So many contemporary brand typefaces look alike. The Kontrapunkt type department in Copenhagen believes that diversity is important in every aspect of life, including design and type design. On a quest to fight typographic monoculture Torsten will share strategies and experiences with designing letters that tell stories – drawing parallels to the arts of architecture, […]
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 […]
Have a glass of wine and join the Type Directors Club board of directors in celebrating some of the best designers in the world: Daniel Brokstad (New York) Vincent Chan (Melbourne) Fernanda Cozzi (Buenos Aires) Sean Freeman (London) Ben Grandgenett (New York) Anthony Hos (Auckland) Ben Johnston (Toronto) Abraham Lule (New York) Loris Olivier (Geneva) […]
Congratulations to the Ascenders 2019! Come see their work! The Type Directors Club invites everyone to view examples of the work of ten young designers named Ascenders 2019, the result of a competition that received 130 entries by designers from 33 countries. See award-winning work by: Daniel Brokstad (New York) Vincent Chan (Melbourne) Fernanda Cozzi […]
School of Visual Arts presents Look Both Ways: The Illicit Liaison Between Image and Information, a new exhibition curated by Debbie Millman, chair of the MPS Branding program at SVA. This exhibition brings together a wide range of typographic work from 60 individual artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey, Paul Sahre, Carin Goldberg, Jenny Holzer, […]
TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts. The majority of the TypeCon program (see below) takes place at the Hilton Minneapolis from August 28th to September 1st in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Consult the TypeCon program page […]
The Type Directors Club and the Society of Typographic Aficionados are pleased to announce that lettering artist and illustrator Juan Carlos Pagan will be giving a special presentation on Thursday, August 29th, as part of TypeCon2019 “Nice” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plus, a we are hosting a screenprinting activity with Facebook Analog Research Lab! After the […]
You’re invited to a celebration of all things typographic! Join us September 4–7 in Tokyo for ATypI 2019, the sixty-third annual conference of the non-profit Association Typographique Internationale. Four type-filled days and nights in this enthralling city will engage, entertain, and inspire you. Wednesday, 4 September: Pre-conference optional workshops and associated events. Thursday–Saturday, September 5–7: […]
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 […]
September 20 – November 1, 2019. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm by appointment only. Call 212-633-8943 or email [email protected] for an appointment. This exhibition celebrates the creative output of the 2019 class of the Type@Cooper Extended Program, which offers a Postgraduate Certificate in […]