This lettering walk will take in several neighborhoods in the northern part of the Bronx, between the New York Botanical Garden and Westchester: Norwood, Williamsbridge, Wakefield and Woodlawn Heights. We may even stray into Mt. Vernon or Yonkers, if the weather is good and we are not too tired. These neighborhoods are rich in ethnic … Read more
TDC is a proud association partner of Typographics. Use this promo code to receive $50 off the ticket price TDC_2016 Typographics is an 11-day design festival devoted to contemporary typography, with talks, workshops, and tours focusing on where typography is today and where its future may lie. It will be held at The Cooper Union … Read more
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Paul Shaw's lettering tours of New York’s five boroughs for the Type Directors Club, and the 20th anniversary of the Legacy of Letters tours of Italy, originally done with Garrett Boge but now with Alta Price. During these years Paul has taken photographs of urban lettering everywhere he … Read more
Rumors to the contrary, New York is not entirely a grid. The area south of 14th Street was developed before the the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811 was adopted. The streets, like those of older European cities, are a hodge-podge of intersecting grids with meandering and bent streets. As the oldest part of Manhattan, home to … Read more
This lettering walk will take in two working class neighborhoods of Queens: Elmhurst and Corona. Elmhurst can trace its history back to the Dutch village of Middenburgh, established in 1652. In the 20th century it became an enclave for Jewish and Italian immigrants, but now it is nearly as ethnically diverse as nearby Jackson Heights. … Read more
Join the TDC and Angelina M. Lippert, Curator at Poster House, for a special guided tour of Gone Tomorrow—a pop-up exhibition featuring posters from iconic venues and cult events that make up the fabric of the city’s history. This is a special preview of Poster House, a museum dedicated to presenting the impact, culture, and … Read more
We return to Manhattan for the Legacy of Letters urban lettering walk this fall with an investigation of the Upper East Side from 59th Street to 96th Street. The area encompasses both Lenox Hill and Carnegie Hill, two largely residential neighborhoods. But there are numerous institutions from museums to private schools, libraries, churches and government … Read more
This year's Creative Week Urban Lettering Walk is co-sponsored by the Type Directors Club, The One Club, and Legacy of Letters. Design historian Paul Shaw will walk participants through the adjoining West Side neighborhoods of the Garment District and Chelsea between 42nd Street and 14th Street to see letters. The Garment District is an industrial … Read more
This walk will look at lettering in a former industrial/commercial section of Lower Manhattan that has been undergoing a rapid transformation into a residential neighborhood for the wealthy. It is a chance to see what still survives of the area's 19th century and early 20th century lettering before condoization scrubs everything clean. The tour will … Read more
TDC and Legacy of Letters are returning to Brooklyn for the first walk in the borough since 2015. This time the focus will be on a group of neighborhoods in the heart of Brooklyn bounded by Church Avenue, Ocean Parkway, King's Highway, and Utica Avenue: Flatbush, Ditmas Park, East Flatbush, Ocean Parkway, and Flatlands. It … Read more
