Tag Archives: lettering
Newer posts →Michael Knies: The Golden Age of American Penmanship
February 5, 2016We know type and text more than we write by hand, and the art of beautiful everyday writing has all but disappeared. But once, penmanship was an esteemed skill, a sign of education, refinement, and good taste. For centuries, correspondence, advertising, even business transactions and records, were exquisite documents created by skilled penmen—members of a … Read more
Tagged lettering, penmanship | Leave a commentNim Ben-Reuven: Motivational Nihilism
February 2, 2016Motiviational Nihilism is a reaction to the blinding hyperbole that has veneered much of today’s design landscape. As artisans working within this ocean of pastel-hued trends and immaculately curated authenticity, extracting truthfulness from what we create and for whom we create it has become an increasingly difficult and frustrating task. Yet the platforms for individual … Read more
Tagged lettering, nihilism | Leave a commentPerfectly Imperfect – Dana Tanamachi
July 25, 2014The Type Directors Club will be sponsoring a special presentation by Brooklyn-based graphic designer and letterer Dana Tanamachi during TypeCon2014. Join in for an hour of light-hearted storytelling. Dana will share her story and perspective on how she used her day job as a platform for her dream job. She’ll also chat about embracing anonymity … Read more
Tagged Dana, lettering, Tamachi, TDC, typecon, typeCon 2014 | Leave a comment Newer posts →