TDC Salon : Conversation with. . .
:: Ed Benguiat ::

Date & Time:

Wednesday 14 April 2004, 6:30–8:00 p.m. (admission free)

Venue :

FIT
Room D207
27th Street and Seventh Avenue Building D
New York, NY

The Conversation :

Presented by the Type Directors Club in conjunction with the Visiting Artist Program of the Communication Design Department at FIT

Ed Benguiat is one of the most well-known, prolific (and unquestionably the most entertaining) type designers and lettering artists of our time. He has designed over 600 type fonts, including: Korinna, ITC's Souvenir, Tiffany, Benguiat, Bookman, Modern Roman, Edwardian Script, Caslon No. 225, and others; his type designs have set the tone for type since the 1970s.

His typefaces and logotypes include work for major publications such as Esquire, The New York Times, McCall's, Photography, et al. and for major corporations such as AT&T, A&E, and Estée Lauder.

Ed Benguiat was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame November 2, 2000.

Ed is a TDC member, a past president (1990-1991), and recipient of the TDC Medal in 1989. Other awards include: F. W. Goudy Gold Medal and the Distinguished Artist-Teacher Award, School of Visual Arts.

He continues to teach at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

More Info :

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