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Type-Specifi c Resources
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Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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The International Society of
Typographic Designers
www.istd.org.uk
In line with other typographic societies and associations,
aims to establish and maintain the standard of typog-
raphy produced by typographers and graphic designers
and to promote high-quality tutoring of typography among
design educators. It also provides a forum for debate between
members and within the greater design community.
Established in as the British Typographers Guild and
based in the United Kingdom but with an ever-expanding
international membership, the Society constantly strives to
uphold its “real purpose” as described by its founder, Vincent
Steer. As quoted on the website, this is “to bring together
in friendship and mutual help, all those with a love of the
printed word.”
A key component of the calendar, recognized by any
student of graphic design studying in the , is the annual
Student Assessment Scheme. The assessment considers the
holistic achievement of student projects rather than the fi nal
proposal, run not as a competition but rather entry into the
Society for those students who manage to achieve the required
standard. Find full details of membership and coming events
on the website.
Society of Typographic
Afi cionados o
www.typesociety.org
Rather like ATypI (), the Society of Typographic Afi cionados
is run as a not-for-profi t organization dedicated to the pro-
motion and support of type and typography. The history and
development of type and its use in both print and on today’s
digital platforms are key to its aims.
Quoting from o’s Charter from its website, the Society
exists “for the aff ordable education of its members and
participants; to further the development of type, typographical
information, and typography; and to appreciate on multiple
levels the attributes of type, typography, design, the book arts,
and calligraphy. Furthermore, o is committed to sponsoring
relevant topics in pursuit of these goals.” This is achieved
partly through the Catalyst Award, an annual event open to
typographers under age thirty. The award recipient receives
an invitation to attend the Society’s annual conference (see the
chapter about Type-Specifi c Conferences and Events) and give
a twenty-minute presentation based on his or her submitted
project. As always, fi nd full membership details and Society
news on o’s website.
Type Directors Club ()
www.tdc.org
Founded in by a group of the period’s leading designers,
the centers around three annual competitions and the
publication of its highly regarded Typography Annual. The fi rst
competition looks for outstanding examples of the use of type
and the letterform in design; the second celebrates excellence
in typeface design; and the third celebrates excellence in movie
titles. The work of winners from all competitions gets published
in the annual. The also displays the work internationally as
part of seven travelling exhibitions.
The collective resource established through this process
forms an important historical archive of typographic trends—
an important resource for both designers and educators. Indeed,
education is very much at the fore of activities, includ-
ing the annual awarding of student scholarships, and a rolling
series of lectures and seminars has happened since , the
second year of the Club’s existence. Cooper Union’s () post-
graduate certifi cate in type design is off ered in conjunction with
the . Find full details of the Club’s activities and member-
ship requirements on its excellent and well-populated website.
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