TDC2 2003 Judges' Night

Date :

Thursday 16 January 2003

Time :

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Admission :

Free to the general public

Judges' Night :

Two of the distinguished judges of the TDC2 2003 Type Design Competition will talk about type and lettering, and how these affect their work.

From opposite sides of the English speaking world, with Jim Parkinson in Oakland, California and Dave Farey in London, both describe a fair amount of their commissions as letter repairing - but it's obviously more than that. From the iconic nameplates of Rolling Stone, New Scientist, The Times of London and Newsweek they provide expertise with letterforms covering all typeface classifications.

They both take a sideways and less ponderous view of type design - more Oz Cooper than Stanley Morison - believing the the Old Boys not only stole the best ideas, but are still holding them to ransom. Come along and hear their tales of how Rolling Stone got its swash and why polar bears are left handed.

The Judges :

Dave Farey

Dave recently redesigned the typefaces for the London Times, amongst other of his many modest accomplishments.

Jim Parkinson

Jim reworks and creates new banners for newspapers, along with creating new typefaces, several of which are TDC winners themselves.

Venue :

This evening will be combined with the regularly scheduled TDC Salon evening, and will be held at an alternative venue :

F.I.T. (Fashion Insitute of Technology)
Building "D" Room D211
227 West 27 Street
New York, NY

More Info :

TDC Type Directors Club
60 East 42nd Street
Suite 721
New York, NY   10165-0721
USA

T : 1-212-983-6042
F : 1-212-983-6043
E : director@tdc.org
W : http://www.tdc.org/