions and collaborations include: The New York Times Magazine\, MIT Press\, Nike\, Airbnb\, the Brooklyn Museum\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, LA MOCA. Munro is the curator and author of Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest at Letterform Archive\, and Reverberations: Lineages in Design History\, opening at the Ford Foundation Gallery in the Spring of 2025. He was a contributor to W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America and co-authored the first BIPOC-centered design history course\, Black Design in America: African Americans and the African Diaspora in Graphic Design 19–21st Century. His work was recently exhibited at Lesley University\, LA Design Festival\, and the Scottsdale Museum of Art\, and is included in the collections of Tufts University\, and the Montalvo Arts Center. Upcoming exhibitions in 2025 include a solo show at The University of Hartford’s Joseloff Gallery\, and in the group show Printing Black America at Print Center New York\, curated by Tiffany E. Barber. Munro is Founding Faculty\, Chair Emeritus for the MFA Program in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts. \n\nZipeng Zhu is a Chinese-born artist\, designer\, art director\, illustrator\, and animator in New York City who wants to make every day a razzle-dazzle musical. His clients include Apple\, Adidas\, Adobe\, Coca-Cola\, Microsoft\, Twitter\, Netflix\, New York Times\, The New Yorker\, CNN\, MTV\, and Samsung. He was one of the Art Directors Club Young Guns 13 winners and has been recognized as Print magazine’s New Visual Artist and The One Show Young Ones. His work has been exhibited all over the world including New York\, Barcelona\, Dubai\, Mumbai\, Shanghai\, Beijing and other major museums and institutions. Now he runs his creative practice Dazzle Studio and gift shop Dazzle Supply to push dazzle to the next level. \n\nYihuang Zhou is a graphic designer who navigates the intersections of cultural identity and design. Born in Taicang\, China\, traditional Chinese calligraphy training and the country's rapidly changing visual landscape profoundly shaped his design perspective. \nGraduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2019 with a BFA in Design\, Zhou's career has spanned design roles in both China and the United States. He currently works as a Senior Designer at Mother Design in New York City and is pursuing the Type@Cooper Extended Program for Typeface Design. \nOutside of design\, Zhou is passionate about cooking\, which he considers another creative outlet that engages all five senses. \n\nElizabeth Goodspeed is an independent designer and writer based in Providence\, Rhode Island. She's collaborated with clients like Herman Miller\, Phaidon\, HBO\, and The Whitney Museum\, as well as many studios—including Pentagram\, Mythology\, High Tide\, RoAndCo and Porto Rocha. She’s also the US Editor-at-Large for It’s Nice That\, where she writes a monthly column on design and visual culture\, and contributes to Fast Company\, PORT\, The Architect’s Newspaper\, and AIGA Eye on Design. She publishes "Casual Archivist\," a newsletter about design history\, and teaches at RISD and Parsons. \n  \nget tickets
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typography-after-dark-w-special-guests/
LOCATION:Mother\, 77 10th Street #3rd Floor\, Brooklyn\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Panels
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T210000
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SUMMARY:TDC71 Exhibition & Winners Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:TDC71 at Creative Week 2025 – Recap \nCreative Week 2025 rolled out the red carpet for four acclaimed award shows celebrating the best in global creativity. Among them\, the Type Directors Club’s 71st Annual Exhibition spotlighted typographic excellence through its TDC71 Winners Showcase\, held at The One Club for Creativity in New York. \nThe TDC71 exhibition featured 170 winning entries across Communication Design\, Type Design\, and Lettering\, selected from 26 countries. Each category celebrated a Best of Discipline winner: \n\n\nBest of Communication Design: New York City FC Branding – Gretel with Frere-Jones Type \n\n\nBest of Type Design: Naatak – Ek Type \n\n\nBest of Lettering: Stanford d.School Yearbook 2023 – Daniel Frumhoff Design \n\n\nIn addition to category winners\, the jury selected standout projects as their personal Judges’ Choice honorees. These were presented by: \n\n\nMin Lew (Communication Design) \n\n\nCharles Nix on behalf of Sahar Afshar (Type Design) \n\n\nDavid Jon Walker (Lettering) \n\n\nEach Judges’ Choice highlighted work of exceptional craft\, innovation\, or cultural relevance. The full list of honorees was featured in the show and will appear in Typography 46: The World’s Best Typography® \nAll winning work will travel globally in eight international exhibitions and be permanently archived in the TDC annual. \nThank you to all who joined us to celebrate the world’s best typography.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc71-exhibition-winners-ceremony/
LOCATION:The One Club\, 450 W 31st St\, Floor 6\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T213000
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SUMMARY:Alphabettes Book Release
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the release of Alphabettes Soup: a decade of feminist approaches to type research\, design\, and creative community-building.\nAlphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type (Bikini Books\, 2026) celebrates a decade of typographic pot-banging and community-building. Blending key articles from the Alphabettes platform with new essays\, reflections\, and interviews\, the book challenges dominant narratives in type and seeks to inspire future decentralized design networks. A 400-page potluck type specimen\, this hearty soup features work by over 250 women and gender-diverse type and design practitioners from around the world. \nJoin editor Amy Papaelias and contributor Elizabeth Carey Smith\, along with Dyana Weissman\, Victoria Rushton\, Liz DeLuna\, Laura Serra\, and more Alphabettes Soup chefs\, to celebrate the launch of the book with conversation\, cake\, and\, of course\, fun. \nImage credits: Sera van de Water\, courtesy of Bikini Books.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/alphabettes-book-release/
LOCATION:The One Club\, 450 W 31st St\, Floor 6\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T213000
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SUMMARY:TDC72 Awards Ceremony and Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to help us celebrate the winners of the 72nd year of the Type Directors Club’s annual competition\, honoring The World’s Best Typography.\nThe evening includes a breathtaking exhibition of the best physical work\, posters\, books\, and packaging\, plus amazing displays of type-in-motion. \nThe awards show is the moment we finally reveal this year’s Best of Discipline winners and Judges' Choice selections. But more than that\, we are introducing our brand new Type-High Award\, a first-ever trophy in Gold\, Silver\, and Bronze. Find out what entrants won this new level of distinction! \nDoors: 6:00pm\nCeremony: 7:00– 8:30pm\nPost-reception: 8:30 pm \nVENUE\nTheater at The Lighthouse\n58 Kent Street\nBrooklyn\, NY 11222 \nABOUT THE VENUE \nThe Lighthouse is the first-ever creative campus & studio playground for the Creator Economy.\nThe campuses are designed to enable and empower career creators & creative professionals. promising to provide creators from all walks of life a place to call their own\, a place to co-create\, connect with one another\, learn from each other\, share their ideas and grow as founders of the businesses fueling creative culture.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc72-awards-ceremony-and-exhibition/
LOCATION:Theater at The Lighthouse\, 58 Kent Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Awards Ceremony
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