Archive for February, 2010

Two great upcoming STA events

The Society of Typographic Arts (in Chicago) has the following programs coming up:

Scratch & Draw: the Art of Kathleen Judge

For the past 20 years, Kathleen Judge has been blurring the line between fine art and design. While her career began in animation and as a storyboard artist, her fine art background came to the forefront over the past decade in her passion for creating scratchboard illustrated posters for Chicago’s music scene.

A limited edition souvenir print will be given to the first 50 attendees. Additional posters and prints will be on sale at the event. See more work of Kathleen’s at judgeworks.com.

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Details

Thursday, February 18
7:00pm—Reception & Check-in
7:30pm—Presentation

Where
Intuit Center for Intuitive & Outsider Art
756 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL
www.art.org
Map

Costs
$20 STA Members
$30 Non-members
$10 Students

Conversations with Design Chat

Ryan McGovern of Design Chat discusses the growing popularity of his video/Twitter informal design discussions with some of the best creatives in the field. The show’s distinguished guests have included Carlos Segura of Segura Inc., Jason Fried of37signals, Nick Campbell of Greyscale Gorilla/Digital Kitchen and design legend, Milton Glaser.

Watch previous shows by visiting Design Chat’swebsite or subscribe to the podcast.

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Details

Friday, February 26
6:00pm—Reception & Check-in
6:30pm—Presentation

Where
Critical Mass Chicago
225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2050
Chicago, IL
www.criticalmass.com
Map

Costs
$20 STA Members
$30 Non-members
$10 Students

The Oscars of Type by Ellen Lupton

Ellen Lupton  (of MICA and Thinking with Type fame) has penned  the article, The  Oscars of Type for printmag.com. In her own words…

Assaulted with ceaseless buzz about the Academy Awards, I can’t help wishing that a well-wrought typeface could attract as much attention as a 90-minute film. Various type blogs and font foundries released their own best-of lists at the end of 2009. I sifted through them and cast my own votes. Each of the selections presented here comes from a published list of the year’s top typefaces. Most of these lists reflect the personal tastes of the editor, while some are based on a font company’s own sales figures.

The winners include:

  • Best Typeface: GeoGrotesque, by Eduardo Manso, Em Type
  • Best Actor: Mr Eaves, by Zuzana Licko, Emigre
  • Best Actress: Liza Pro, by Underware
  • Best Sans: Alright Sans, by Jackson Cavanaugh, Okay Type
  • Best Serif: Calluna, by Jos Buivenga
  • Best Superfamily: Trilogy, by Jeremy Tankard, Jeremy Tankard Typography
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Giorgio Sans, by Christian Schwartz
  • Best Revival: Burgundica, by Gerrit Noordzij, The Enschedé Type Foundry
  • Best Foreign Language Font: Nara, by Andrej Krátky with Nikola Djurek and Peter Bilak, Typotheque
  • Best Visual Effects: Klimax, by Ondrej Jób, Typotheque
  • Best Free Font: League Gothic, by the League of Moveable Type; revival of Morris Fuller Benton’s Alternate Gothic No.1
  • Lifetime Achievement: Wim Crouwel

Quite the impressive list.  Of these I am  particularly fond of Calluna and Alright Sans.

Eames House Tour Contest

The incomparable House Industries is holding a contest to win a tour of the Eames House in Pacific Palisades.  The tour will coincide with the release of the Eames Century Modern Typeface on March 11, 2010.  To enter follow the guidlines posted here: Eames Tour

Eames House Tour