TDC61 will be showcased at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, as part of the 'The Way of Type 2016' exhibition. The exhibit will open at 10am on 25th March through to 7th April 2016. 'The Way of Type 2016' concentrates on three world-class works in the field of visual type: The … Read more
Developing the Monotype Classic Grotesque™ 56 font family; Rod McDonald’s personal journey of discovery through 100 years of grotesques. Rod McDonald Since beginning his career as a lettering artist in the 1960s, Rod McDonald’s work as a designer, educator, historian and writer has encompassed virtually every aspect of the typographic arts. Despite his accomplishments as … Read more
A lecture examining the parallel relationship between jazz music theory, composition, technique and ensemble to typography, graphic design, identity systems and a studio’s creative process. Creative Director and Jazz Pianist Mitch Paone will pull back the curtain of DIA and show how musical thinking plays a massive role in their design process. He’ll break down … Read more
The Graphic Design institute at PXL-MAD, Hasselt (BE) is honoured to announce the coming of the Annual TDC61 Exhibition to their faculty. The exhibition will be traveling to Belgium for the first time its history, PXL-MAD is pleased to serve as the only hosting institution in Belgium. The exhibition will take place from the 14th … Read more
Jeff Rogers never thought in a million years that he would one day be running his own studio in New York City and creating letters for a living. Early in life, Jeff decided to ignore one teacher's advice to choose only one area of study and decided in that moment that both music and art … Read more
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
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
On the tenth anniversary of the Grand Central Publishing imprint we will discuss the origins of its look and the development of its consistent visual brand. We will present samples from some of its many imprints, including but not limited to Grand Central, 12 Books, and Grand Central Life & Style. Our successes have often … Read more
A survey of the typefaces of the great Swiss designer who is best known as a peerless designer of sans serif types but who was equally at home among the serifs. His designs amount to a conspectus of virtually every style of text type in which the Latin alphabet has found expression. The passing of … Read more
