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2012 Catalyst Award Winner Announced
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Niko Skourtis of New York will be the recipient of the 2012 SOTA Catalyst Award. This award was created in 2010 to recognize a person thirty years of age or younger who demonstrates significant achievement and future promise in the field of typography. Niko will present his...
Special Presentation: The Heads of State
The Type Directors Club will be sponsoring a special presentation by The Heads of State during TypeCon2012. For ten years, Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers have been working together as The Heads of State for clients as diverse as The New York Times, Starbucks, the School of Visual Arts, Penguin, and bands like R.E.M., Wilco,...
TypeCon2012: Program Preview
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...
Letterpress Workshops at the Hamilton
As part of TypeCon2012, the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin will lead full-day letterpress workshops on Wednesday, August 1st and Thursday, August 2nd. Each day, the museum will offer two simultaneous workshops offering attendees the opportunity to experience letterpress printing in the 4000 sq. ft. printing studio. Attendees will use...
Programming Deadline Extended
The submission deadline for TypeCon2012 programming proposals has been extended to Friday, March 9th. This includes proposals for the main conference program, discussion panels, pre-conference workshops, and ideas for special events related to the conference. As a reminder, the deadline for SOTA Catalyst Award entries is also Friday, March 9th. If you are under 30...
Make the Shift to MKE SHIFT
As previously announced, TypeCon2012 is swinging into Milwaukee this summer. The theme of this year’s conference is MKE SHIFT — 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 word ‘Make’. SHIFT is a straightforward term which we’re all...
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 who shows both achievement and future promise in the field...
TypeCon2012: Call for Programming
Update! The deadline for programming proposals has been extended to Friday, March 9th, 2012 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...
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 InterContinental Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme of this year’s...
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 to the final result. We honestly believed that we could...
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 Museum – in nearby Two Rivers, Wisconsin – on several...
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 Sidelinger, Daniela Marx, Richard Kegler, Michelle Melancon, Nancy Bernardo, Tom...
