SOTA Typography Award Honors Erik Spiekermann
News / TypeCon2011
July 9, 2011

SOTA Typography Award Honors Erik Spiekermann

The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) has announced that architect, type designer, author, and educator Erik Spiekermann has been honored with the 2011 SOTA Typography Award. The presentation took place on...

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Catalyst Award / News / TypeCon2012

SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries

by Grant Hutchinson
on January 9, 2012 • No Comments
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is pleased to announce the third annual SOTA Catalyst Award for young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography. The award recognizes a person 30 years of age or younger... Read more
News / TypeCon2012

TypeCon2012: Call for Programming

by Grant Hutchinson
on December 5, 2011 • No Comments
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is now accepting programming proposals for its fourteenth annual conference. TypeCon2012 will be held at the InterContinental Hotel, July 31st – August 5th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and will once again offer an affordable program designed for type makers and... Read more
News / TypeCon2012

TypeCon2012: Education Forum Call for Speakers

by Grant Hutchinson
on December 5, 2011 • No Comments
Hello educators, students and all interested parties. The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is pleased to announce that it will present its seventh Type & Design Education Forum as part of TypeCon2012. This special program will be held on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at the... Read more
Font Aid / News

Font Aid V: Release Imminent

by Grant Hutchinson
on October 24, 2011 • 2 Comments
You might be wondering to yourself … “What the heck happened with Font Aid V and the Made For Japan typeface they were working on?” Well, suffice it to say, we completely underestimated the amount of time and effort required to see this project through... Read more
News / TypeCon2012

There’s a TypeCon Brewing in Milwaukee

by Grant Hutchinson
on October 6, 2011 • 21 Comments
Brew Town. City of Festivals. German Athens. MKE. The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is pleased to announce that Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be the host city for TypeCon2012. We are very excited to be working with folks at the historic Hamilton Wood Type & Printing... Read more
Events / TypeCon2011

Handmade Design, Now Online

by Grant Hutchinson
on August 1, 2011 • No Comments
The Handmade Design silent auction fundraiser is now online. Currently on display in the Collins C. Diboll Gallery at the Loyola University New Orleans, the exhibit features works donated by artists, printmakers, and designers including: Nancy Sharon Collins, Yvette Rutledge, John Downer, Ed Fella, Stephen... Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

Talkin’ About My Generation

by Grant Hutchinson
on July 25, 2011 • 4 Comments
This video of Mehmet Gozetlik’s Type in 20 presentation Typography of the “Generation Y”, prior to “Generation Z” is now available for viewing on Vimeo. Please be aware that the audio is a bit muffled at times. This is due to the fact that it... Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

Like Butter

by Si Daniels
on July 14, 2011 • No Comments
Butter Label’s TypeCon presentation is now available on SlideShare with a view into the future of webfonts. Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

TypeCon Reviewed

by Si Daniels
on July 13, 2011 • No Comments
Applied Arts magazine has posted a review of last week’s event, describing it as the “nerdiest conference in the design world.” And for those that missed it check out UPPERCASE Magazine’s posts from the event. Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

Font Aid IV Book

by Si Daniels
on July 11, 2011 • No Comments
By popular request, here’s a link to the Font Aid IV book — available for purchase from Lulu — as mentioned during Michelle and Grant’s talk this afternoon. Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

It’s a Wrap!

by Si Daniels
on July 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
All good things come to an end, and sadly TypeCon2011 is over. See you on the boat, and see you next year! The location of TypeCon2012 will be announced at a later date. Read more
Snippets / TypeCon2011

Auction Footage

by Si Daniels
on July 10, 2011 • No Comments
This shaky-cam footage captures (sort of) the excitement of last night’s TypeCon silent auction. Read more

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