Keynote Presentation: Christian Helms
Along with our friends at AIGA Wisconsin, are very excited to announce that creative powerhouse Christian Helms will be presenting...
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Like Butter
Butter Label’s TypeCon presentation is now available on SlideShare with a view into the future of webfonts.
TypeCon Reviewed
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.
Font Aid IV Book
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.
It’s a Wrap!
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.
Auction Footage
This shaky-cam footage captures (sort of) the excitement of last night’s TypeCon silent auction.
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.
Buskers
Pics from this evening’s typographic busking event, plus as a bonus a crappy video.
Who Dat Hat? Typophile o’ the Year
This lady wearing a stylish Panama hat scored an event record 29 out of 30 points to claim “Typophile of the Year” bragging rights and a Linotype font CD. PHL bested a trio of 2nd place winners, by a whopping 12 points.
Grant Out-Snipes Jessica
The winning bid was $750 for this Typographic Consultants glass sign.
The Saints
A rather poor quality video of this afternoon’s coffee break performance of “The Saints” by The Beignets.
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 TypeCon2011. Spiekermann is widely known for his typefaces, of...
