How does type define identity and communicate the voice of a project? Is there a correct typeface for each job? What about custom fonts? Bespoke typefaces can be expensive and time consuming to produce. Renowned type designers Andreu Balius of Type Republic and José Scaglione of Type Together will ponder options and present their personal … Read more
TDC62 exhibition opens on May 25th at 8pm at DIMAD, in Central de Diseño de Matadero Madrid. A selection of the best global typeface and communication designs, awarded by an international jury, of the year will be exhibited through August 31st, 2016. Exhibition hours: Tuesday's to Friday's - 16-22h Saturday's, Sunday's and holidays - 11-22h … Read more
Uncomfortable calling himself an illustrator and feeling a fraud when referred to as a designer, Neil Gower settled on graphic artist. Bill Bryson insists he is a genius; Neil is not so sure. On a tour through his extensive portfolio of work, he reflects on taking hand-drawn images into the digital age, how fear of … Read more
SVA MFA Design Summer Masters Workshop in Italy: Design History, Theory and Practice in Rome - the birthplace of Western typographic tradition. The Masters Workshop in Rome is an exciting way to learn about type and typography, book and lettering design, as well as architecture, art, archaeology, epigraphy, and even Italian cuisine. Study with the … Read more
The winning entries of the TDC62 global competition will be presented for the first time in Düsseldorf at Drupa, the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world. The exhibition will run from May 31st to June 10th, 2016. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 … Read more
Kleiton & Kledir and their innovated southern music style are the basic reference for those interested in understanding the new Brazilian music. They have produced more then 20 albums, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, New York, Lisbon, Paris, Miami, and Buenos Aires. Their compositions have been performed by famous interpreters around the world … Read more
TDC61 opens on June 2nd at the Muzeum Książki Artystycznej at 6pm. The exhibit will be on through June 24th, 2016. On show will be the winning work from the TDC61 competition including typeface designs, typographic posters, books, magazines, packaging and signage, all selected as models of typographic excellence. To visit the Book Art Museum, … Read more
TDC62 traveling exhibition is opening in Seoul on June 7th at the Samwon Paper Gallery, South Korea. The winning work from the Type Directors 62nd prestigious global communication design and typeface design competitions can be viewed at the gallery through June 30th, 2016 There will also be a seminar on June 25th, 2016 at 3pm … Read more
We know type and text more than we write by hand, and the art of beautiful everyday writing has all but disappeared. But once, penmanship was an esteemed skill, a sign of education, refinement, and good taste. For centuries, correspondence, advertising, even business transactions and records, were exquisite documents created by skilled penmen—members of a … 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
