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  • Experimental Calligraphy Workshop with Yomar Augusto

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    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    Join typographic artist and graphic designer Yomar Augusto for "Experimental Calligraphy," a 1-hour virtual workshop. Participants will be immersed into a series of exercises to culminate with the construction of a personal four-letter uppercase word. Having taught for more than 15 years across four continents (Asia, Europe, South and North America), Yomar has the experience […]

  • Jason Pamental: Better Type & Editorial Design w/ Variable Fonts

    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    Part talk, part workshop—this event will introduce attendees to variable fonts (the latest iteration of the OpenType specification) and look at all the ways they can transform how we think about typography on the web. We’ll start with a showcase of the different kinds of standard and custom axes of variation, how they work on […]

  • Lubalin Center: Japanese Graphic Design from the Archive

    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    The curator of the Herb Lubalin Study Center, Alexander Tochilovsky, will discuss the history of the center and the evolution of its collection. The talk will also focus on a few recent acquisitions of Japanese graphic design ephemera made during a trip to Tokyo. There is something magical about the serendipity of finding interesting ephemera, […]

  • TDC Letter Walk with Paul Shaw: Two Bronx Neighborhoods – Tremont and Belmont

    To be announced prior to walk New York City

    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 […]

  • How Type Drives Culture — The National Arts Club @ Home

    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Simon Loxley: In Search for Emery Walker

    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • Paula Scher — 25 Years at The Public: A Love Story

    Zoom webinar Hosted by Type Directors Club, New York, NY, United States

    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 with David Reinfurt

    Type Directors Club 347 W 36th St Suite 603, New York, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • TDC Medal Presentation to Rubén Fontana

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    Type Directors Club 347 W 36th St Suite 603, New York, NY, United States

    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 […]

  • RGD DesignThinkers Conference 2020 - Vancouver

    Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    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 […]