Typographics

Typographics is a design festival for people who use type. The annual event series, now in its 4th year, takes place June 11–21, 2018, and is devoted to contemp­orary typo­graphy, with talks, work­shops, and tours focusing on where typo­graphy is today and where its future may lie. It will be held at The Cooper Union in New York City.

Conference: June 15–16

The highlight of Typographics is a two-day conference centered on the contemporary use of type. Registration is open to the public.

Workshops & Tours: June 11–21

Workshops and tours are being scheduled around the conference, covering everything from hand lettering to responsive typography.

TypeLab: June 14–17

The TypeLab at Typographics 2018 will host a series of technical hands-on work­shops, demos, inter­views, and experiments.

Book Fair: June 16–17

The Typographics festival includes the Typographics Book Fair, with items for sale from some of our favorite design booksellers.

And much more …

Further programming will be announced over the coming weeks. For news and updates, join our mailing list and follow @TypographicsNYC on Twitter.

Conference Speakers

Alicia Cheng
Alicia Cheng

MGMT

Collaborative Digression(s)

Amy Lee Walton
Amy Lee Walton

Mapbox

Typography in the Age of Vector Maps

Anton Repponen
Anton Repponen

Anton & Irene

Type on the Web: Ooh La La

Bahia Shehab
Bahia Shehab

American University in Cairo

At the Corner of a Dream

Bobby C. Martin
Bobby C. Martin

Original Champions of Design

Big Brands Need Big Type

Ellen Lupton
Ellen Lupton

Cooper-Hewitt, MICA

Design Beyond Vision

Gail Bichler
Gail Bichler

The New York Times Magazine

Typographic Voice and The New York Times Magazine

Irene Pereyra
Irene Pereyra

Anton & Irene

Type on the Web: Ooh La La

Jennifer Daniel
Jennifer Daniel

Talk to Me

Ken Barber
Ken Barber

House Industries, Type & Lettering

A Tribute to Rich Roat, Cofounder of House Industries

Lance Wyman
Lance Wyman

Lance Wyman Ltd.

The Making of the 1968 Mexico Olympics

Mike Essl
Mike Essl

The Cooper Union

Same Bat-Time! Same Bat-Channel

Parasto Backman
Parasto Backman

Studio Parasto Backman

Ornament is Not a Crime

Peter Biľak
Peter Biľak

Typotheque

It’s About Time

Sarah Gephart
Sarah Gephart

MGMT

Collaborative Digression(s)

Shannon Harvey
Shannon Harvey

Inventory Form & Content, Inventory Press

Typography / Topography / Typology

Tamara Shopsin
Tamara Shopsin

Shopsin’s

Type Soup

Teddy Blanks
Teddy Blanks

CHIPS

Type for Indie Film

More speakers and presentation details will be posted soon.

For updates and announce­ments, join the Typographics mailing list and follow @TypographicsNYC on Twitter.

Register

Registration for the main Typographics conference is now open, with academic and bundle discounts available.

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Interested in sponsoring? Write to type@cooper.edu

Interested in sponsoring? Write to type@cooper.edu