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SUMMARY:DesignThinkers Vancouver 2019
DESCRIPTION:Over its 20 year history\, the DesignThinkers Conference has spanned massive changes in the communication design industry. From print to digital\, visual identity to brand\, websites to user experiences\, design has evolved as new trend\, technologies and philosophies transform the wider world. Join us at DesignThinkers Vancouver this May\, put on by RGD in partnership with GDC\, to explore the innovations and disruptions that inform\, inspire and influence design\, consider its impact and re-imagine its role as we confront fundamental global challenges. \nConference registration includes presentations by industry leaders\, a design marketplace\, book signings\, giveaways\, food and drink at our Delegate Party and a multitude of opportunities to network with top design professionals from around the world. \nType Directors Club members receive 15% off the registration fee with the promo code. (Members\, email director@tdc.org for the code!) \nConfirmed Speakers: \nJessica Bellamy\, Motion Infographic Designer and Founder of GRIDS \nHillel Cooperman\, Senior VP of UX Design at Oracle \nJenny Lam\, Senior VP of UX Design at Oracle \nKarin Fong\, Founder of Imaginary Forces \nCheryl Heller\, Designer\, Author and Educator \nKit Hinrichs\, Principal and Creative Director at Studio Hinrichs \nSarah Hyndman\, Founder of Type Tasting \nAustin Kleon\, Writer\, Artist\, Speaker and NYT bestselling Author \nLeland Maschmeyer\, Chief Creative Officer of Chobani \nMike Monteiro\, Co-Founder and Design Director at Mule Design \nAshley Shaffer\, Consumer Research and Brand Strategy Director at Preacher \nZolty\, Co-Founder & Head of Design at BREAKFAST \nFor more information\, visit https://designthinkers.com/vancouver/
URL:https://tdc.org/event/designthinkers-vancouver-2019/
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 2P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T203000
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SUMMARY:Robert Finkel and Shea Tillman: Visual Memoranda - IBM Poster Program 1969-1979
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening night of our new exhibition\, Visual Memoranda: A Selection of Posters from the IBM Poster Program 1969-1979.  Curators Robert Finkel and Shea Tillman will be there to share their research about this corporate design venture and speak about the designers whose works are on display. \nThe decades following World War II ushered in an era of unprecedented growth for International Business Machines (IBM)\, as innovations in electronic data processing and the miniaturization of transistor-based electronics transformed the company into a multibillion-dollar colossus. \nDuring this period\, Thomas J. Watson Jr.\, president of IBM\, sought to elevate the company’s image as a forward-thinking\, technologically-advanced organization by hiring world-renowned design consultants\, including Eliot Noyes\, Charles and Ray Eames\, and Paul Rand (who designed the instantly recognizable IBM logo and held a remarkable influence over internal staff designers.) \nThe IBM Poster Program was initiated in the late 1960s by staff designer Ken White\, who had studied under Rand at Yale. It was also during this period that Tom Bluhm transferred into the team\, having worked as a contract illustrator for IBM in Rochester\, Minnesota. Shortly thereafter\, Ken’s former colleague John Anderson was also added to the staff. \nWebsite preview here. \nThis exhibition is open for viewing from June 6 until Thursday\, August 1st\, 3 p.m. by appointment only. The TDC office is closed on weekends.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/robert-finkel-and-shea-tillman-visual-memoranda-ibm-poster-program-1969-1979/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T203000
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CREATED:20190514T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Type ThursdayNYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽\nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit\nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-thursdaynyc-3/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T180000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190411T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Typographics
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: \nThe 11-day festival is a forum for presentations about graphic design\, lettering\, web design\, publication design\, book design\, type design\, packaging\, branding\, corporate identity\, advertising\, and motion graphics. Importantly\, Typographics focus on new frontiers in-app and responsive web design. The international line-up of speakers includes emerging and established designers. The group attracts many distinguished typographers and the program is designed as a dialogue among all the participants. \nIn the week before and the week after the main conference\, Type@Cooper is offering workshops and tours that will educate and entertain conference participants and are open to the public as well. \nWHEN: \nThe festival runs from June 10 through June 20th. The conference starts on Friday\, June 14th at 9:45 am and concludes on Saturday\, June 15th at 6:00 pm. \n \nFESTIVAL EVENTS: \n\nJune 10-13: Workshops and tours\nJune 13-16: TypeLab events\nJune 14-15: Conference presentations\nJune 14-16: Typographics book fair\nJune 16-20: Workshops and tours\n\nDISCOUNTS FOR TDC MEMBERS: \nTDC members receive discounts on registration. Email director@tdc.org for the discount code.\nWHERE: \nThe festival will take place at The Cooper Union in the East Village\, with the conference happening at The Great Hall in The Foundation Building of the same college. \nThe Cooper Union’s landmark Foundation Building is in one of the liveliest and hippest neighborhoods in Manhattan. The East Village attracts tens of thousands of tourists each year and is a destination in itself. What better place to hold this event? New York is one of the largest centers of graphic design with several hundred design studios. Conference participants will experience first-hand the energy and impact of typography in a thriving city that is a rich pool of talent and resources. \nSince 1859\, The Great Hall of The Cooper Union with 855 seats has been a stage for educational lectures\, political movements\, campaigns for social reform and the creative arts. Here\, abolitionists like Frederick Douglass campaigned to end slavery and suffragists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women to have the right to vote. In 1860\, Abraham Lincoln gave the speech that propelled him to the presidency. Working people organized labor unions and civic reformers\, political movements\, the Red Cross\, and the NAACP all have roots here.  \nThe Great Hall has offered a platform to Heads of State\, Nobel laureates\, and American presidents from Lincoln and Grant to Clinton and Obama. On June 15 and 16\, 2018\, Typographics designers will again take the stage and affect the trajectory of design in the 21st century.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typographics/
