TypeCon2005, Alphabet City

Wednesday, July 20

Workshops and registration at Parsons School of Design/The New School. Exhibitions and evening events at other locations as noted.

Schedule is subject to change.

9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Optional workshops

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: FiFFteen: an Evening with Neville Brody and Erik Spiekermann

Presented by Headline Sponsor, FontShop International. Evening presentations will be at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The FiFFteen exhibition will be on display at The One Club.

This event marks the opening of FSI's FiFFteen: 15 years of type for independent minds. The FiFFteen exhibition has traveled throughout Europe, and makes its North American debut during TypeCon2005.

Thursday, July 21

All events at Parsons School of Design/The New School

9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Optional workshops

9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Registration Open

1:30 - 6:00 pm: Business and Technology Forum

1:30 pm - Connecting Scripts - Unobstructed Flow

Carl Crossgrove, Monotype Imaging

2:15 pm - A Look at FontLab

Ted Harrison, FontLab

2:45 pm - End User License Agreements

Richard Kegler, P22, Frank Martinez, Martinez Group, Laurence Penney, MyFonts, Bruno Steinert, Linotype, Tiffany Wardle

3:45 pm - Break

4:15 pm - Requiem for PostScript Type 1 Fonts

Thomas Phinney, Adobe

5:00 pm - Multilingual Type Design

Matthew Carter, Carter and Cone, Gerry Leonidas, University of Reading, Gary Munch, MunchFonts, Adam Twardoch, FontLab/MyFonts

6:00 pm - Break for Dinner on Your Own

7:30 pm: Opening Night!

The official TypeCon2005 kick-off at Parsons School of Design/The New School.

8:00 pm - NYC Type

Paula Scher, Pentagram

9:30 pm - Premiere of the Second Annual Typophile Film Festival

Jared Benson and Joseph Pemberton, Punchcut

Join us for a cocktail before the show, then help us welcome one of the brightest stars in graphic design, Paula Scher. After her presentation, type gets moving at the premiere of the second annual Typophile Film Festival.

Friday, July 22

All events at Parsons School of Design/The New School

9:00 am-6:00 pm: Registration, TypeGallery and SOTA Store Open

9:00-6:00 pm: Main Program

9:00 am - Type in Motion

Jakob Trollbäck, Trollbäck and Company

10:00 am - Razzle Dazzle 'Em: The Ins, Outs, and Opening Nights of Design on Broadway

Gail Anderson and Drew Hodges, SpotCo

10:45 am - Break

11:15 am - Let Them Eat Type

Louise Fili

12 noon - Paperback: Why Does Size Matter?

John Downer

12:30 pm - Break for Lunch on Your Own

2:15 pm - Thinking With/In Type

Ellen Lupton and Alex White

3:00 pm - Fonts? We don't need no stinking fonts!

Daniel Pelavin

3:45 pm - Break

4:30 pm - U & lc:In-Your-Face Typography

John D. Berry

5:15 pm - Photo-Lettering: Back to the Future

Ken Barber, House Industries, Ed Benguiat, Ed Rondthaler

6:15 pm - Dinner on Your Own

Saturday, July 23

Main program, registration, and TypeGallery at Parsons School of Design/The New School. Other exhibitions and evening events at locations as noted.

9:00 am-6:00 pm: Registration, TypeGallery and SOTA Store Open

9:00-6:00 pm: Main Program

9:00 am - Custom Branding in the Age of Stock

Gerard Huerta

10:00 am - Cosas de Espana: Interpretations of Eighteenth Century's Spanish Types

Mario Feliciano

10:45 am - Break

11:15 am - Lettering in a FLASH!

Ray Cruz

11:45 am - Graffiti Exposed

John Downer, Tony de Marco, Carlos "Mare 139" Rodriguez, Wes Wong

12:45 pm - Break for Lunch on Your Own

2:15 pm - The Swedish Type Scene

Peter Bruhn, Fountain, and Stefan Hattenbach, MAC Rhino Fonts

3:00 pm - Experimenting with the Cow

Alessio Leonardi

3:45 pm - Break

4:15 pm - Broadcasting Tongues

Ryan Pescatore Frisk and Catelijne van Middelkoop, Strange Attractors

5:00 pm - A Life in Type: In Celebration of Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter, Carter and Cone, David Berlow, Font Bureau, Mike Parker, Font Bureau, Jon Coltz, Daidala, Tiffany Wardle

6:15 pm - Break for Dinner on Your Own

8:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Sabado Gigante!

Presented by Headline Sponsor, Monotype Imaging, at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Es una fiesta grande! An evening of music, merriment, and the ever-popular-and-harder-than-ever Type Quiz with hosts Allan Haley and Jon Coltz. DJs Joe and Jared provide the soundtrack to this festive event. Wear your finest sparkles and glittery things and prepare for a big time!

Sunday, July 24

Main program, registration, and TypeGallery at Parsons School of Design/The New School. Other exhibitions and evening events at locations as noted.

9:00 am-3:00 pm: TypeGallery and SOTA Store Open

9:00-6:00 pm: Main Program

9:00 am - Size Does Matter

Dave Farey, HouseStyle Graphics

10:00 am - Type in the Real World

Alexander Isley

10:45 am - Break

11:15 am - Typographic Tattoos

Ina Saltz

12 noon - Behind the Fraktur Curtain

Peter Bain

12:45 pm - Break for Lunch on Your Own

12:45 pm - Type Critique Sessions with Matthew Carter, John Downer, and Akira Kobayashi - during lunch

2:15 pm - Corporate Piracy; or, How Not to Get Ahead in Business

Yves Peters

3:15 pm - A Glimpse at the Life and Work of Eric Gill

John Sherman, Notre Dame University

4:00 pm - Break

4:30 pm - TYPETALK: Handwriting Fonts With Something To Say

Amy Papaelias

5:15 pm - Type Designer as a Second Job; or, Frustrations and Pleasures of Design, from Book Jackets to Branding but Always Maniacal About Kerning

Matteo Bologna, Mucca Design, Will Staehle, Harper Collins, Roberto de Vicq Harper Collins

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Curtains

Closing Night Festivities

The end of the affair comes all too soon, but say goodbye we must. We'll do it in style, at a fun-filled evening to make your sayonaras not so sad…