Join renowned signage designers Chris Calori and David Vanden-Eynden as they describe their experiences designing the signage for the first four stations of the new Second Avenue subway line in New York City. Their talk includes an introduction to signage basics, a brief history of the subway and its signage, commentary on using New York […]
Get a crash course in designing type from Matteo Bologna, Creative Director of award-winning studio Mucca Design. This (always sold out) 6 hours workshop will introduce you to the basic skills necessary for the wild journey into the super fun world of type design. This class will teach you the basics of designing and generating […]
Everyone is invited to the opening reception for TDC's 64th Annual Competition Exhibition, The World’s Best Typography at the University of Bridgeport. The reception is open to the public, with a short panel discussion by fontaholics to start off an evening of a typographic feast. Every year, the SASD Graphic Design department brings to the […]
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 […]
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. This edition includes talks, workshops and exhibitions on an international level as well as demonstrations, professional critiques and an open forum. See the […]
Every year, the SASD Graphic Design department brings to the Schelfhaudt Gallery an extraordinary display of communication design, typography, and type design. This year is new and different in the best ways — new works by world-class graphic designers, new works by new practitioners of design working in posters, books, identities, interactive, environmental, editorial, and […]
Ritesh will peel back the curtain and detail an inside look at how a rebrand happens from a client perspective. He will also offer advice on how designers, agencies, and in-house teams work more effectively and efficiently together, ultimately leading to more sustainable relationships, revenue, and impact for all parties. About Ritesh Gupta Ritesh Gupta […]
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? Emerging […]
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. What the […]
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. In 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 […]