LOCATION:Great Hall at The Cooper Union\, 7 East 7th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T204500
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SUMMARY:Type ThursdayNYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽\nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit\nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-thursdaynyc-4/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190717T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190717T210000
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SUMMARY:TDC65 Exhibition Opening and Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Type Directors Club invites members\, its honorees\, and the press to the private New York opening of The World’s Best Typography: The 65th Annual Exhibition of the Type Directors Club. The exhibition features communication design and the selections from the twenty-first annual typeface design competition\, which will be on display through August 9\, 2019. \nAnnouncements of the Best in Show\, Best in Show Student Awards and Scholarship presentations start at 6:30 PM in the auditorium. Please join us as we also present the 32nd TDC Medal to Wim Crouwel. Over the past 52 years the TDC Medal has been awarded to individuals who excel in the field of typography and typographic design. \nDrinks and hors d'ouevres in the foyer.\nExhibition viewing in the gallery. \nOnly winners of the TDC competitions will receive FREE tickets. Everyone is invited but must purchase tickets. \nTDC65 Judges \nKarin Fong\, Imaginary Forces\nLeo Jung\, Sunday Magazine\nEddie Opara\, Pentagram\nPaulina Reyes\, Plated New York\nIan Spalter\, Instagram\nAnnik Troxler\, Switzerland\nZipeng Zhu\, Dazzle \nChair: Bobby Martin\, Jr.\, OCD \nTypeface Design Judges \nNicole Dotin\, Process Type Foundry\nTobias Frere-Jones\, Frere-Jones Type\nErin McLaughlin\nKristyan Sarkis\, TPTQ Arabic Type Foundry \nChair: Nina Stössinger\, Frere-Jones Type \nDesigned by Bond\, London \nThis event is sponsored by Monotype and The Cooper Union
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc65-opening-exhibition-and-reception/
LOCATION:Cooper Union\, Rose Auditorium\, 41 Cooper Square\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T204500
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SUMMARY:Type ThursdayNYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽\nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit\nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-thursdaynyc-5/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190729T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190729T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Ascenders 2019 Awards Ceremony and Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Have a glass of wine and join the Type Directors Club board of directors in celebrating some of the best designers in the world: \n    Daniel Brokstad (New York)\n    Vincent Chan (Melbourne)\n    Fernanda Cozzi (Buenos Aires)\n    Sean Freeman (London)\n    Ben Grandgenett (New York)\n    Anthony Hos (Auckland)\n    Ben Johnston (Toronto)\n    Abraham Lule (New York)\n    Loris Olivier (Geneva)\n    Gregory Shutters (Chicago) \nThis will be the opening of the Ascenders 2019 exhibition\, which will be on display in New York City through September 13\, 2019.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/ascenders-2019-awards-ceremony-and-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190828T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190901T170000
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SUMMARY:TypeCon 2019
DESCRIPTION:TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA)\, an international organization dedicated to the promotion\, study\, and support of typography and related arts. \nThe majority of the TypeCon program (see below) takes place at the Hilton Minneapolis from August 28th to September 1st in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. Consult the TypeCon program page for other venues and special event details that will be added. \nWe will be showing all of the award-winning Typeface Designs in a special exhibition alongside the TDC65 Communication Design winners.  Stop by to say hello!  We will also be hosting a special evening with Juan Carlos Pagan on August 29 that you will not want to miss. \nEarly bird pricing ends July 14. Register here. \nTDC Members attending TypeCon 2019 receive 20% off their registration. Email Carol Wahler director@tdc.org for the membership discount code. \nTypeCon events:\nWednesday\, August 28th\n\nPre-conference Workshops\nKickoff Event\n\nThursday\, August 29th\n\nPre-conference Workshops\nType & Design Education Forum (View schedule)\nTDC Presentation & Reception with Juan Carlos Pagan\n\nFriday\, August 30th\n\nMain Conference Program (View schedule)\nType Gallery Exhibits\nSOTA Marketplace\nSOTA Silent Auction Viewing & Bidding\nKeynote Presentation\nCatalyst Award Presentation: Ruggero Magrì\nSOTA Spacebar Party\n\nSaturday\, August 31st\n\nMain Conference Program (View schedule)\nType Gallery Exhibits\nSOTA Marketplace\nSOTA Silent Auction Viewing & Bidding\nKeynote Presentation\nSOTA’s Night of Type\nSOTA Typography Award Presentation\nSOTA Silent Auction Wind Up\n\nSunday\, September 1st\n\nMain Conference Program (View schedule)\nType Gallery Exhibits\nSOTA Marketplace\nType Crit\nType Walk\nClosing Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typecon-2019/
LOCATION:Hilton Minneapolis\, 1001 Marquette Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Society of Typographic Aficionados":MAILTO:info@typesociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T210000
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SUMMARY:Juan Carlos Pagan at TypeCon (+ Facebook Analog Research Lab!)
