2008 ACE Film Festival

Come celebrate the American Cinematic Experience with 4 days of independent film in the heart of Manhattan!
After sifting through over 850 entries from across the country, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival program. The event is set to take place September 4-7 in the main theater of New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street - just steps from Times Square.

The 2008 ACE Film Festival program line-up includes 40 films total with 4 World Premieres, 10 East Coast Premieres and 12 New York City Premieres in the mix.

Integrated into the regular programming of the 2008 ACE Film Festival are five selections from the extensive NYFA library. Each film acts as a testament to the endless possibilities of NYFA's Fiscal Sponsorship Program.

This year's film festival is proof that you don't have to break the bank for quality entertainment in New York City. ACE Fest tickets are only $10.00 per screening (plus applicable handling and facility fees, of course). A single ticket will grant you access to either one feature-length film or a block of 3-5 short films. ACE Film Festival tickets are available now online at www.acefest.com or via Telecharge at 1-800-432-7250. Alternatively, patrons can save on handling fees by going to the New World Stages Box Office and purchasing tickets in person. 4-Day All Access Passes are also available at just $150.00 - nearly a 70% total discount.

View Full Program Schedule, Film Info, Trailers and More

Tickets to this year's event are in high demand. We strongly encourage patrons to buy in advance.

We look forward to seeing you there!
-- NYFA staff

Design Mind, Magazine

Originally Posted by Ramon—

I found this new magazine, design mind, put out by Frog Design in San Francisco, and found these 2 articles to be of interest. Check them out!

* The Collective Instinct
Exploring the human inclination to curate: what we keep, why we keep it, and what it means for design.

* Erik Spiekermann
Legendary type designer Erik Spiekermann talks type with frog, expounding on the beauty – and the difficulty – of designing numbers.

This Month's Type Studio Newsletter

View this month's All Things Typographic, by The Type Studio.

In this month's issue:
- TypeTalk: Have you ever wondered...
- Small Cap Confusion in InDesign CS3 and QuarkXPress 7
- Font Conference: If fonts were people...
- Type Designers' Handwriting
- Gourmet Typography Training

Check it out—

Check out this posting about Bruce Mao on Ramon's blog.

Have you visited SPD online lately?

To visit the Society of Publication Designer online, click here.

Font Shop Newsletter

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Type Studio Newsletter

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Presentation on Tuesday...

NYC Usability Professionals Association presents:
Wayfinding: a real world signage system & its implications for online design


Think it's important to know how to get around a website? How about a hospital? Find out how Sylvia Harris, a leading Information Design Strategist, was able to create a new vision for visitor information delivery at the New York area's largest hospital. Sylvia will share her information design system and wayfinding masterplan to improve patient experience at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

For more information on Sylvia's work, please visit her website at sylviaharris.com.

Speaker: Sylvia Harris
Date: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008
Registration: 6:00pm (refreshments served)

Please arrive by 6 to allow time to get through security.
Photo ID required by security to enter building.
It must match the name on the registration list.

Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A)
Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm

Dinner at a nearby restaurant: 8:30pm to whenever
(participants pay for their own dinner)

Location: JPMorgan Chase,
277 Park Avenue (between 47th & 48th),
Room 1701 (17th floor)

Cost: NYC-UPA members: $10
Non-members: $20

Non-members with 1 year membership: $25
Full-time students: $5 (students please provide valid ID)

RSVP: NO EMAIL RSVPs ACCEPTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Please purchase a guaranteed ticket at the event registration site:
http://nycupa20080226.eventbrite.com

Please note ticket office will be closed by 5 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 (day before the event).

Tickets are refundable until noon, Wednesday, February 28, 2008 (2nd day after the event) by sending a request to RSVP@nycupa.org.

Tickets are transferable on or before noon Monday, February 25, 2008 (day before the event) by sending a request to RSVP@nycupa.org. You must notify us, and get a confirmation, of this transfer or it will not be valid.

Members of our parent organization, the UPA (the Usability Professionals' Association), must join the NYC chapter to qualify for member rates. We encourage everyone to join our parent organization, though you do not need to do so to become a member of our chapter. You can learn more about our NYC organization or learn about our parent organization.

Seats are limited and reservations are first come, first served. We advise you to register early as previous events have sold out and we had to turn people away.

About the presentation:
Think it's important to know how to get around a website? How about a hospital? Find out how Sylvia Harris, a leading Information Design Strategist, was able to create a new vision for visitor information delivery at the New York area's largest hospital. Sylvia will share her information design system and wayfinding masterplan to improve patient experience at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

For more information on Sylvia's work, please visit her website at sylviaharris.com.

For more information, visit Web site: http://nycupa20080226.eventbrite.com

About the speaker:
Sylvia Harris is New York City's "Public Designer". She has devoted twenty-five years to the design and management of public-interest communications.

