From The Collection: 005 | Frere-Jones

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Lottery ticket from France, 1936.

It began as scattered thoughts on banknote design. It’s since grown into a much longer story, with crime and punishment, three different wars, and a guy selling donuts.

I’m finishing off In Letters We Trust, the keynote presentation at TypeCon, about letterforms made and used as security devices. I’ve been writing, and rewriting. Also adding, subtracting and rearranging. Visiting libraries too, talking with curators and chasing references. Research projects have a knack for expansion, and after finding more examples like these lottery tickets, this one is no exception. I hope you can join me later this month in Washington DC!

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Early Bird Registration Extended For TypeCon “Capitolized”

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One of the main typography conferences, TypeCon, presented by SOTA (The Society of Typographic Aficionados) is coming up fast. Unlike ATypI which travels all around the world, TypeCon is hosted by a different city in the United States every year. The name of this year’s conference is Capitolized, inspired by its host city Washington D.C., where professionals and enthusiast alike will gather in the Hyatt Regency Washington from July 30th until August 3rd. Known for its high quality programme while being very affordable, SOTA has decided to extend the Early Bird registration period for TypeCon through July 12th. Fortsätt läsa Early Bird Registration Extended For TypeCon “Capitolized”