DESCRIPTION:The Type Directors Club and the Society of Typographic Aficionados are pleased to announce that lettering artist and illustrator Juan Carlos Pagan will be giving a special presentation on Thursday\, August 29th\, as part of TypeCon2019 “Nice” in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. \nPlus\, a we are hosting a screenprinting activity with Facebook Analog Research Lab! After the talk\, grab a squeegee and print the final layer on a design created just for this special pop-up! It's all happening right here!\n \nJuan Carlos Pagan is a New York-based designer\, typographer\, and creative director\, who currently serves on the board of Type Directors Club. He is currently the founding partner and Executive Creative Director of Sunday Afternoon. He previously held Head of Design and Creative Director positions at 72andSunny NY\, Deutsch NY\, and DDB NY. \nJuan has been honored for his work by the Type Directors Club\, Communication Arts\, The ADC\, One Show\, Graphis\, Cannes Lions\, Clios\, Fast Company\, and Print Magazine among others. His client list includes brands such as Nike\, Google\, New York Times\, ESPN\, Pinterest\, Smirnoff\, and Under Armour. In 2013 Juan received the prestigious Art Directors Club Young Guns award. \nThat same year\, he was named the top of Adweek’s Talent 100 and was subsequently nominated for Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists 20 Under 30. In 2018\, he received the Type Directors Club Ascenders Award\, which recognizes the work of designers who are 35 years of age and under for their remarkable achievement in design\, typography\, type design\, and lettering. \nJuan received his BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2006 and completed his postgraduate studies in typeface design at The Cooper Union in 2011. \nFacebook Analog Research Lab: Read all about the Lab's work and mission here.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/juan-carlos-pagan-at-typecon/
LOCATION:Hilton Minneapolis\, 1001 Marquette Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190824T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T040000Z
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SUMMARY:TDC65 and 2018 Ascenders Exhibitions at ATypI in Tokyo
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a celebration of all things typographic! Join us September 4–7 in Tokyo for ATypI 2019\, the sixty-third annual conference of the non-profit Association Typographique Internationale. Four type-filled days and nights in this enthralling city will engage\, entertain\, and inspire you. \n\nWednesday\, 4 September: Pre-conference optional workshops and associated events.\nThursday–Saturday\, September 5–7: The main conference programme\, exhibitions\, demonstrations\, and special events.\n\nATypI Tokyo will bring together typeface designers\, publishers\, developers\, and educators from Japan and the global typographic community. Tokyo is the perfect environment for a global gathering: it is a crucible of hypermodernity and tradition\, globalism and regionalism. ATypI is a global network that spans design professions\, company sizes\, and geographic areas of activity. \nATypI 2019 will take place at the Miraikan Museum in Tokyo\, a space dedicated to emerging science and innovation. We are particularly pleased to announce that we will be presenting the following award-winning work at the museum: \n\nTDC65 Communications Design and Typeface Design competitions\nExhibition featuring work by the 2018 Ascenders.\n\nTDC members attending ATypI 2019 are entitled to receive discounts on their registration fees. Email Carol Wahler director@tdc.org for the membership discount code. \n 
URL:https://tdc.org/event/atypi-in-tokyo/
LOCATION:Miraikan Museum\, 2 Chome-3-3-6 Aomi\, Koto City\, Tokyo\, 135-0064\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T210000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190824T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Type Thursday NYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽\nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit\nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-thursday-nyc/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T130000
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SUMMARY:Lettering Walk with Paul Shaw: Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the adjacent neighborhoods of Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park that straddle Fourth Avenue and butt up against Gowanus Bay and the Upper Bay of New York Harbor. These are working class and immigrant neighborhoods that—fingers crossed—have not yet been gentrified.  \nIn both neighborhoods\, we will show you a mix of vernacular lettering (with Mexican influence)\, classical roman capitals and 19th century grotesques for government institutions\, a small bit of Art Deco\, and some 1950s scripts. We will take a small detour into Green-Wood Cemetery (established 1838)\, one of the historically most important cemeteries in the United States\, and we might finish up at a letterpress shop. \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. \nParticipants will be notified of the meeting point in Brooklyn prior to the event. (Note: The Type Directors Club in Manhattan is not the starting point for this walk!)