A leading advisor to New York City's largest institutions, Sylvia conducts assessments and formulates communication strategies for branding and public information campaigns. She was the lead design strategist for the redesign of the 2000 National Census and recently developed information master plans for New York Presbyterian Hospital, the American Civil Liberties Union and Columbia University.

She is currently a member of the U.S. Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and is on the advisory committees of WNYC's Studio 360, the Design Trust for Public Spaces and the AIGA's Design for Democracy. She has also lectured around the world and written numerous articles on culture, design and diversity.

From 1990 through 2000 Sylvia was a design critic at the Yale University School of Art. She received her M.F.A. from Yale in 1980 and a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1975.

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Links from Typo Blogger

Serial Cut:


Neo2:


Ipsum Planet:


Non-Format:


Editor & Art Director:


Check out more at Typo Blog. Thanks Ramon.

Type Studio Newsletter

Newsletter originally sent to Prof. Williams.



Typographic tidings from The Type Studio! Here's the latest scoop:
- TypeTalk: Curly Quotes Clarification
- Type Dating Game
- Type Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry
- CALL FOR SPEAKERS: TypeCon2008 Type and Design Education Forum
- Gourmet Typography returns to Westport, CT


TypeTalk: Curly Quotes Clarification

Q. I was taught that smart quotes had to be curly to be smart, but I see many typefaces from reputable foundries with quotation marks that aren't curly. Why is that?

A. I'm afraid you've been misinformed, although I do understand the confusion. Smart quotes, or typographer's quotes, do not have to be of the curly variety. True typographer's quotes come in several flavors: Read on...

You ask, I answer! Send your questions to typetalk@thetypestudio.com. If your question is published, you'll get an official creativepro.com T-shirt.


Type Dating Game

What would Helvetica and Mistral be like as a human couple? What about Papyrus and American Typewriter? Don't forget about Comic Sans and Stencil! Check out this Valentine's Day Type Match Game to find out.

Then take the quiz and find out your true type.


Type Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry

This article by Jessica Helfand from Design Observer talks about the challenge educators face in teaching design students how to select a typeface. Read the full article as well as the comments here.


CALL FOR SPEAKERS: TypeCon2008 Type and Design Education Forum

TypeCon2008: Punkt
July 15-20, 2008
Buffalo, New York

The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) will present its third Type and Design Education Forum as part of TypeCon2008. This special program will be held on Thursday, July 17, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo. The forum will be devoted to addressing issues faced by type educators and the institutions they represent.

If you would like to participate as a speaker, presenter, or facilitator, check out the Call for Speakers. The deadline for submissions is February 15.


Gourmet Typography returns to Westport, CT

"If there is one word to describe your workshop, that word is awesome! Thanks for reminding me that typography is not just interesting but fun. I really admire your passion for your field...it's contagious!"
- Consuelo Cachay, graphic designer

Gourmet Typography Training teaches and demonstrates the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics that are rarely taught in schools or fully understood by professionals. Fill in the gaps in your typographic know-how and learn how to "see" type like you've never seen it before.

Gourmet Typography Workshop
Westport, CT / The Type Studio & PUSH
February 22

For an updated schedule, click here.

The Last Handwritten Newspaper

The Musalman is the only handwritten newspaper in Asia and has been operational since 1927. Here is their story.

The Last Calligraphers (click to view trailer documentary)

Addicted to Logos?

Check out my newest contact on Flickr:


Samples of his pictures:




To see my found type sets on Flickr, click here.
Samples of my work:

design blog to watch.

Check it out at Play with Type.

Textured Type Inspiration

Click on image to view PDF:

New Posts on Portfolio Blog!

Got some time, check it out:

More Inspiration for you...

Check out the Portfolio Blog for more posts of design inspiration, click here.

Enjoy!

For your (under)Consideration...

Selection from Portfolio Class Blog.
Check out more new posts on that site! (click here)

Here is a site, if you haven't heard of it before, would be good to check out.


Also check out the parent site, Under Consideration.


And their other sites:
The Design Encyclopedia


Brand New


Quipsologies

Artkrush Online Magazine

Artkrush is a bimonthly email magazine covering the key figures, exhibitions, and trends in international art and design.


Artkrush.com

Samples from site:



Artwork by: Ken Lum
Handyappliance, 2007
Screenprint on aluminum mount
60 x 52 in./ 147 cm x 132 cm
Courtesy L.A. Galerie Lothar Albrecht, Frankfurt
© Ken Lum
All Rights Reserved

Helvetica: The Film

If you haven't seen the film Helvetica, don't walk — run to see it! Helvetica is the first feature-length film about a font, and is about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Check it out...

(taken from an email sent by The Type Studio)