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Make the Shift to MKE SHFT

As previously announced, TypeCon2012 is swinging into Milwaukee this summer. The theme of this year’s conference is MKE SHFT — a clever play on several words and related concepts. MKE is the shorthand code for Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International Airport and visually suggests the... Read more

SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries

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

TypeCon2012: Call for Programming

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

TypeCon2012: Education Forum Call for Speakers

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 V: Release Imminent

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

There’s a TypeCon Brewing in Milwaukee

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

Handmade Design, Now Online

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

Talkin’ About My Generation

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

Sketchy Catch Up

Have you missed some of the conference highlights over the past few days? Check out Carolyn Sewell’s almost daily recaps for UPPERCASE Magazine. In particular, #2, #3 & #4 are jam-packed full of delightful visual snippets. Read more
SOTA Typography Award Honors Erik Spiekermann

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 Saturday, July 9th 2011, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans, as part of... Read more
The Faces of “Surge”

The Faces of “Surge”

We felt we should put faces to the folks who put the “surge” into this year’s TypeCon identity. Tom Varisco and Uyen “The Design” Vu from the eponymous Tom Varisco Designs will be hanging around the conference floor today and tomorrow. If you have a... Read more

Going Long …

Because of the awesomeness which is the TypeCon program, this morning’s presentations have eaten into the lunch break. That means that this afternoon’s program will restart at 2:30 instead of 2:00, as previously scheduled. Thanks for understanding. Read more