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Good news! The current registration rate for ATypI 2026 Sharjah has been extended through October 13, 2026. Join us in Sharjah for four days of keynotes, talks, workshops, exhibitions, tours, a book fair, and cultural events, bringing together the international type community around this year’s theme, Between: Tradition · Transition · Transformation. October 28–31, 2026University… Continue reading Ticket Rate Extended Through October 13

Ticket prices for ATypI 2026 Sharjah increase on 1 October. If you are planning to join us, 30 September is the final day to register at the current rate. From 28–31 October 2026, the international typography community comes together at the University of the Arts Sharjah for four days of talks, keynotes, workshops, exhibitions, tours,… Continue reading Ticket Prices Increase October 1

ATypI 2026 Sharjah begins on Wednesday, 28 October, with an afternoon of hands-on workshops and live demos at the University of the Arts Sharjah. Led by international type designers, educators, and tool makers, the workshops explore contemporary approaches to type design, multilingual typography, digital tools, variable fonts, AI-assisted workflows, and cross-script work. The sessions are… Continue reading Workshops at ATypI 2026 Sharjah

Attendees traveling to ATypI 2026 Sharjah, taking place 28–31 October 2026 at the University of the Arts Sharjah, are encouraged to check their UAE entry requirements and begin any necessary visa process as early as possible. Requirements vary depending on nationality, passport type, and residency status. ATypI can provide an official conference invitation or visa… Continue reading Visa Support for ATypI 2026 Sharjah

ATypI 2026 Stanford Playlist ATypI is pleased to say that the publication of videos from ATypI 2026 Stanford started yesterday. We hope all those who missed the conference, or who missed talks while at the conference, will enjoy catching up with the diverse and stimulating research, scholarship and experimentation that was presented. The remaining videos… Continue reading Videos from ATypI 2026 Stanford — release underway!

30 June 2026 — The ATypI Board of Directors today unanimously re-elected three key Officers for a second term, reaffirming its confidence in the Association’s leadership as ATypI prepares for an exciting year ahead. The vote comes soon after the successful ATypI 2026 Stanford conference (May 27 – May 30). The following officers were re-elected, effective immediately on… Continue reading ATypI Re-Elects Leadership Team for a Second Term Ahead of a Historic Year

ATypI Stanford 2026 Stanford University, California, USA ATypI Stanford marked an important moment in our organization’s history as we gathered under the theme Homescreen: Design for Belonging. The following address was delivered May 29, 2026 at the opening of the conference by Nada Abdallah, President of ATypI. Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, friends—welcome. To stand here, at… Continue reading President’s Welcome Address

We’re pleased to announce a splendid variety of SIX Tours and TEN Workshops for participation by attendees of ATypI 2026 Stanford. As this is a news item, it may not be updated as details change. Please refer to the Tours & Workshops page for up-to-date information. IMPORTANT: Tours and Workshops all require separate registration for… Continue reading Tours & Workshops announced for Stanford

Type history will be written in real-time as we announce Ferdinand Ulrich as a keynote speaker at ATypI 2026 Stanford. Ferdinand Ulrich is a typographer and researcher working and living in Berlin. He specializes in publication design and visual systems, his research focus circulates around type manufacturing in the twentieth century, with a particular interest… Continue reading Ferdinand Ulrich announced as keynote speaker for ATypI 2026 at Stanford

We are beyond 🤩 to announce Yiying Lu as one of our 🔑🎵 speakers this year at the Stanford conference. If you, like me, happen to fondly remember when things went sour with Twitter and all you got was a whale being raised by birds, you probably have come across her work. Yiying Lu is… Continue reading Yiying Lu announced as keynote speaker for ATypI 2026 at Stanford

We are pleased—finally!—to begin releasing videos from the ATypI 2025 Copenhagen conference. We open with the following five talks: These talks reflect the richness, depth, and diversity of perspectives presented at Copenhagen—spanning history, technology, research, perception, experimentation, and material engagement with type. The remaining videos will be published in the coming weeks to the ATypI… Continue reading Videos from ATypI 2025 Copenhagen: release underway

Theme: Glyphs of Belonging Submissions are now open for the second edition of FiftyFifty, a traveling typographic exhibition that showcases the work of college students from around the world. Founded as a global platform for emerging voices in typography, FiftyFifty brings together students from different cultures and writing systems through a shared exhibition format. The… Continue reading FiftyFifty 2026 opens global call for student submissions