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TypeCon 2009 Atlanta, GA. 14–19 July 2009 The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) has announced that TypeCon2009 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. ATypI 2009 Mexico City, Mexico. October 2009 ATypI will be held October 26-30th with the theme "The Heart of the Letter". This week-long event will consist of three days of workshops and small events held at Anáhuac University’s hilltop campus, and two days of main programming held in the Centro Histórico, the historic center of the city. All venues in the Centro, including the main conference hotel, are within easy walking distance. More events. In print Print isn't dead yet... Typo Magazine 31 Typo 31, dedicated to Korean graphic design and typography, is the first edition of this highly regarded Czech publication to feature a new size, exclusive paper and expanded number of pages. Eye Eye Magazine’s “Type special” includes special articles on lettering in public spaces and the “lust and likeability” of typefaces. How How's annual typography issue spotlights designers making and working with type in unique ways, including interviews with Akira Kobayashi and Matteo Bologna. Letter Arts Review Letter Arts Review features page after page of stunning calligraphy with insightful articles on the art form. Typography headlines Typography news archive News Break Redmond, WA. - 6 March 2009 The Microsoft typography news team apologizes for the lack of news over the past month and we hope to resume normal news service shortly. Rising Stars myfonts.com - 17 February 2009 MyFonts posts February Rising Stars newsletter. Smallest letter record broken New Scientist - 26 January 2009 Team of researchers makes letters 1.5 nanometers tall, beating previous record by .5 nanometers. OpenType editor: DTL OTMaster The Netherlands - 26 January 2009 The Dutch Type Library and URW++ Design & Development present DTL OTMaster, for reviewing, editing and saving tables of fonts with a snft file structure, such as CFF and TTF flavored OpenType fonts, TrueType fonts and TrueType Collection fonts. More details... Ethiopian beer labels… The Web - 26 January 2009 …just because they feature interesting lettering. TypeCon call for speakers Atlanta, GA. - 25 January 2009 Get your talk proposal in early for the typographic event of the summer. Inside the design lair Objectified - 25 January 2009 The blogs have gone gaga over this still (ie. photo) taken inside a hollowed-out-volcano product design base. ROFLCon round up The Internets - 25 January 2009 Vinncent Connare and a cast of several. Writeups here, here and here. Emoji phones it in The Internets - 25 January 2009 Those following the Unicode encoding of emoji, might be interested in this. DR RIP London, UK - 23 January 2009 Creative Review reports that UK based design agency Designers Republic, best known for its use of faux-East-Asian inspired techno typography and icons, has gone out of business. Klingon keyboard Tech Republic - 22 January 2009 Live long and prosper with the Klingon keyboard. Stars of January MyFonts - 22 January 2009 Myfonts posts this months Rising Stars newsletter. Typophile events Typophile.com - 21 January 2009 An online calendar of type related events. New Gothams inaugurated typography.com - 20 January 2009 H&FJ pick slow news day for Gotham update. Nothing to see here… thomasphinney.com - 20 January 2009 Tom’s new post-Adobe home on the Web. Bookmark it for future content. As reported on typophile. Enter (via) the (Dot) Matrix Engadget - 20 January 2009 New phone features dot matrix key-caps, exactly like the ones ancient computers didn’t have. Windows opens doors publicradio.org - 20 January 2009 Microsoft interface packs mentioned on Marketplace. Wood face book typophile - 20 January 2009 The most comprehensive book on wood type in 50 years, The Art of Woodtype. Scalable type goes mobile Mobile Dev & Design - 20 January 2009 “Scalable type has arrived in mobile devices” says Steven Martin of Monotype Imaging. Font Shop’s best of 2008 fontshop.com - 19 January 2009 Here’s one we missed, Font Shop’s top twenty or so fonts of 2008. FEX iconography revealed The Web - 19 January 2009 Designer describes the making of the font Explorer X icons. Via the Quips. Cheap and pro and 1 year old CheapProFonts.com - 19 January 2009 CheapProFonts offers a wide selection of mainly display-fonts with a large character set supporting 65 languages requiring more that the basic A-Z. More details... ATypI dates - official atypi.org - 19 January 2009 Lock it in… October 26 to October 30th, Mexico City. Brit stamps show no font love The Royal Post - 18 January 2009 Design stamp series passes over typographic achievements. MyFonts top ten of 2008 MyFonts.com - 18 January 2009 The top new font designs according to MyFonts. More on Emoji Various - 18 January 2009 Those following the Emoji encoding discussion on the Unicode list might be interested in this article and this one too. FEX ready for prime time Linotype - 18 January 2009 Linotype announces the commercial release of Font Explorer X and several font releases. Objectified premiere set Various - 18 January 2009 Objectified, the eagerly awaited follow up to Gary Hustwit’s Helvetica will get its first screening at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March. Font Bros Update FontBros - 18 January 2009 Font Bros rings in the new year with two new foundries and a “TON of BRAND NEW FONTS for you to enjoy!” More details... Type Studio latest thetypestudio.com - 18 January 2009 Featuring: TypeTalk: You ask, we answer, OpenType Features, Who is Max Kerning?, Gourmet Typography January Schedule, Onsite Gourmet Typography and a recession discount. Raiders of the lost Gill Typophile - 9 January 2009 Long forgotten Eric Gill type design unearthed in Salfords. The form of the book London, UK - 8 January 2009 A one-day conference hosted by the St Bride Printing Library in London on January 30th. The first Arabic printing press ATypI List - 5 January 2009 Type designer Pascal Zoghbi has posted some artifacts from the press of Al-Shamas Abdullah Zakher, founded in 1734. Via John Hudson. Reviving the art of making books Buffalo, NY. - 29 December 2008 Rich and Carima pictured here, in an article about the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative.