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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]