TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Additional Credits. WEBSITE: www.seals.studio TWITTER: @official__seal BEHANCE: sealsbrand Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is

today.

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are

“pepperminty.”

REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

KSENYA SAMARSKAYA

Ksenya Samarskaya is a multi-disciplinary designer who, in addition to her breadth of creative and strategy work, is an incredible type designer. A consummate observer with whip-smart takes on the landscapes before us, her perspective provides a fresh and

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Additional Credits. WEBSITE: www.seals.studio TWITTER: @official__seal BEHANCE: sealsbrand Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is

today.

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are

“pepperminty.”

REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

KSENYA SAMARSKAYA

Ksenya Samarskaya is a multi-disciplinary designer who, in addition to her breadth of creative and strategy work, is an incredible type designer. A consummate observer with whip-smart takes on the landscapes before us, her perspective provides a fresh and

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued

CREATIVE WEEK

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re Continued COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities.

COMPETITIONS

We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe. Winning work is honored Continued HYPERLEGIBLE: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LEGIBILITY AND Type Directors Club Salon New York, December 4, 2019. In this video, the creative leaders of Applied provide a behind-the-scenes look at what drove the design of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface for people with low vision, which Fast Company named a winner in the Graphic Design category of its 2019 Innovation by Design Awards.. Development of Atkinson Hyperlegible was part of a larger project ED BENGUIAT (1927–2020) It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, TDC Medalist and former President, Ed Benguiat, who died on October 15, at age 92. Ed was the designer of over 600 typefaces, including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Souvenir, Edwardian Script, and the eponymous Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic, as well as countless logotypes, for

Continued

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic design in music and graduated from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. His work in telling a story with a clear voice and lasting characters through design, from working for brands to self-initiated projects, is established across the country Continued TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

KSENYA SAMARSKAYA

Ksenya Samarskaya is a multi-disciplinary designer who, in addition to her breadth of creative and strategy work, is an incredible type designer. A consummate observer with whip-smart takes on the landscapes before us, her perspective provides a fresh and

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

KSENYA SAMARSKAYA

Ksenya Samarskaya is a multi-disciplinary designer who, in addition to her breadth of creative and strategy work, is an incredible type designer. A consummate observer with whip-smart takes on the landscapes before us, her perspective provides a fresh and

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

CREATIVE WEEK

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re Continued TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

COMPETITIONS

We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe. Winning work is honored Continued THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

ED BENGUIAT (1927–2020) It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, TDC Medalist and former President, Ed Benguiat, who died on October 15, at age 92. Ed was the designer of over 600 typefaces, including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Souvenir, Edwardian Script, and the eponymous Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic, as well as countless logotypes, for

Continued

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued HYPERLEGIBLE: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LEGIBILITY AND Hyperlegible: Challenging Assumptions about Legibility and Accessibility. This opens in a new window. In this video, the creative leaders of Applied provide a behind-the-scenes look at what drove the design of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface for people with low vision, which Fast Company named a winner in the Graphic Design

category of its

HERMANN ZAPF

Hermann Zapf (pronounced “tsáff,” born November 8, 1918) was a German typeface designer who lived in Darmstadt, Germany and was married to calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. Zapf’s work, which includes Palatino (1948, named after 16th century Italian writing master Giambattista Palatino) and Optima (1952, a

flared

TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

CREATIVE WEEK

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re Continued TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

COMPETITIONS

We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe. Winning work is honored Continued THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

COMPETITIONS ARCHIVE Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the LEWIS RAWLINGS, AUTHOR AT THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued 2021 BEATRICE WARDE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE MARCH Find the application and related information here. Extended application deadline: March 19, 2021. The Beatrice Warde Scholarship recognizes one female-identifying college student in their penultimate year of undergraduate study, whose work demonstrates exceptional talent, sophistication, and skill in the use of typography across current media, not just print. It is awarded for a completing 3 PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

CREATIVE WEEK

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re Continued TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

COMPETITIONS

We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe. Winning work is honored Continued THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

COMPETITIONS ARCHIVE Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the LEWIS RAWLINGS, AUTHOR AT THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued 2021 BEATRICE WARDE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE MARCH Find the application and related information here. Extended application deadline: March 19, 2021. The Beatrice Warde Scholarship recognizes one female-identifying college student in their penultimate year of undergraduate study, whose work demonstrates exceptional talent, sophistication, and skill in the use of typography across current media, not just print. It is awarded for a completing 3 PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want TYPE DRIVES COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE 2021 The Type Directors Club is pleased to present Type Drives Communities, an international conference exploring the ways in which people use typography to form and transform creative communities.. Join us virtually on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 for two half-days of illuminating talks, presentations, and group discussion spanning design disciplines and local and global communities. TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

RUBÉN FONTANA

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in Continued TRÉ SEALS - THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB - TDC Tré Seals is a Washington, D.C. designer. From the beginning, Seals was set on a path to become the designer he is today. From kindergarten to 3rd grade he practiced writing in cursive until his handwriting looked like the sample sheets. In the 5th and 6th grade he started his first creative venture, graffitiing people’s names on

index cards

MIKE PARKER

As Director of Typography for Mergenthaler Linotype, he managed the production of more than a thousand typefaces. In 1981, he and Matthew Carter co-founded Bitstream, the first all-digital type company. And in 2000, Parker joined David Berlow and Roger Black at the Font Bureau as a consultant, type historian, and type designer. In 2009, he

Continued

PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued

NINA STÖSSINGER

112016. To celebrate our talented and diverse membership, we profile one TDC member each month. For our November feature, typeface designer Nina Stössinger answered several intriguing questions put to her by TDC board member, Elizabeth Carey Smith — how she began, what gives her inspiration, her recent move to New York, and which letters are REPORT FROM MANILA: BAYBAYIN TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT The enthusiasm at our March “Type Drives Culture” conference underscores everyone’s desire to learn more about modern innovations inspired by ancient scripts. Misha Lecaros of Manila’s award-winning creative agency TBWA\\Santiago Mangada Puno told us about a recently completed typography project for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that we want

CREATIVE WEEK

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. And we’re Continued TYPEFACE DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 15 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These typeface design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan. COMMUNICATION DESIGN WINNERS 2020 The jury selected 251 professional and student winners from 56 countries. These communication design winners are included in The World’s Best Typography®, the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 41, and showcased in eight exhibitions that are touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

COMPETITIONS

We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe. Winning work is honored Continued THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB: ARCHIVE The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars

of

COMPETITIONS ARCHIVE Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the LEWIS RAWLINGS, AUTHOR AT THE TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB Donate to TDC With thanks to Klim Type Foundry for generously donating the typefaces Mānuka, Heldane, and Söhne to the TDC.. And to Firebelly for donating the

ADRIAN FRUTIGER

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris Continued 2021 BEATRICE WARDE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE MARCH Find the application and related information here. Extended application deadline: March 19, 2021. The Beatrice Warde Scholarship recognizes one female-identifying college student in their penultimate year of undergraduate study, whose work demonstrates exceptional talent, sophistication, and skill in the use of typography across current media, not just print. It is awarded for a completing 3 PLAYING WITH WORDS, PLAYING WITH TYPE Playing with Words, Playing with Type — Eric Widjaja. 05.20. New York, NY. Join Eric Widjaja, founder and principal of Thinking*Room, in his journey of typography explorations the last 15 years that influences his design practice. Eric Widjaja founded Jakarta-based design studio Thinking*Room in 2005 after finding his love for graphic

design

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