Steven Heller + Lita Talarico present Typography Sketchbooks w/ guests January 11, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 6pm

FREE - Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Design & Style: Typography Sketchbooks Discussion

Notable graphic design historian Steven Heller and educator Lita Talarico, co-chairs of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts and their guests Viktor Koen, Travis Cain, Matt Luckhurst, Esther K Smith + Dikko Faust (of Purgatory Pie Press), discuss the merits of the graphic designer's typography sketchbook, a creative "work-out" space for generating ideas and drafting unique type that becomes synonymous with brands and institutions around the world. An unrestrained and idiosyncratic collection, Typography Sketchbooks includes work by boundary-pushing designers from around the world. This event is a chance to talk type with type fans.

About the book:
Typography is an obsession for most designers. It's at the heart of all visual communication and is one of the purest forms of design, one that can always be improved and refined. Typography Sketchbooks gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word images and logos through their private sketchbooks. The result of these wide-ranging typographic musings provides fascinating insights into the expressive quality of letters and words. Aimed at all those who use type, whether by hand or on-screen, this pleasing compendium stresses the importance of good typography at a time when reading habits are changing and celebrates a craft that has endured for centuries.

Copies of the book are available for purchase and signing at the event.

Official Website: http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2011/11/16/design-and-style-typography-sketchbooks?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents