The title of a movie is the first connection a viewer has with a film. From the moment a friend asks “Did you see that movie?” its title is the element with which your brain identifies the experience. But the look of that title its often relegated to a second plane. We believe that good … Read more
It's fontastic & boldacious & x-heighting! It’s TypeThursdayNYC! TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks, held at Type Directors Club. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event, a group critique … Read more
Given the massive number of people who use Arabic script, the industry’s indifference regarding it becomes catastrophic, despite competent contributions. Thomas Milo's talk demonstrates a new concept that can grow into a universal solution that preserves the characteristics of any specific script in the context of global computing and Unicode. Thomas Milo is a linguist … Read more
Escola d’Art i Disseny ILLA is hosting the 64rd Annual Communications Design and 2018 Typeface Design Exhibitions of Type Directors Club in Sabedell, Barcelona, Spain. The TDC64 exhibition will include over 200 selections of winning work from the TDC’s annual international typeface design competition and communication design competition selected by an international jury of top … Read more
Dom Słów-Izba Drukarstwa (House of Words-Print House) is hosting the 64rd Annual Communications Design and 2018 Typeface Design Exhibitions of Type Directors Club in Lublin, Poland. The exhibition is having its debut in conjunction with the fourth edition of TypoLub, a weekend conference and series of workshops that features typographers from Israel and workshops on … Read more
Phenotypes is a special Type Directors Club exhibition featuring the work of Viktor Koen, an award-winning artist, designer, educator and TED speaker. This exhibition explores the cross-section between typography and illustration, and features Viktor's steam-punkphabet works, his Sciphabet, the Artphabet designed for School of the Visual Arts, and many more inspirational creations. The exhibition is … Read more
Join us for an opening-night reception and talk at this Type Directors Club exhibition of the work of Viktor Koen, an award-winning artist, designer, educator and TED speaker. Exploring the cross-section between typography and illustration is fascinating, but often challenging to understand. Viktor Koen's talk for this exhibition opening will examine if this duality should … Read more
It's fontastic & boldacious & x-heighting! It’s TypeThursdayNYC! TypeThursdayNYC is a monthly gathering of type geeks, this month held at Wix Playground. We like to think of ourselves as a type superfamily: we attract local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise. Social hours bookend the centerpiece of our event, a group … Read more
Two Judges. One Night. Karin Fong (Los Angeles) Founding Member of Imaginary Forces Emmy Award Winning Director TDC65 Communication Design Judge Kristyan Sarkis (Amsterdam/Beirut) Co-founder TPTQ Arabic Co-founder Type Design–Beirut TDC65 Typeface Design Judge Two esteemed judges of the Type Directors Club's competitions will present their work and their perspectives. Join them in conversation with … Read more
ALW is a series of workshops about Arabic lettering. Every episode takes on a different theme. This episode at TDC will explore the vernacular aesthetics of New York. The participants will select important public signs from New York and will proceed to create the Arabic counterpart. No previous experience in Arabic lettering is necessary, and … Read more
