TDC Special Event: March 10, 2017 – Erik Spiekermann talk at “Type Over Time”

TDC Medalist Erik Spiekermann recollects creating fonts Apple in the 1980s, his aesthetic likes and dislikes, and what it’s like to see his fonts everywhere in public spaces – highways, trains, and airports.

This talk was part of Type Over Time: 70th Anniversary of the Type Directors Club, a day-long celebration held at the SVA Theatre in New York City on March 10, 2017.

This event was sponsored by School of Visual Arts, Monotype, Adobe Typekit, and House Industries.

TDC Medalist Erik Spiekermann talks about creating his Officina fonts for ITC.1985 innovation graphic design for Apple computers.