Adobe InDesign has come a long way since its transition from CS6 to Creative Cloud. If you’re like most users, many of these changes may have passed you by in your quest to stay afloat as a graphic designer. In this one-day workshop, Adobe Certified Expert and freelance jack-of-all trades Scott Citron will bring you […]
Join us for a convivial typographic evening with wine, hors d’oevres, two poster exhibitions with a curator-guided tour, and a silent auction. There may even be a nerdy typographic game (we’re still working on the details). Two dynamic exhibitions at Poster House will be open during the party and curator Angelina Lippert will lead a […]
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. Tickets to the annual luncheon are $45 in advance and $49 at the door. ? If you attend, be sure to bring a wrapped book of interest to […]
Come meet the judges of the TDC Communication Design and Type Design competitions and mingle with fellow type and design enthusiasts. Hosted by the competition chairs, Liz DeLuna, Douglas Riccardi and Juan Villanueva and featuring your judges: Maria Doreuli, Contrast Foundry Greg Gazdowicz, Commercial Type Laura Meseguer, Type-O-Tones Wael Morcos, Morcos Key Rebecca Gimenez, IA […]
This workshop offers participants an opportunity to spend a day learning from and creating under the guidance of award-winning Barcelona typeface designer Laura Meseguer. Goals To help participants to understand and practice the principles underlying the design of typefaces. Set the basis for creating a full alphabet in the future. Reflect on the role of […]
She Designs Books will be celebrating two years of recognizing women designers working in book publishing with a design panel and exhibition at Type Directors Club. Art directors and book cover designers, Catherine Casalino, Cassie Gonzales, and Julianna Lee will present their book covers, discuss their design process, and discuss how designers navigate the cover-approval […]
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. This evening will feature: Wael Morcos, with a talk entitled "Right to Left: A Practice" Dr. Nadine […]
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. The afternoon will feature: Tarek Atrissi, who will be discussing "Branding with Arabic Typography" Tala Safie will […]
In design, visual expression is informed by an understanding of history, language, symbols, patterns and image aesthetics. It is imperative that designers have a strong foundation in these areas in order to support the creation of culturally conscious work. Despite this awareness, there remain gaps in design history that neglect showing a broad spectrum of […]
Screen-based design has grown up, but there's still so much to keep up with. Best practices for font loading. Licensing fonts for apps. OpenType Variable Fonts. The myriad of places to find new fonts. Elliot will take you on a tour through the latest technological developments and help you stay on top of your type […]