Typography: November 2009 Archives

One Day Only: House Industries Pop-Up Shop at TDC

One Day Only: House Industries Pop-Up Shop at TDC

If you're in NYC today, you're in luck: as part of their closing-Friday exhibition at the Type Directors Club, House Industries is celebrating today with a pop-up shop (all the rage!) featuring some of their best posters, t-shirts, wood prints, nativity sets -- all sorts of goodies to gift others, or yourself! 11:30 to 6pm at the TDC hq -- all info here.
Lubalin Now

Lubalin Now

Herb Lubalin is best known for his wildly illustrative typography and his groundbreaking work for the magazines Avant Garde, Eros, and Fact. Of course, at SPD, we have a special place in our heart for him as the namesake for our lifetime achievement honor, the Herb Lubalin Award, given just 12 times in our 45-year history. On Thursday, November 5th, The Cooper Union is opening their new gallery with "Lubalin Now," an installation of recent posters, publications, and motion graphics by internationally recognized graphic designers that spotlight an emerging trend toward expressive lettering and typography. Original sketches, magazines, logotypes, and posters selected from the Lubalin Center Archive will illuminate Lubalin's influence on contemporary graphic design. Some samples, and info on the Opening Reception after the jump... … MORE

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