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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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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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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
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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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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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
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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IBM 1403 inspired typeface update (Vietnamese added)
I added a first pass at uppercase Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) to my IBM 1403 inspired monospace typeface. So, now, what started as a combination of the 52 characters represented by the A & H chains of the IBM 1403 printer has … Continue reading
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Tagged computer history, fonts, IBM, IBM 1401, IBM 1403, monospace, monospaced, typeface, typography, vietnamese
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IBM 1403 inspired typeface update (Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew)
I’ve been busy. As a break, I added a first pass at uppercase Cyrillic, Greek, and Hebrew to the IBM 1403 inspired typeface. There are fun challenges in fitting these scripts into a fixed width (especially one set initially for … Continue reading
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Tagged computer history, cyrillic, fonts, greek, hebrew, IBM, IBM 1401, IBM 1403, monospaced, typeface, typography
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IBM 1403 inspired typeface update
It’s been about a month since I started designing my IBM 1403 printer inspired typeface (initial post about it with an early sample image). The typeface has grown from 52 glyphs covering the A and H print chains to over 730 glyphs, … Continue reading
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Tagged computer history, fonts, IBM, IBM 1401, IBM 1403, typeface, typography
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