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TypeCon 2017 Conference Trip Report
TypeCon (@typecon / @typesociety) was held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 23–27 August 2017 at the Boston Park Plaza hotel. I believe attendance was around 400. Unexpected connections and overlap: Bob Colby, who founded TypeCon, attended. He’s from the Boston area. I kept thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged boston, sota, type design, typesociety
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Inspirational talk on ADLaM—An African Alphabet Adventure
Craig Cornelius gave an introduction to the ADLaM script and its history with stories of how he got involved plus his recent attendance at the 3rd ADLaM Conference in Mamou, Guinea, 5–8 January 2018. Over 800 people attended the conference from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Mauritania and Chad to Liberia, plus Angola, Kuwait, Belgium, Spain, USA, and beyond. After Craig’s presentation, Ibrahima & Abdoulaye Barry (creators of the ADLaM script) joined in via video chat for the question and answer part of the evening. They started creating the script in 1989 when they were ages 10 and 14. Continue reading
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Tagged adlam, Africa, IMUG, typeface
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TypeCon 2015 Conference Trip Report
TypeCon (@typecon / @typesociety) was held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 12–16 August 2015. Though attendance seemed lighter this year, it was another great conference. Lots of good folk, past attendees, and ones at their first TypeCon. In between TypeCon and finishing up this … Continue reading
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Tagged design, fonts, typeface, typography
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TypeCon 2014 Conference Trip Report
27 Jun 2015 Update: Registration is now open for TypeCon 2015: Condensed, 12–16 August 2015 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Save $50 by first becoming a member of SOTA. Check out the great workshops and a preview of the program! Hope to … Continue reading
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Tagged computer history, design, fonts, IBM 1403, typeface, typography
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TypeCon 2013 Conference Trip Report
Another great type design conference happened in Portland, Oregon, August 2013: TypeCon 2013: portl&. I ended up not taking as many notes, this year, so this trip report may be less extensive than the TypeCon 2012 trip report. The weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged computer history, design, fonts, IBM 1403, typeface, typography
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