URL:https://tdc.org/event/lettering-walk-with-paul-shaw-greenwood-heights-and-sunset-park/
LOCATION:Brooklyn - To Be Announced\, Brooklyn\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T210000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190923T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T040000Z
UID:6599-1570125600-1570136400@tdc.org
SUMMARY:TypeThursday NYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽ \nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit \nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n\n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/20990/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20190828T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T040000Z
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SUMMARY:DesignThinkers Toronto 2019
DESCRIPTION:Over its 20-year history\, the DesignThinkers Conference has spanned massive changes in the communication design industry. From print to digital\, visual identity to brand\, websites to user experiences\, design has evolved as new trends\, technologies and philosophies transform the wider world. Join us at DesignThinkers Toronto this October\, put on by RGD\, to explore the innovations and disruptions that inform\, inspire and influence design\, consider its impact and re-imagine its role as we confront fundamental global challenges. \nConference registration includes presentations by industry leaders\, a design marketplace\, book signings\, giveaways\, food and drink at our Delegate Party and a multitude of opportunities to network with top design professionals from around the world. \nTDC members receive discounts on their registration. Email director@tdc.org for the discount code. \nConfirmed Speakers\n\nSagi Haviv\, Partner at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv\nLiz Jackson\, Founder of The Disabled List\nVeronica Fuerte\, Founder & CD of Hey Studio\nLiza Enebeis & Merijin van Velsen\, CDs at Studio Dumbar\nNatasha Jen\, Partner at Pentagram\nHamish Smyth & Jesse Reed\, Partners at Order\nTina Roth Eisenberg\, Founder / CEO of CreativeMornings\nAdam J. Kurtz\, Artist & Author\nMaria Giudice\, CEO & Founder of Hot Studio\nJosh Silverman\, Designer\, Entrepreneur\, Educator\nRebeca Méndez\, Professor at UCLA Design\, Principal at Rebeca Méndez Studio\nJason Pamental\, Typographer\, Web Designer & Author\n\nFor more information\, visit https://designthinkers.com/toronto/
URL:https://tdc.org/event/designthinkers-toronto-2019/
LOCATION:Sony Center for the Performing Arts\, 1 Front Street East\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5E 1B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T220000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191018T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T040000Z
UID:6613-1571907600-1572127200@tdc.org
SUMMARY:Letrástica 3 – The Type Festival
DESCRIPTION:Letrástica Festival is an independent international type and design event that celebrates diversity of the voices and eclecticism of ideas. It is a connecting festival for industry\, professionals\, students\, enthusiasts and society. \nThis edition includes talks\, workshops and exhibitions on an international level as well as demonstrations\, professional critiques and an open forum. \nSee the schedule of events here. \nThe list of international type designers and creatives who will be speaking and hosting workshops is here. \nRegister for type\, lettering\, and calligraphy workshops here. \nRegistration information here.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/letrastica-the-type-festival/
LOCATION:MIND (México Innovación y Diseño)\, Av Faro 2350\, Verde Valle\, Guadalajara\, Jalisco\, 44550\, Mexico
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191028T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191003T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T040000Z
UID:6605-1572287400-1572294600@tdc.org
SUMMARY:Type x Graphic Design: Emerging Global Practices
DESCRIPTION:We explore this question through conversations with recent design graduates Pragun Agarwal (MICA)\, Ivy Li (VCU)\, and Beatriz Lozano (University of Michigan). Through their work\, these practitioners hailing from international and local backgrounds touch upon difficult issues of translation and reception of visual culture and ideas. What can all designers learn from their experiences? \nEmerging Global Practices is the first in a three-part Type x Graphic Design series on global typography and design by AIGA NY and the TDC. \nGraphic designer and educator Jason Alejandro will moderate the panel\, which includes recent graduates from the Maryland Institute College of Art\, University of Michigan\, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Each panelist will present their work for 15 minutes\, followed by a 30-minute discussion. \nEvent Series: Fresh Dialogue\nType x Graphic Design: Emerging Global Practices is part of the Fresh Dialogue event series. These events are critical discussions that focus on current events\, issues of cultural relevance and emerging topics in the world of design. \nPanel Moderator\nJason Alejandro is a graphic designer and educator based between New York City and Philadelphia. