Veer is in New York this week hanging out at TypeCon and rubbing serifs with the typorati. Why am I telling you this? Well, we have the ability to spot two (count ’em, two) people for their conference registration. All you have to do is leave a comment describing why you want to attend TypeCon. Oh, and it would help if you lived in New York … because we're not covering any travel expenses. We’ll randomly select two people from the comments submitted and notify them via email. (This means you must leave a valid email address with your comment, by the way.) Good luck and get going. The conference starts Thursday.
Update: Two type-obsessed individuals have been chosen from the comments submitted as of Thursday evening and notified. Thanks to everyone who participated.
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I can't afford it either, and I also live in new york. I'm a design student and lover of type, but my real reason is because I have a crush on Paula Scher
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You Big Sweeties!
We'd love to surprise our mutual friend, Craig Robinson (of FlipFlopFlyin.com fame), who happens to be in NYC on a project for the next 10 days.
He's always been two inches shy of being a legitimate font lover, and Typecon just might push him over the edge.
Derick/Team fStop
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I am disqualified due to geography, but I would love a TypeCon Alphabet City drink coaster!
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I will personally attempt to locate just such a piece of commemorative ephemera for our dear Mr Retzer. If no drink coasters are available at this event, perhaps a handful of custom imprinted cocktail napkins will suffice?
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Oh, could it even be possible to find a more exquisite blend of technology geek with handcraft archivist? I must go...
Not to mention "Experimenting with the Cow"...
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I would love to go, I live in Philly burbs and I'm a desperate design (and desperate starving artist) student, whose type could use some inspiration. I would LOVE to be able to meet the greats, in hopes that I would be on that pedestal some day.
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Experimenting with the cow?
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Yes, Experimenting with the Cow. Doesn't that just intrigue? On Saturday's program, 3pm with Alessio Leonardi. Can you possibly go on with life without finding out what that's all about?
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Um, because I really can't justify the cost right now, but love type and would love to go? (and I live in NYC)
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