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 Museum – in nearby Two Rivers, Wisconsin – on several special events and workshops for the conference. We’d also like to thank the top notch crew of local typophiles who have been instrumental in helping us bring TypeCon back to the midwest.
Dates and venues for next year’s conference will be announced in the following weeks.
If you are interested in helping with TypeCon2012 preparations and planning, we will be looking for plenty of volunteers who love type and design as much as we do.
Additional information and updates will be published on the TypeCon site, via our Twitter stream, as well as in our email newsletter.
21 comments
Scott Boms says:
Oct 7, 2011
Excellent choice! I’ve heard things about this Wisconsin place. Good things.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Oct 7, 2011
I believe one of those things may be cheese.
Erin says:
Oct 7, 2011
Yay! Milwaukee is my hometown – I’d love to help out!
Erik Vorhes says:
Oct 7, 2011
And beer cheese soup.
James Puckett says:
Oct 7, 2011
“I believe one of those things may be cheese.”
All the good cheese is in Northern California. In Wisconsin people eat fried cheddar curds. It is not a pretty sight.
But Wisconsin is a great place to buy good beer. And Milwaukee leads the nation in per capita consumption. This should be fun.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Oct 7, 2011
“In Wisconsin people eat fried cheddar curds. It is not a pretty sight.”
I would most likely avoid curds of the fried persuasion. However, if you cover some French fries with those curds and add a “healthy” dollop of gravy … now you’re talking my kind of language. Poutine for everyone!
And a beer.
Erik Vorhes says:
Oct 7, 2011
“All the good cheese is in Northern California.”
James, have you been to Wisconsin before? There’s great cheese all over the place. ;)
Also: encased meats.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Oct 7, 2011
Erik said “encased” … heh.
Tiffany says:
Oct 7, 2011
Cheeeeeese!
Stuart says:
Oct 7, 2011
Welcome to the home of the Font Diner! We’ll be pleased to seat you . . .
Grant Hutchinson says:
Oct 7, 2011
Holy cheese curds, Stuart … I completely blanked out on the fact that you were based in Eau Claire, WI. This just keeps getting better and better.
James Todd says:
Oct 7, 2011
I grew up nearby and would also love to help out. How do we sign up to offer help?
Grant Hutchinson says:
Oct 7, 2011
Hi James.
We’ll be posting additional information about the conference and the various opportunities to help us out. We rely heavily on local volunteers to help set up and keep the conference running smoothly. We’ll also be looking for people to run workshops or be available as “tour guides”.
Keep an eye on this site or sign up for our newsletter.
Thanks for asking.
Corey Holms says:
Oct 7, 2011
Beer cheese soup???
Ticket bought.
Erik Vorhes says:
Oct 7, 2011
Yessssss!
Mitch McKee says:
Oct 21, 2011
Good beer, good cheese, and good weather. Plus, I think I’m overdue for a trip back home. I’ll be there for sure.
Desiree M. says:
Oct 24, 2011
Awesome awesome awesome! Can’t wait.
Indra says:
Oct 31, 2011
Yesss! Germans to Milwaukee!
josh says:
Nov 3, 2011
i live in milwaukee and I’m the lab monkey in the Discovery World screen printing shop, a world class set up. I would love to help out with this.
Grant Hutchinson says:
Nov 3, 2011
Hey Josh.
Thanks for the offer. We will be holding a “town hall” meeting in Milwaukee to connect with the local crew and volunteers. The date of that meeting will be posted on the site. We will also be sending out a call for proposals, in which we will be looking for presentations, workshops, and other activities for the conference. Screen printing fits nicely into the mix.
Please sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop.
Erik Vorhes says:
Jan 20, 2012
Also of note, four of the 100 best beer bars in the US are in Milwaukee.