# minneaplois

Look for the limited edition "Nice" shirts on sale in the Marketplace!

Bid on a signed book by that focuses on Jaroslav Benda!

And yes, you totally need to buy that thing you were looking at, but were unsure about!

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2019-09-01

I didn’t make it to this year, but my goodies and books did. Look for them at the marketplace! 💝 Have a great conference!

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2019-08-31

Keynote: Type design in the computer age. 2-2 And indeed how to draw the line between interpretation and piracy. Let us reject the opportunism, shortcuts, bad practises that threaten this small typography industry. https://t.co/BeX8KGIxuJ

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2019-08-19

Keynote: Type design in the computer age. 1-2 How it was to design typefaces before digital era? How communities play a crucial role in designer career, as well how teaching reinforces the understanding of daily practice. https://t.co/BeX8KGIxuJ

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2019-08-19

Lettering artist and illustrator will be giving a special presentation on Aug 29 at This free event is sponsored by .

Grand Ballroom
Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

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2019-08-19

Math Lommen, design curator at , gives a short overview of the European lettering model books, especially those of the 19th and 20th century, in his talk “Letters at Models: Printed Lettering Model Books.” He takes the stage on Sunday, Sept 1st at

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2019-08-07

Lynne Yun, type designer and board member of , takes a sweeping look at the history and anatomy of flourishing, discusses its modern applications, and ways we can critically look at flourished compositions. She takes the stage on Aug 31st at

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2019-08-06

Kourosh Beigpour presents “Dots and Dot Positioning in the Arabic Script Based on the Nastaʿlīq” where he explores the width, size and shape of the dots used in the Nasta’liq, Chalipa and the monumental Thuluth calligraphic traditions at

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2019-08-06

Chank Diesel is a type designer and fine artist that lives and works in Don’t miss him kickoff Saturday’s program with “Mid-Century Minneapolitan: How Minneapolis’ Vintage Architectural Signage Influences the Type of Today” at

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2019-08-06

Agyei Archer presents his research on “The Afáka” which initially started as an extension to a Latin typeface, but is now focused on documenting and archiving the script and its design features. Don’t miss his talk at on Saturday, Aug 31st.

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2019-08-06

., educator at and co-founder of , presents “Diacritics of the World's Languages” at on Friday, Aug 30th. Radek will showcase a typographic textbook he created which is centered around the problem of diacritics in type design.

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2019-08-06

Chank Diesel is a type designer and fine artist that lives and works in Don’t miss him kickoff Saturday’s program with “Mid-Century Minneapolitan: How Minneapolis’ Vintage Architectural Signage Influences the Type of Today” at

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2019-08-06

Freshly graduated from an MA in Design & Typography at ECV Paris, under the direction of , Marie Boulanger presents “XX,XY: What Happens When We Gender Type?” at

Sign up now:
https://t.co/VMmGjPxYTk

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2019-08-04

Alice J. Lee & Ladan Bahmani, design educators at and respectively, create interactive installations that facilitate experiences analogous to the decoding process of translation. Catch their presentation on “Inclusivity Through Translation” at

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2019-08-04

Jim Moran from will take attendees on a guided tour of his research and historical reprinting of Hamilton Wood Type’s vintage poster collection in “Ink, Wood, and Paper Trumpets.”

Join us on this journey back in time:
https://t.co/VMmGjPxYTk

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2019-08-03

The Type Directors Club and SOTA are pleased to announce that lettering artist and illustrator will be giving a special presentation on Thursday, August 29th, as part “Nice” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
https://t.co/uFtQYGNa1I

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2019-06-26