Ismar David was a prolific calligrapher, type designer, illustrator, architect and educator. From the 1930s until the 1990s, he lived and worked in Berlin, Jerusalem and New York and created a manifold of exquisite designs. His most important work is considered to be the David Hebrew Typeface family. It was the first of its kind … Read more
Underware’s work is among the most popular of independent type foundries — happy-go-lucky, high-quality, text-friendly typefaces for both display use and comprehensive typesetting. Underware’s typefaces stand out thanks to unique aesthetics and a considered collective presence. Underware is a refreshing and intelligent team who, while taking what they do seriously, manage to not take themselves … Read more
Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth are the founding partners of Standards Manual, an independent publishing imprint founded in 2014, and Order, a design office—both located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Reed and Smyth met at Pentagram while working under the direction of Michael Bierut for the last six years. They’ll be sharing what started their paths to … Read more
Philipp Hubert and Sebastian Fischer, the founding partners of Hubert & Fischer, a design studio with offices in New York and Berlin, are coming to the Type Directors Club to talk about their passion—book design. They met at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, Germany, where they had access to the school’s … Read more
The Story of Dekalb (and other tales about the Brooklyn neighborhood that inspired Pablo A. Medina’s newest font) In 2013 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Pablo A. Medina began the four-year process of designing his latest font called Dekalb. Medina will tell the story of how the font was created by showing images of murals and signage … Read more
Designer turned author Paul Sahre will present and then be joined by Debbie Millman and special guests John Gall, and Gabriel Levinson, to discuss Sahre’s new book Two-Dimensional Man, published by Abrams Press. They will talk about the highs and lows of committing to life as a graphic designer, the making of the book, and … Read more
Join the Type Directors Club for a special NYC launch of Eye 95, the latest issue of the acclaimed independent, international review of graphic design. Part of the team behind Eye, Editor John L. Walters and Art Director Simon Esterson, will be on hand to moderate presentations by Brooklyn design practice and creators of this years TDC … Read more
Come help us celebrate the publication of Bruce Kennett’s W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design (Letterform Archive, 2017), the first comprehensive biography of this major artist ever to be published. Dwiggins (1880-1956) left a significant mark on the fields of type design, graphic design, and puppetry, but was also deeply interested in calligraphy, illustration, … Read more
Che Douglas, Global Head of Design at The Wall Street Journal, will discuss the recent undertaking to simplify, standardize and modernize the typography of all WSJ brand experiences. Che Douglas was born in South Australia. He is a graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Che was the Founder and Creative Director of … Read more
Tony Di Spigna discusses Spencerian Formal Script and will demonstrate his Spencerian Script design procedure from beginning to final art execution. Tony will show samples in various stages of design development—in short, he will reveal all his secrets and answer any questions attendees may have. Tony is proud to announce LOVE LETTERS, his book featuring … Read more