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the College of New Jersey. Jason has taught at Rutgers University\, Kean University\, Lehigh University\, and the University of Pennsylvania. Previously\, he was an art director at JK Design and a book designer at Princeton University Press. Jason received an MFA in Graphic Design from Vermont College of Fine Arts\, and his work has been recognized by Communication Arts\, Society of Typographic Arts\, Association of University Presses\, and the Book Industry Guild of New York. He maintains an independent design practice focused on publishing\, education\, and typography. Select clients include Johnson & Johnson\, Princeton University\, MIT Press\, University of Chicago Press\, Verso Books\, and Rolling Stone. \nSpeakers\n\nPragun Agarwal is a graphic designer from India\, and a fresh MFA Graduate in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)\, Baltimore. He is originally from New Delhi where he was born and brought up before moving to Ahmedabad to finish his design education from the National Institute of Design (NID). After his graduation in 2014\, he worked at Codesign for three years and successfully completed an internship at Pentagram in the summer of 2018. Pragun has constantly pushed his learning of calligraphy\, lettering\, and typography by experimenting with different styles\, techniques and tools. He has applied his understanding of these mediums in different personal and commercial projects over the last few years. \nYixue (aka Ivy Li) is a designer working between China and the United States. She is interested in how global products/identities are made\, transported and consumed\, and the inevitable ‘mis-’ in acts of transmission. She stands with things and humans that are misread\, mispronounced\, misfitted and mistranslated when they traverse social and cultural borders. She holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently at Wkshps. \nBeatriz Lozano is a designer at Sunday Afternoon and former designer in residence at Morcos Key. She holds a BFA from the University of Michigan and is currently exploring custom type\, 3D\, and motion design. Originally on the path to becoming a mechanical engineer\, Beatriz shifted to graphic design as her involvement in immigrant rights activism exposed her to the power of visual communication. \n  \n\nType x Graphic Design: Emerging Global Practices is organized by AIGA NY and co-sponsored by Type Directors Club in collaboration with the School of Art\, Media\, and Technology at The New School. \nGraphics: Beatriz Lozano \n 
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-x-graphic-design-emerging-global-practices/
LOCATION:Parsons The New School for Design\, 63 Fifth Avenue\, Room L105\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T050000Z
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SUMMARY:TypeThursdayNYC November
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit.\nWhat the font is Type Crit‽
 \nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit \nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typethursdaynyc-november/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191002T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Practicing Type in the Age of Screens
DESCRIPTION:Typeface design and the implementation of typography has never been more exciting. In many cases\, type is presented on monitors\, tiny and huge electronic visual displays\, i.e.\, screens. \nIn collaboration with the Type Directors Club\, Design Incubation will moderate a panel discussion among design innovators about their design and use of type in today’s changing environment. \nModerators \nLiz DeLuna\nSt John’s University \nDan Wong\nNew York City College of Technology\, CUNY \nPanelists \n\nJason Pamental\nJavier Viramontes\nNancy Campbell\nKsenya Samarskaya\n\n  \nDesign Incubation is a venue for educators and practitioners of Communication Design to discuss design research and practice. Our aim is to create a community where designers can assess creative work through a lens of scholarly activity and academic review. \nThe organization seeks to foster collaboration\, promote development\, encourage discourse\, cultivate theoretical frameworks\, challenge notions\, offer criticism\, and review processes within the design community. We include designers across experience levels and backgrounds— practicing designers\, graduate students\, adjunct and tenure-track faculty through to distinguished professors.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/practicing-type-in-the-age-of-screens/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191022T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Type x Graphic Design: Global Typography
DESCRIPTION:Digital communication allows us to reach beyond geographic and typographical barriers. What does it mean to practice design and typography when nationalities\, languages\, and scripts are in constant interaction? This panel discussion brings together designers whose work stretches beyond Latin typography to share their perspectives on designing for a global world. \nGlobal Typography is the second in a three-part Type x Graphic Design series on global typography and design by AIGA NY and the TDC. \nType designer Ksenya Samarskaya (Samarskaya & Partners) with moderate a panel that includes Wael Morcos (Morcos Key)\, Chris Wu (Wkshps)\, and Caspar Lam & YuJune Park (Synoptic Office) to discuss the global aspects of typography. The discussion will cover a range of questions\, including: \n\nHow do these projects begin?\nWhy is this work important?\nHow do you respectfully design as a non-native reader?\nHow do you harmonize between scripts that have different cultural/visual history?