This year’s incredible conference program has been coming together at a record pace and we’re eager to share it with you. Some of the brightest names in type and design will be sharing their knowledge and skills during TypeCon2012, including:
Bethany Armstrong, Jo De Baerdemaeker, Steve Bardolph, Nathan Adam Beadel, Roger Black, Scott Boms, Antonio Cavedoni, Stephen Coles, Nancy Sharon Collins, Rafael Díaz, John Downer, Nathalie Dumont, Craig Eliason, James Fritz, Patrick Giasson, Emily Gordon, The Heads of State, Cyrus Highsmith, Mark Jamra, Akira Kobayashi, Craig Kroeger, Indra Kupferschmid, Gerry Leonidas, Jean-Baptiste Levée, Ian Lynam, Kamal Mansour, Ricardo Martins, Steve Matteson, Erin McLaughlin, Kathleen Meaney, Ketty Miranda, Vince Mitchell, Gillian Mothersill, Bill Moran, Jim Moran, Sharon Oiga, Amy Papaelias, Matthew Peterson, Thomas Phinney, Ashley John Pigford, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Rhatigan, Steve Ross, Jay Rutherford, Yvette Rutledge, Stuart Sandler, Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer, Amie Segal, David Shields, Julie Spivey, Sumner Stone, Neil Summerour, Jason Cranford Teague, Tricia Treacy, Guy Villa, Erik Vorhes, Carey Watters, and many more.
Presentations and workshops will explore topics such as: the library of the future; Marshall McLuhan and design; vernacular lettering; identity development with students; Cherokee syllabary; South American beer labels; the changing world of font licensing; stories from the Monotype archives; Mayan writing reform; responsive web fonts; press checks in the web age; creative pangramming; optimizing typefaces for the cockpit; wood type galore; and so much more.
Keep an eye on the conference program, the education forum and workshop schedules, as well as the special events pages for the latest updates and additions.
9 comments
Grant Hutchinson says:
Apr 19, 2012
We’ve just confirmed several more speakers for this year’s program, including Rafael Díaz, Ian Lynam, Ketty Miranda, Jim Moran, Ashley John Pigford, and Tricia Treacy.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Apr 24, 2012
Also, Jean-Baptiste Levée has been confirmed.
Grant Hutchinson says:
May 7, 2012
We’ve just added several more names to the roster. The following folks will be running workshops during the week, including Nathan Adam Beadel, James Fritz, Vince Mitchell, Yvette Rutledge, Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer, Amie Segal, Neil Summerour, Jason Cranford Teague, and Carey Watters.
Grant Hutchinson says:
May 11, 2012
A couple small updates to the speaker list. Unfortunately, Sofie Beier is no longer able to present at this year’s conference … however, we have just confirmed the affable Ricardo Martins.
Ricardo Martins says:
May 17, 2012
Thanks, Grant, for your kind compliment! It’s nice to be called “affable”. =)
Grant Hutchinson says:
May 18, 2012
You’re welcome. I just call ’em like I see ’em.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Jun 13, 2012
I’m pleased to announce that Sumner Stone has been added to the already stellar line up participating in this year’s Type & Design Education Forum.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Jun 15, 2012
Huzzah! The full conference program has been posted.
And one final update to the cast of characters. The preternaturally entertaining Roger Black will be filling in for the stalwart Matthew Carter at this year’s Type Crit.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Jun 21, 2012
One more late addition to the program. The irrepressible Stephen “Stewf” Coles will be presenting “Chromeography: A Brief History of Letters on Cars” on Sunday.