Ron and Dean interviewed the various proprietors and photographed their shops, their studios, and representative samples of their work. Little did any of them know that what was coming to an end in the city was not only letterpress, but the whole printing industry itself. Ron will show Dean’s nostalgic and evocative photos again in […]
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 […]
For Creative Week in New York Cit, Paul Shaw's tour will include such iconic New York lettering venues as the Empire State Bulding, the Chanin Building, Tudor City, and the Beaux Arts Institute of Design. But it will also look at the mundane and often overlooked examples of lettering in the city such as door […]
Join us as we invite three of the world’s best book cover designers and art directors to come show us how it’s done. This legendary event sells out fast, so get your tickets while you can. Note: Doors open at 6:00pm - The event starts promptly at 6:30pm. Nicole Caputo is an award-winning New York […]
Join us for our second night of frank (and passionate!) conversation between graphic designers and type designers. Together we shape the typographic landscape, yet we still have so much to learn from each other. Our first conversation was about collaboration; this evening, let's talk about craftsmanship. On May 8th moderator Charles Nix and panelists Christian […]
Samwon Specialty Paper is currently hosting the "World's Best Typography" exhibition -- the winners of the 65th Annual Communications Design and 2019 Typeface Design competition of Type Directors Club -- in a special gallery in Under Stand Avenue in Seoul, South Korea. The "World's Best Typography" exhibition includes over 280 selections of winning work from […]
All members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting in New York to celebrate the year's activities and achievements. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected] Graphic: Firebelly Design
This free event will be streamed live from Google HQ in New York City on the TDC YouTube Channel: TDC YouTube The YouTube event will go live at 5:5o pm EST, and the program will begin at 6:00pm EST. Join us for a memorable event! The last 30 years has seen a great growth in […]
New developments in fonts and the web allow us to practice better typography on screens than ever before. In some ways, even better than we can in print. Get an in-depth introduction to responsive typography and the latest evolution of the OpenType specification: Variable Fonts. While traditional design applications are only just beginning to support […]
On May 19 we will return to Downtown Brooklyn to see what remains of its lettering past as well as to see what is new. We will also visit nearby Boerum Hill for the first time. We will see classical roman capitals, Art Deco, and geometric sans serifs on courthouses, schools, firehouses and other governmental […]