It saddened us to hear that Doyald Young passed away today. Doyald was at once a passionate typographer and master letterer, a patient instructor and mentor, and a devoted friend. He was also the most recent recipient of the Society of Typographic Aficionados’ Typography Award — presented during TypeCon2010, and accepted with the grace, humor, and humility expected of such a vibrant personality.
Tributes and responses have been posted by Art Center, Typophile, and Chez Porchez.
4 comments
Thom
March 1, 2011
We already miss you Doyald.
Grant Hutchinson
March 1, 2011
Here’s a short clip of Doyald speaking at TypeCon2010 in Los Angeles. The video is courtesy of Henrique Nardi.
David Niles White
March 4, 2011
Hi Grant.
lynda.com has made the entire documentary, Doyald Young, Logotype Designer available at no cost to anyone who wants to view it.
Those of us from the documentary team that created this wonderful film are all saddened by his passing this week — but joyful that we had an opportunity to spend time with him during production. What a loss.
David Niles White
Producer, Documentaries
lynda.com
Grant Hutchinson
March 6, 2011
Thanks for passing this along, David. We’ll spread the word.