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TypeCon2004

TypeCon2004: Type High
July 21-25, 2004
Hotel Nikko
San Francisco, California



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The sixth annual TypeCon is presented by

The Society of
Typographic Aficionados


in partnership with

The San Francisco Center
for the Book
and

The California College of the Arts



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To complement the main program of panel discussions and presentations, TypeCon2004 features a diverse selection of digital and traditional workshops. Choose from 20 different workshops, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday, July 21-22. Space in these sessions is extremely limited, and available only on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Workshop Venues: California College of the Arts (CCA)   |   San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB)

Wednesday, July 21

Full-day sessions: 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Digital Font Production 201: Advanced FontLab
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $100 | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by FontLab, with Ted Harrison, Adam Twardoch, and other instructors to be announced
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Gourmet Typography
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $100 + $5 materials fee | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by Ilene Strizver, The Type Studio
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Introduction to Letterpress for Typographers and Designers
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $100 + $10 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by Katherine Case
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Half-day sessions AM: 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Window Lettering
Cost: $50 | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by John Downer and Leonard Otillio
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Knifecut Ulano Letters
Cost: $50 | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Dave Farey
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Three-Dimensional Pop-In Alphabet Book
Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by David Winkler
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Half-day sessions PM: 2:00-5:00 pm

Script Lettering from the Era of Showcards
Cost: $50 | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by John Downer
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Japanese Calligraphy
Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Hisako Nakazawa
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Lettering in Stone
Cost: $50 | 16 attendees | SFCB
presented by Chris Stinehour
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Thursday, July 22

Full-day sessions: 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Digital Font Production 201: Advanced FontLab
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $100 | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by FontLab, with Ted Harrison, Adam Twardoch, and other instructors to be announced
click here for workshop description >>

Half-day sessions AM: 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Making Fonts for Software Companies
Cost: $50 | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by Microsoft and Agfa Monotype, with Simon Daniels, Jim Wasco, Carl Crossgrove, Kamal Mansour, and other instructors to be announced
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Locking Down Lock-Ups: Lettering as Image
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $50 + $5 materials fee | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Ken Barber, House Industries
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Renaissance Handwriting: Live and Dripping
Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Georgianna Greenwood
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Hands on Ideographs: Aesthetics and Techniques
Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Kazuaki Tanahashi
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Digital Type and Typography for Letterpress
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by Brian Allen
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Hot Printing Explored: the Techniques of H.N. Werkman
Cost: $50 + $10 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by Alastair Johnston
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Half-day sessions PM: 2:00-5:00 pm

Typography for a Mobile World
Cost: $50 | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by Jose Benavides, Ultrafonts
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Bezier Curves for Cowards
Cost: $50 | 18 attendees | CCA
presented by Leslie Cabarga
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Puzzles in the Early Development of Roman Letter
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $50 + $5 materials fee | 16 attendees | CCA
presented by Sumner Stone
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Gutenberg Goes Digital: Letterpress with Photopolymer Plates
SORRY, THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

Cost: $50 + $20 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by Katherine Case
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Pointed Brush Calligraphy
Cost: $50 + $15 materials fee | 14 attendees | SFCB
presented by Carl Rohrs
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TypeCon2004 is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.