Please join us on Thursday June 25th, 7:00 p.m. at the Urban Gallery beside Swipe Books, 401 Richmond Ave. W. for our next talk. Admission is $10 at the door. Mark Fram will deliver a talk on Topographic Typography: Words on words on maps Are rivers always in italics? Are bigger cities really bolder? Are [...]
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A REBUKE of the Modernist Myth
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
A talk by Nick Shinn. April 30th 7:00 p.m. at The Urban Gallery (beside Swipe Books), 401 Richmond St $10.00 at the door For all the design profession’s infatuation with it, Modernism was a marginal influence on the typography of 20th century mass media, where the dominant force was Historicism. In fact, the most radical [...]
TypeCon 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Type comes alive this summer as Buffalo plays host to TypeCon2008: Punkt. From the irreverent to the serious, the eclectic to the traditional, and the modern to the historical, SOTA’s tenth conference is a letterfest of talks, workshops, tours, exhibitions, and special events created for type lovers at every level.
Speakers’ Night
Thursday, May 15, 2008
On Wednesday May 21st we are pleased to present our 7th Speakers’ Night. Dominic Ayre and Rod McDonald will talk about the future of typography in a digital world while Donna Braggins moderates.
Swipe Books
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
As of May 1st, Swipe Books has moved into a beautiful new space at 401 Richmond. The hours and phone numbers are still the same and the ever expanding content is just as rich as ever. The Type Club is very pleased to be holding two Events inside the bookstore this fall. We hope to [...]
Canada Type
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Our next talk is Tuesday April 29th at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St.
Doublenaut: 4 Years Deep
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday March 27th, we are pleased to present Andrew and Matt McCracken of Doublenaut. Doublenaut is a Toronto Design House with a foundation in Music Graphics. Working with Bands and Promoters, the McCracken brothers have carved a comfortable niche doing an incredible array of show posters, cd packaging and websites.