\n\nEach panelist will have 15 minutes to present their work followed by a 30-minute moderated discussion. \nEvent Series: Fresh Dialogue\nType x Graphic Design: Global Typography is part of the Fresh Dialogue event series. These events are critical discussions that focus on current events\, issues of cultural relevance and emerging topics in the world of design. \nPanel Moderator\nKsenya Samarskaya is a creative practitioner and type designer\, following her fascination with the nuances inherent in our visual and literary culture. Samarskaya has judged competitions for Communication Arts\, TISDC\, TDC\, and the SoTA Catalyst Award\, and served on the board of AIGA NY. She’s developed curriculum and teaches at Harbour.Space University in Barcelona\, as well as fielding courses at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and The School of Visual Arts in NYC. Recent areas of investigation include type in extended reality\, and best pedagogical practices for creativity. \nSpeakers\nWael Morcos is a graphic designer and type designer from Beirut\, Lebanon. Upon receiving his BA in Graphic Design from Notre Dame University (Lebanon)\, he spent three years developing identities and Arabic-Latin bilingual typefaces\, in addition to working in print and exhibition design. Wael received his MFA from RISD in 2013\, after which he moved to New York and worked with several studios in the city before founding Morcos Key. Wael has been featured in Print Magazine’s 15 under 30\, was named a Young Gun by the Art Directors Club and an Ascender by the Type Directors Club. \nChris Wu is a designer and creative director based in New York. He is a partner of the multidisciplinary design practice Wkshps. Previously\, he was a principal of the design studio Project Projects\, winner of the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award. Chris has collaborated with clients such as the Guggenheim Museum\, M+ Museum\, David Zwirner\, New Museum\, Para Site (Hong Kong)\, The Met\, James Cohan\, MoMA\, Albright-Knox Art Gallery\, SculptureCenter\, Asia Art Archive\, Modern Media Group (Shanghai)\, The Vera List Center for Arts and Politics\, among others. Chris received his Master’s degree in Communications Design at Pratt Institute. \n\nYuJune Park is the co-founder of Synoptic Office and the Associate Director of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design. She served as the Program Director from 2014–2017. Her work has been recognized by the AIGA\, the I.D. Annual Design Review\, and the Art Director’s Club Awards. She holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and a BFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. YuJune has worked for and collaborated with several studios including Base Design\, Graphic Thought Facility\, and Rockwell Lab for a variety of clients including the Museum of Modern Art\, Milk Studios\, the Davis Museum\, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In addition to teaching\, YuJune speaks widely on design education and typography\, most recently at Typographics\, Northside Festival\, and AIGA NY. \nSynoptic Office was founded by Caspar Lam and YuJune Park. It is a multidisciplinary design studio operating in the space between design\, technology\, and education. The studio’s work has been exhibited internationally and recognized by Fast Company Design\, iDn\, Neshan\, Etapes\, and It’s Nice That. Synoptic Office was selected to participate in BIO23\, the 23rd Biennial of Design at the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana\, Slovenia and has exhibited at the Ningbo Museum of Art in China and the 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design in Brno. \nCaspar Lam\, the co-founder of Synoptic Office\,  holds an MFA from Yale and degrees in biology and design from the University of Texas at Austin. His work with cultural and fashion clients includes the Guggenheim Museum\, Ohne Titel\, and Vogue China. Adobe\, AIGA\, and ID Design Review have recognized his work. Previously\, Caspar led design and digital strategy for Artstor\, an Andre Mellon Foundation-funded non-profit to develop digital products related to metadata and publishing for institutions such asHarvard\, Cornell\, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He has been a visiting critic at the Hong Kong Design Institute and served as an Adjunct Associate Research Scholar at Columbia University’s GSAPP. Caspar regularly writes and speaks about design\, most recently at Typographics and the TDC. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design. \n\nEvent graphics designed by Beatriz Lozano
URL:https://tdc.org/event/type-x-graphic-design-global-typography/
LOCATION:Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall\, Parsons School of Design at The New School\, 66 West 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191209T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T081225Z
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SUMMARY:TDC 2019 Holiday Party at Poster House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a convivial typographic evening with wine\, hors d’oevres\, two poster exhibitions with a curator-guided tour\, and a silent auction. \nThere may even be a nerdy typographic game (we’re still working on the details). \nTwo dynamic exhibitions at Poster House will be open during the party and curator Angelina Lippert will lead a tour of the Ghana movie poster show\, Baptized by Beefcake\, during the party. Also on view are smart\, passionate protest posters from the 2017 Women's March in Boston. \nEntry fees and silent auction proceeds will benefit the TDC scholarship fund. Every year the TDC awards scholarships to seven outstanding students of typography. \nWe are excited to auction works by TDC Medalists: \n\nEd Benguiat\nDavid Berlow\nLouise Fili\nZuzana Licko (Emigré)\nFiona Ross\nPaula Scher\nErik Spiekermann\n\nAs well as a private gallery tour by Poster House \nLooking for a holiday event for your studio or office? Please email Carol Wahler\, TDC Executive Director\, to discuss group discounts\, at director@tdc.org. \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nMany thanks to our party sponsors: \n\nPoster House\nSYLTBAR (premium prosecco)\nDeutsch Family Wines & Spirits\nA to A Studio Solutions\n\n \n
