TypeCon

TypeCon is the annual grassroots, typography-focused convention run by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados. The content of TypeCon conferences focuses on — but is not limited to — the areas of typography, type design, printing, letterpress, calligraphy, the book arts, publishing, design education, and type-related technologies including webfonts.

Since the inaugural conference in 1998, TypeCon has explored type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, Arabic calligraphy, non-Latin scripts, the American Arts and Crafts movement, experimental typography, type design technologies, webfonts, and much more. Special events include the Type & Design Education Forum, hands-on workshops, and gallery exhibitions of international type and design.

The convention is held in a different North American host city each year.

Upcoming Conferences

• TypeCon2017 — Boston, MA

Past Conferences

• TypeCon2016: Resound — Seattle, WA
• TypeCon2015: Condensed — Denver, CO
• TypeCon2014: Capitolized — Washington, DC
• TypeCon2013: Portl& — Portland, OR
• TypeCon2012: MKE Shift — Milwaukee, WI
• TypeCon2011: Surge — New Orleans, LA
• TypeCon2010: Babel — Los Angeles, CA
• TypeCon2009: Rhythm — Atlanta, GA
• TypeCon2008: Punkt — Buffalo, NY
• TypeCon2007: Letter Space — Seattle, WA
• TypeCon2006: The Boston T Party — Boston, MA
• TypeCon2005: Alphabet City — New York, NY
• TypeCon2004: Type High — San Francisco, CA
• TypeCon2003: Counter Culture — Minneapolis, MN
• TypeCon2002: The Medium and the Message — Toronto, ON
• TypeCon2001: <R>evolution — Rochester, NY
• TypeCon2000 — Westborough, MA
• TypeCon1998 — Westborough, MA

External links

• TypeCon Official conference site
• Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) Parent organization site
• TypeCon2002 According to Mr. Coles Overview by Stephen Coles
• TypeCon2001 Photo essay by Tony de Marco
• TypeCon2000 A series of reviews by Si Daniels
• TypeCon 1998 An overview of the inaugural TypeCon conference by John D. Berry