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Walter Tiemann Prize: call for entries
The Walter Tiemann Prize was first presented in 1992 and has since been awarded every other year to honour innovative typographic design ideas. It is announced internationally and is aimed at those who consider the book a contemporary work of art.
Vladimir Yefimov: The 40th Day
Vladimir Venediktovich Yefimov, the pre-eminent Russian type designer and typographic expert, died on the 23rd of February, at the age of 62.
VI Latin American Bienal of Typography
La Sexta Bienal de Tipografía Latinoamericana ya está oficialmente en marcha: se ha abierto la convocatoria para enviar los trabajos hasta el 20 de febrero de 2014. La jura se realizará en la ciudad de Valparaíso, Chile, mientras que las exposiciones se iniciarán desde abril del año que viene.
Users call on Adobe to fix type user interfaces
A petition to Adobe to improve user interfaces which give ‘incomplete and/or needlessly convoluted access to typographic features’ is attracting thousands of signatories.
Typoversity
What about new blood in German typography? How do students deal with typography? What do the studies of typography in Germany and abroad look like?
Get your Type reviewed @ ATypI
Next Saturday at ATypI: type crit by Christian Schwartz @commercialtype, Erik van Blokland @letterror, and Gerry Leonidas @gerryleonidas. Moderated by Jan Middendorp @JanMiddendorp. Check at registration.
Get a 10% discount on TDC competitions!
ATypI members are entitled to a 10% discount on the entry fees to the TDC competitions. Communication Design (TDC 59), Typeface Design (TDC² 2013)
Font Aid VIII: a call for action
A collaborative typeface for Nepalese Earthquake relief
Father of Hong Kong graphic design at ATypI
Henry Steiner, best known for his corporate identity and branding work, is a keynote speaker at ATypI's ʻbetween black and whiteʼ conference in taking place Hong Kong from 10 to 14 October.
Expert class Type design 2014 exhibition
From 17 May till 31 August 2014 projects of the Expert class Type design (EcTd) students will be exhibited at the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp. The EcTd course is offered by the Plantin Institute of Typography, which operates under the umbrella of the renown Plantin Society. The exhibition comprises work of students who successfully finished the 2012–2013 course and a preview of the ongoing projects of the current 2013–2014 one. This is the third consecutive EcTd exhibition at the Museum Plantin-Moretus and the first one that is combined with the Expert class Book design course.
Book design for children's reading
A new book by Sue Walker
Bauertypes Bronze Sponsor
ATypI 2014 Barcelona announces its first generous sponsor Bauertypes with a level of Bronze sponsorship.
Bau Design College of Barcelona
Another venue of ATypI 2014 Barcelona
Typosium IX – Crossing Borders/Grenze(n)loos
Typography as a university study: some further thoughts
Michael Twyman will present his keynote talk titled ”Typography as a university study: some further thoughts“. Twyman is a Professor Emeritus of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading.
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