Author Archives: slantedhall
Synthplex 2019 Burbank Trip Report
The first Synthplex (@synthplex, @synthplex_burbank) was held in Burbank, California, USA, 28–31 March 2019, organized by Michael Learmouth & Michael Lehmann Boddicker (@MBoddInc). Overall, a good event that will hopefully continue. It was great to reconnect with old friends, meet new folk … Continue reading
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Tagged fonts, music
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TypeCon 2018 Conference Trip Report
[ The Call for Papers is out for TypeCon 2019, 28 August–1 September 2019, in Minneapolis, MN. Submission deadline has been extended to Saturday, 16 March 2019, 11:59pm EST. Read the Submission Guidelines [PDF] for useful tips. ] The 20th anniversary TypeCon (@typecon / … Continue reading
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Tagged fonts, portland, sota, type design, typesociety
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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
Posted in atypi, conference, presentation, tripreport, typecon, typecon2017, typeface, typography
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
Posted in presentation, typography, writing systems
Tagged adlam, Africa, IMUG, typeface
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Type Design Conferences
There are a number of great type design & typography related conferences happening around the world, these days. Several conferences coming up include: TypeCon (@typecon, @typesociety)— 23–27 August 2017, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1–5 August 2018, Portland, Oregon, USA. My TypeCon trip reports: … Continue reading
Shift CTRL 2016 Conference Trip Report
The Shift CTRL (#shiftCTRL)—New Perspectives on Computing and New Media conference was held at Stanford University Humanities on Friday & Saturday, 6–7 May 2016, organized by Thomas S. Mullaney (@tsmullaney). This gathering was a follow-on to the American History Association … Continue reading
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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Survey: Opinions on Music Notation & Scores
One of my next projects will be designing quality music symbol fonts. Getting back to my roots, so to speak. My first foray into type design 20+ years ago was working on music notation software research and development projects. The … Continue reading
1403 Vintage Mono font used in book cover design for Grantland’s sports analytics compilation book
[tweet https://twitter.com/composerjk/status/435685179454013440 width=”150″ align=”right”] While preparing to teach and work with some fabulous 6-12 grade movement teachers about social partner dancing at the 2014 Movement Education Week (@HealthyMovement), I heard an update from one of our typeface customers. Our 1403 Vintage Mono … Continue reading
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