The ultimate summer consists of equal parts sun, travel, and type. With those things in mind, yours truly (and several other Veer folk) will be shuffling off to Buffalo this week for TypeCon. There’s nothing like rubbing elbows (and comparing contextual glyph substitution tables) with the likes of Alejandro Paul, Doyald Young, Erik Spiekermann, Erik van Blokland, Jakob Trollbäck, Michael Cina, Shelley Gruendler, Stephen Coles, and the dozens of other typorati expected in the The Nickel City. The schedule of sessions and workshops is nothing short of impressive.
The main conference track starts Thursday, but kicking things off a bit earlier is Wednesday’s evening with Stefan Sagmeister at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. This is a free, public event presented by The Society of Typographic Aficionados in association with Veer and the Type Directors Club. Limited tickets are available.
If you’re already booked, we hope to see you there. If you’re still humming and hawing, now’s the time to register.
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Oh, and it will be bliss.
I’ll try to post a few updates and other news to The Skinny and the VeerUpdate Twitter stream while the crew is camped in Buffalo. Failing that, tune in to the official TypeCon Talk blog for your daily fix of font frivolity.
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Bliss.
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