TypeCon2009 Type and Design Education Forum
Date/Time: Thursday, July 16, 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Location: Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
Cost: $100
In conjunction with TypeCon2009, SOTA is excited to present its fourth Type and Design Education Forum, a day of special programming devoted to addressing the pressing needs of design educators.
SOTA's Type and Design Education Forum will provide participants with inspiration and information while examining important issues facing type educators and the institutions they represent. Global and individual concerns will be addressed as part of an inquiry into the current status of typographic education and the best way to take it forward.
The forum is designed for educators from a variety of programs, including those at two-year community colleges, four-year liberal arts programs, and art and design schools. The forum will also feature assignment presentations on numerous aspects of teaching type, from history and fundamentals to experimental typography and letterform design.
Breakout sessions will give educators a chance to network in smaller groups and promote the open exchange of ideas and experiences on specific topics. At the end of the day, breakout facilitators will report on highlights of the days' discussions.
Join us at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead on Thursday, July 16, for this stimulating event created just for educators. The registration fee for this full day of programming is just $100, which includes the panels and presentations plus a choice of breakout sessions and workshops.
Schedule:
9:00-10:15 am: Intro and Assignment Presentations (Part 1)
- Type History Poster: Joey Hannaford (University of West Georgia, Carrollton)
- The Page: Prose by Georges Perec as Inspiration for Experimental Typography: Guy Villa (Harrington College of Design, Illinois / Columbia College Chicago) and Sharon Oiga (University of Illinois at Chicago)
- Interpretive Typographic Exploration: Joe DiGioia (Savannah College of Art and Design)
10:15-11:15 am: Breakout Sessions (choose one)
- Curriculum Development for Schools with 1–2 Type Classes: Joey Hannaford (University of West Georgia, Carrollton)
- Curriculum Development for Schools with 3–4 Type Classes: Kim Elam (Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida)
- Teaching Letterform Design: Mark Jamra (Maine College of Art)
- Experimentation in Typography: Michelle Bowers (University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth)
- Interactive/Web Type: Heather Shaw (University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth)
11:15-11:45 am: COFFEE BREAK
11:45 am-12:45 pm: Breakout Sessions (choose one)
- Teaching Type/Typography Basics: Susan Merritt (San Diego State University)
- Strategies for More Effective Critiques: Cary Staples (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
- Teaching the Art of Typeface Selection: Nancy Rorabaugh (The Art Institute of Atlanta)
- Type in Motion: Scott Fisk (Samford University, Alabama)
- Multi-lingual Typography: Gerry Leonidas (University of Reading, United Kingdom)
12:45-2:00 pm: BREAK FOR LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
2:00-2:30 pm: Assignment Presentations (Part 2)
- Type in Motion: Brian Lucid (Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston)
- Dimensional Identity: Jonathan Gouthier (Parsons, New York City)
2:30-4:00 pm: Experiential Workshops (choose one)
- Typographic Systems Workshop: Kim Elam (Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida)
Many designers focus only on the traditional grid system for typographic design, and are unaware of the potential that other systems hold for the designer. Other systems or frameworks can be broken down into eight major variations: axial, transitional, dilatational, bilateral, modular, radial, grid, and random. All are appropriate for typographic composition and can add a richness and a sense of visual poetry to the study of typography. Participants in this workshop will engage in a mini-model of what methodology is used to teach students the typographic systems.
- Slice and Dice: Expressive Typographic Experiments: Michelle Hays (Texas State University, San Marcos)
Moving from static towards dynamic type, this workshop explores how to energize typography through a series of hands-on experiments. Experience how to visually communicate concepts or evoke feelings through de/constructive and re/constructive manipulation techniques. Learn to break free of convention to find freedom and expression in slicing, dicing, and reassembling letterforms and words.
- Typographic Poetry Slam!: Deb Schmerler (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) and Kristin Hughes (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh)
Get ready to surprise yourself as this workshop will re-energize your approach to storytelling and typography! If you love narrative and want to infuse a full-sensory approach into your creative process, then this workshop is for you. We will explore why spoken-word poets connect so deeply with their audience, how to express dramatic content in time and space, and how to provide your students with the opportunity to address the topics of their generation with purpose and emotion. We ask that you bring a laptop and a digital camera if you have one. All other materials will be provided.
- Think Like A Type Designer: Ilene Strizver (School of Visual Arts, New York City / The Type Studio, Connecticut)
How well do you (and your students) know letterforms? Do you know why they look the way they do? This fun and enlightening exercise will fine-tune one’s sensitivity to the shape, structure, proportions, and design characteristics of letterforms, improve powers of observation and attention to detail, as well as help to understand the factors that contribute to making a consistent typeface design.
4:00-4:30 pm: COFFEE BREAK
4:30-5:30 pm: Panel Discussion: What Are Effective Methods For Teaching Typography?
Mark Jamra, moderator (Maine College of Art), Gerry Leonidas (University of Reading, United Kingdom), Hank Richardson (Portfolio Center, Atlanta), Kim Elam (Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida), Michelle Bowers (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth), and David Shields (University of Texas, Austin)
5:30-6:00 pm: Presentation by Breakout Facilitators
Grand Hyatt Atlanta (in Buckhead)
3300 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Tel: 1-404-237-1234
http://grandatlanta.hyatt.com
Hotel Reservations (for the TypeCon discounted room rate)
