April 4 through May 25th. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm by appointment only. Call 212-633-8943 or email director@tdc.org. In the recently released book CLASSIC PENGUIN—Cover to Cover, Penguin creative director Paul Buckley and an all-star lineup of creative talent showcase more than a … Read more
TypeThursday is a meeting place for people who love letterforms. Crit club + Drinks + Fun. Meet after work for a drink or two, share work in progress projects, and catch up with people who love letterforms. Previous work shown and discussion include: Lettering compositions, super family relationships, dutch italics and arabic type design. Register … 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
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
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
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
June 1 – September 7, 2017. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm by appointment only. By popular demand, TDC is extending this incredible exhibition through September 7 at 5 pm. Call 212-633-8943 or email director@tdc.org for an appointment. In 2015 The New York Times … Read more
TypeThursday is a meeting place for people who love letterforms. Crit club + Drinks + Fun. Meet after work for a drink or two, share work in progress projects, and catch up with people who love letterforms. Previous work shown and discussion include: Lettering compositions, super family relationships, dutch italics and arabic type design. Register … Read more
