Stay Smart This Summer with Cooper Type West

School may be out for summer, but the next round of Type@Cooper West lectures is just heading into session.

Mindy Seu launches the next round of talks with “Recontextualizing Type in Motion” next Tuesday, June 6 from 6–7:30 p.m.

The summer series also includes “W.A. Dwiggins and Linotype: The Official Releases” with Bruce Kennett on June 20, “The Value of Multi-Typeface Design” with Bethany Heck on July 11, and “Web Typography is just typography, sort of” with Amy Papaelias on July 18. All lectures begin promptly at 6 p.m.

Mark your calendars for these other dates this year as well and stay tuned as speakers and topics are announced — we’ll keep you posted here and on Twitter.

  • September 19
  • October 3 & 17
  • November 7

Typekit is pleased to sponsor this series, which takes place at the Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street. You can watch videos of the past lectures here.

Type@Cooper Extended Program – Deadline May 31

If you’re ready to completely immerse yourself in all-things-type, consider applying for the second cohort of the Type@Cooper West Extended Program. Learn from leading industry professionals as you learn all aspects of the type industry – and design and produce your own typeface. Apply online before midnight on May 31.

Type@Cooper West Workshops

In addition to the lecture series, Type@Cooper West will again host weekend workshops for those who want to further expand upon their typographic skills.

Ellen Lupton instructs “Thinking with Type” on July 15-16 and James Edmondson gets far out with “Psychedelic Lettering“on July 22-23.

As always, feel free to say “hey” to any of us Typekit folks if you see us at any of these events!

2 Responses

  1. Steffi A says:

    Thank you for informing us! Any chance to record those meetings and share here?

    1. Meghan A. says:

      Hi Steffi! All the lectures are recorded and live on the bottom of this page: http://coopertype.org/lectures/west

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Meghan Arnold

Meghan Arnold

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