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-2019-holiday-party-at-poster-house/
LOCATION:Poster House\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191218T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191218T141500
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191203T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T081230Z
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SUMMARY:Typophiles Annual Holiday Luncheon  with Maxim Zhukov
DESCRIPTION:Maxim Zhukov\, a longtime member and supporter of Type Directors Club\, is the featured speaker and will talk about his prolific and influential career in book design. \nTickets to the annual luncheon are $45 in advance and $49 at the door. \n? If you attend\, be sure to bring a wrapped book of interest to Typophiles to join in the group's traditional Holiday Grab Bag. \n \nMaxim will discuss his love affair with type\, and his persistent efforts to bring Russia back to the global typographic marketplace: exhibitions\, competitions and exchanges he arranged for—even in the midst of the Cold War. He will talk about the books he designed\, comment on the formatting tools he used\, their typography and layout\, typefaces\, printing and binding. Maxim will also chronicle his efforts to select and have translated and published some of the best books on type and typography\, including a few he himself wrote\, edited\, typeset\, and laid out. Finally\, he will show some of Cyrillic typefaces he helped to develop for many foundries and designers worldwide. \nWidely regarded as a leading authority on Cyrillic type design today\, Maxim Zhukov enjoyed a prolific and influential career in book design in Russia prior to 1977\, when he began his 30-year tenure as the Typographic Coordinator at the UN in New York City. In his talk he will focus on his book design and art direction\, which has been credited with introducing page layout grids and International Style to Soviet graphic design.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typophiles-annual-holiday-luncheon-with-maxim-zhukov/
LOCATION:The Grolier Club\, 47 East 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20191228T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191228T050000Z
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SUMMARY:TDC Meet the Judges Post-Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Come meet the judges of the TDC Communication Design and Type Design competitions and mingle with fellow type and design enthusiasts. \nHosted by the competition chairs\, Liz DeLuna\, Douglas Riccardi and Juan Villanueva and featuring your judges: \n\nMaria Doreuli\, Contrast Foundry\nGreg Gazdowicz\, Commercial Type\nLaura Meseguer\, Type-O-Tones\nWael Morcos\, Morcos Key\nRebecca Gimenez\, IA Collaborative\nMin Lew\, Base Design\nAlex Lin\, Studio Lin\nSilas Munro\, Poly-Mode\nDori Tunstall\, OCAD University\nEva Wendel\, Neue Gestaltung\nHelen Yentus\, Riverhead Books\n\nRead more about each judge here. \nWe’ll be asking questions like: \n\nWhat’s the value of entering a competition in 2020?\nWhat were the hottest trends from the past decade?\nWhat would you like to see more of from the TDC?\nWhy is winter in New York City so damn long?\n\nFind a warm place among type nerds and come beat the winter blues at Parsons Theresa Lang Auditorium\, and thanks to our friends at Parsons. \n Schedule\n6:30 Doors open & check-in\n7:00 Event Begins\n8:00 Event reception \n
URL:https://tdc.org/event/tdc-meet-the-judges-post-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Parsons School of Design\, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center\, Arnhold Hall\, Room 1202\, 55 West 13 Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T203000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20200221T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Modernity in Arabic Type Design​ at CBA
DESCRIPTION:This event is the first in a series of three seminars in Arabic Type: Between Heritage and Modernity\, dedicated to Arabic type design and typography\, curated by typography expert Dr. Nadine Chahine for the Center for Book Arts. \nThis evening will feature: \n\nWael Morcos\, with a talk entitled "​Right to Left: A Practice​"\nDr. Nadine Chahine discussing ​"The Politics of Arabic Graphic Design​"\nThomas Jockin\, who will be presenting ​"Two Decades of Type Directors Club Award-Winning Arabic Typefaces​."\n\nFor more on each of the speakers\, click here. An opening reception will follow the speakers. \nThe theme of the series revolves around concepts of modernity in Arabic type design\, the heritage of Arabic letterforms in the context of current technologies\, contemporary Arabic branding design\, and the history of Arab graphic design. The series brings together renowned and award winning designers working with Arabic type\, both from the US and the Middle East. \nSince 1974\, The Center for Book Arts has promoted active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary visual and literary arts\, while being a model organization locally\, nationally\, and internationally within the field. CBA achieve this through exhibitions\, classes\, public programming\, literary presentations\, opportunities for artists and writers\, publications\, and collecting. \nOther events in the series are: \n\n"Contemporary Arabic Graphic Design" on March 7\n"Technology and Heritage" on March 19\n\nSupport for​ ​The Center for Book Arts’ 2020 History of Art Series is provided\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/modernity-in-arabic-type-design/
