NEW DATE: December 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Free for TDC members / non members $15/$20 Please register below so we know to expect you Celebrate the season at the TDC! We will be displaying new paintings by Jessica Helfand and Jessica will be signing copies of her new book, Design: The Invention … Read more
NEW DATE! Victoria Rushton tries to fix other people’s work for kicks. It’s the dark underside to her type design and lettering practice that she doesn’t particularly like to talk about, until now, here we are. She’ll share how these mini secret projects are interesting to her and more importantly a great time, as well … Read more
The primary challenge when creating representational lettering is balancing legibility of type and clarity of object. This is only made more complex when a client is involved. Sasha Prood will examine her representational lettering process from project brief, through ideation, sketch evolution, final art, and even the occasional “final final” art. She will delve into … Read more
We're sorry— this event is sold out. Books have the power to transform the reader—and the world—in ways big and small. But which books? Faced with seemingly infinite choice, how do we determine what we should we read next? Of all the tools that are able to connect reader and book few are as powerful … Read more
Drew Hodges created SpotCo to change the way theater posters were designed. Join Drew in conversation with Steven Heller for a presentation featuring memorable imagery from dozens of stage productions and the stories behind them. Steven Heller is the co-chair of SVA MFA Design / Designer as Author + Entrepreneur. His blog is Print Magazine’s … Read more
Jakob Trollbäck, CCO, Trollbäck + Company discusses the process of designing the visual and verbal communication behind the 2016 NBC Rio Olympics logo, and the United Nations Global Goals. Jakob Trollbäck is the Swedish CCO and Founder behind award-winning creative studio Trollbäck + Company. Arriving in New York at the same time as the digital … Read more
Exhibition opening and panel discussion! Join Paul Buckley, Matt Vee, and Elizabeth Yaffe as they explain the story behind the book CLASSIC PENGUIN—Cover to Cover. And in a shameless attempt to maximize attendance, they will also be giving away tons of awesome Penguin merchandise, so don't miss out! (Note: The exhibition in conjunction with this … Read more
Dafi Kühne is a Swiss designer who works with analog and digital techniques to produce fresh and unique letterpress-printed posters. Using very different kinds of tools–from a computer to a pantograph–for his compositions, he pushes the boundaries of design. Never afraid of getting his hands dirty in his creative workshop, Dafi Kühne embraces the labor … Read more
Maps are some of the most carefully designed objects, often blending utility and beauty seamlessly. The type on a map has higher stakes than type elsewhere — it represents a real three-dimensional world in two-dimensional space. Type is crucial to if a map succeeds, and the type systems of maps can be incredibly rigid, complex, … Read more
In 2015 The New York Times Magazine embarked on the most extensive redesign in its history. Gail Bichler, the magazine’s Design Director, will discuss that process, focusing on the development of an entirely new suite of typefaces and showcasing the ways in which those typefaces as well as customized typography have been used in the … Read more
