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 […]
Emery Walker (1851–1933) inspired and facilitated the private press movement and raised general standards in printing and typography – largely reflected through others’ work. Who was he, what exactly was his influence, and how was ‘the most lovable of men’ a protagonist in the bitterest dispute in typographic history? Simon Loxley is a graphic designer […]
Poster House and Type Directors Club are celebrating world renowned designer Paula Scher’s new book: Paula Scher : Twenty-Five Years at the Public: A Love Story Attend this virtual discussion with Paula Scher and have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy at Poster House Shop. Twenty-five years of invention, regression, success, failure, getting fired, getting rehired, […]
A *New* Program for Graphic Design (Inventory Press / DAP) is a do-it-yourself textbook. Developed in classes for Princeton University liberal arts students, the book moves from Benjamin Franklin to Bruno Munari, Moholy-Nagy to Muriel Cooper and the Macintosh computer. Following a brief overview, David will present eight years of lectures sampled and compressed into […]
The Type Directors is awarding Rubén Fontana its coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. Rubén 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. He was one of […]
DesignThinkers, Canada’s only conference for visual communicators, is a must attend for any informed, forward-thinking creative, communications or marketing professional or team. Confirmed speakers include: Chris Do, Founder & CEO at The Futur Christopher Doyle, Founder & Creative Director at Christopher Doyle & Co. Blake Howard, Founder & Creative Director at Matchstic Jessica Hiche, lettering […]
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. Part II of "Creativity Around the World" series hosted by The One Club […]
Reflecting back to the origins of my journey with typography, when I began noticing my father craft each letterform, and not merely write words. Today, these early childhood influences have formed a repository of constant inspiration, and have helped push my practice further. Pragun Agarwal is a Graphic designer who is currently based in Hamburg, […]
TDC24 Judges Night w/Peter Biľak, Ryoko Nishizuka, Noël Leu, Agyei Archer, Nadine Chahine, and Sandra García. Moderated by Ksenya Samarskaya. At 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 […]
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. At 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 […]