LOCATION:Center for Book Arts\, 28 West 27th Street\, Third Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Book Arts":MAILTO:​jenna@centerforbookarts.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T193000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20200221T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Arabic Graphic Design at CBA
DESCRIPTION:This event is the second in a series of three seminars in Arabic Type: Between Heritage and Modernity\, dedicated to Arabic type design and typography\, curated by typography expert Dr. Nadine Chahine for the Center for Book Arts. \nThe afternoon will feature: \n\nTarek Atrissi\, who will be discussing "Branding with Arabic Typography"\nTala Safie will be presenting Haza al Massa (or Tonight)\, a documentation of the golden years of Lebanese cinema through posters\, zines\, press books\, and film ephemera\nBahia Shehab\, who will be giving a talk entitled "From Calligraphers to Type Designers: Arabic Script in Transition."\n\nFor more on each of the speakers\, click here.  \nThe theme of the series revolves around concepts of modernity in Arabic type design\, the heritage of Arabic letterforms in the context of current technologies\, contemporary Arabic branding design\, and the history of Arab graphic design. The series brings together renowned and award winning designers working with Arabic type\, both from the US and the Middle East. \nSince 1974\, The Center for Book Arts has promoted active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary visual and literary arts\, while being a model organization locally\, nationally\, and internationally within the field. CBA achieve this through exhibitions\, classes\, public programming\, literary presentations\, opportunities for artists and writers\, publications\, and collecting. \nOther events in the series are: \n\n"Technology and Heritage" on March 19\n\nSupport for​ ​The Center for Book Arts’ 2020 History of Art Series is provided\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/contemporary-arabic-graphic-design-at-cba/
LOCATION:Center for Book Arts\, 28 West 27th Street\, Third Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Book Arts":MAILTO:​jenna@centerforbookarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for March - TypeThursdayNYC
DESCRIPTION:TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks\, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event\, a group critique we refer to as Type Crit. \nWhat the font is Type Crit‽ \nBriefly: It’s a critique. Of letterforms. No grades. Plenty of wine. \nVerbosely: Type Crit is a group critique of up to four\, in-progress projects involving letterform design and/or usage. You can get\, give\, or simply listen to feedback—your pick! Discussion is moderated by a TypeThursdayNYC dialogue lead—we pride ourselves on fostering a friendly forum for constructive\, thoughtful advice that’ll raise the baseline on your letterform game. \nQUICK LINK: Sign up to present work for feedback at Type Crit \nWhat’s the program for the evening? \n6:00pm – 6:45pm: Check in & Socializing\n6:50pm: Opening Statements | Introduction\n7:00pm – 8:00pm: Type Critiques\n8:00pm: Closing Comments | Outro\n8:10pm – 8:45pm: Socializing & End of Event
URL:https://tdc.org/event/typethursdaynyc-march-19/
LOCATION:Type Directors Club\, 347 W 36th St Suite 603\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T203000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Technology and Heritage at CBA
DESCRIPTION:This event is the third in a series of three seminars in Arabic Type: Between Heritage and Modernity\, dedicated to Arabic type design and typography\, curated by typography expert Dr. Nadine Chahine for the Center for Book Arts. \nThis evening will feature: \n\nDavid Crossland\, who will discuss variable fonts\nMamoun Sakkal\, who will present "Calligraph\, Type\, Image: A Journey into Arabic Script.\n\nFor more on each of the speakers\, click here.  \nThe theme of the series revolves around concepts of modernity in Arabic type design\, the heritage of Arabic letterforms in the context of current technologies\, contemporary Arabic branding design\, and the history of Arab graphic design. The series brings together renowned and award winning designers working with Arabic type\, both from the US and the Middle East. \nSince 1974\, The Center for Book Arts has promoted active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary visual and literary arts\, while being a model organization locally\, nationally\, and internationally within the field. CBA achieve this through exhibitions\, classes\, public programming\, literary presentations\, opportunities for artists and writers\, publications\, and collecting. \nSupport for​ ​The Center for Book Arts’ 2020 History of Art Series is provided\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council.
URL:https://tdc.org/event/technology-and-heritage-at-cba/
LOCATION:Center for Book Arts\, 28 West 27th Street\, Third Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Book Arts":MAILTO:​jenna@centerforbookarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T160000
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20200512T040000Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201011T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201011T140000
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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
DTSTAMP:20260618T123828
CREATED:20201007T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T040000Z
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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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