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April 2021
The Search for Mies Typography: Branding 900 910 Lake Shore Drive
These are questions asked by Sofya Karah and Dan McManus, Design Directors at The Narrative, while rebranding 900 910 North Lake Shore Drive, a pair of perpendicular glass and steel highrise buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe in Chicago. They will be discussing their research-based methodology, historical discoveries about Mies van der Rohe, and the design process behind the rebrand of these iconic buildings. TDC Members get free access to this event! Contact director@tdc.org to receive a free access…
Find out more »Exploring Language, Politics and Typography: Kelly Walters
Join designer Kelly Walters, author of the new book Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators: Conversations on Design and Race, alongside design educators David Jon Walker and Shantanu Suman as they discuss the intersection of language, politics and typography in their design practice. In this panel discussion, Kelly will share highlights from the interviews in her new book, and engage in a critical dialogue with contributors Shantanu and David about how handwritten calligraphy has the power to express necessary political…
Find out more »“Person Place Thing” with Gail Anderson
Join us as Person Place Thing host Randy Cohen interviews the award-winning designer Gail Anderson in a live recording of the popular public radio series from the Type Directors Club. Designer, writer, and educator Gail Anderson is the chair of BFA Advertising and BFA Design at the School of Visual Arts and the creative director at Visual Arts Press at SVA. Anderson is a partner at Anderson Newton Design and serves on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee for the USPS…
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