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Second Edition of Beyond Tellerrand Next Week
Just before lunch today I did a presentation at Webfontday 2012, a one-day conference organised by the Typographische Gesellschaft München. Up until recently I only talked at typography / graphic design conferences. Because of the rapid rise of webfonts I now have couple of web design / webfonts events under my belt too. My introduction to these was the [...]
Read moreWebfontday 2012 This Saturday in München, Germany
I have added a very last-minute speaking commitment to my schedule. This Saturday, November 11, I will give a presentation about improving web typography in a few simple steps at Webfontday 2012, the one-day conference organised by the Typographische Gesellschaft München. The theme this year is “Type goes Interface”.
Read moreVideos From TYPO London 2012 “Social” Released
TYPO Talks are very efficient in following up their events, and this time they really outdid themselves. Two weeks before TYPO London 2012 “Social”, the organisation posted last year’s presentation by Tony Brook, one of the most favourite speakers of TYPO London 2011, as a teaser for their upcoming conference. And barely a day after [...]
Read moreTDC Greek Week-end With Gerry Leonidas Next Week
Gerry Leonidas returns to the TDC to instruct a weekend-long Greek workshop, November 2-4. Since the first TDC Greek Week-end in 2007, the demand for new typefaces to cover the Greek script has grown dramatically. Pan-european character sets have become the minimum expectation for branding and corporate projects, and the migration of publishers to new [...]
Read moreTYPO London 2012 In Full Swing
The British capital is currently experiencing “Social”, the second edition of TYPO London, and by the looks of it it’s another success. The first series of images have started appearing in the TYPO London 2012 Flickr Group Pool, and there’s also a Lockerz page. You can still catch iconic Dutch book designer Irma Boom’s presentation [...]
Read moreRosetta Camp Brings Type Designers Together
This September David Březina organised Rosetta Camp near the foundry’s headquarters in Brno (Czech Republic) to give its type designers the opportunity to meet and collaborate.
Read moreLast Days To Get 25% Off For TYPO London 2012: Social
Time is flying so fast. I feel like I am barely back from John Davey’s terrific Reasons to be Creative in Brighton, and already TYPO London is approaching fast. In three weeks Logan Hall of the University of London will be the creative heart of London, Great Britain, and beyond. Together with TYPO San Francisco, TYPO [...]
Read moreAn Evening with Jesse Ragan, Typeface Designer
Just after the weekend, on Monday September 24, FontShop is proud to sponsor An Evening with Jesse Ragan, Typeface Designer, programmed by AIGA SF. At this evening the renowned typeface designer will reveal the fundamental principles of his process. Although 90% of his work is designing type and lettering, Jesse also teaches one class a [...]
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