For over three decades, Louise Fili has been photographing the shop and restaurant signs of Italy. A major influence on her own work, many of these gems of vernacular design live on solely in her new book, Grafica della Strada, a typographic love letter to Italy. Fili will show many of the best signs from … Read more
TDC60, the exhibition of winners in the last TDC competitions, appeared in Hanoi at the Goethe-Institut. After closing there on November 24, the exhibition moved to Ho Chi Minh City, where it opens this Friday, December 12 at 6pm, at the Ho Chi Minh Exhibition Center, 92 Le Thanh Ton, District 1. Vietnam has become … Read more
Paul Barnes Paul Barnes is a graphic designer specializing in the fields of lettering, typography, type design and publication design. He is a partner with Christian Schwartz in the internationally acclaimed typefoundry, Commercial Type. In the early 1990s he worked for Roger Black in New York where he was involved in redesigns of many magazines. … Read more
Typography has always taken on the characteristics of its era, content, and context. But what happens when it responds in real time to a dynamic world? You get TDC 60’s call-for-entries campaign. Leland Maschmeyer of COLLINS will share the behind-the-scenes story of this campaign. Spanning topics such as generative algorithms, context aware computing, and co-creativity, … Read more
Alex Trochut is an illustrator, designer and typographer known for his geometrically precise yet fluid, sensual forms. His work is sought after for its ability to elevate a simple word or symbol into a piece of inspiring conceptual art. There is a dynamic exchange that occurs between his designs and the viewer, as they engage … Read more
More and more typefaces are serving as a critical role in the way one experiences a brand or a product. This has spiked an interest in the creation of bespoke typefaces like GE’s Inspira, Nokia’s Pure and Microsofts Segoe family. Mike will be sharing a few projects that demonstrate type as identity and how it … Read more
Please join us on Thursday, February 19th, for a book signing and remarks by TDC members Paul Shaw, Linda Florio (the book's designer) and Scott-Martin Kosofsky (its producer). There are letterforms and then there are letterforms. But only one conquered a planet: the classical Roman capital. It is the greatest legacy of Rome and the … Read more
What happens when you want to tell a story in a public park, or in the middle of Times Square, or the Coney Island Boardwalk? Can design infiltrate the environment and disarm people with surprise and delight? From magic in stop-time animation to talking with his hands, Stephen Doyle talks about infiltrating new frontiers and … Read more
Is that time of the year again, folks! Join us for Book Night at the TDC with Christopher King, Emily Mahon & Jason Booher Christopher King will describe how to run an entire art department when you're its only member, along with other lessons learned so far from a life in publishing—both in-house and outhouse. … Read more
Like many designers, Timothy Goodman is held down by rules and parameters that constantly stifle him. So how does he get his own sensibilities into his work? A couple of years ago, he decided to redirect his design career and push himself into new, scary, and unexpected territory through drawing, writing, and personal projects. He … Read more
