Tuesday, April 30
4:00 pm ET
Join AIGA Medalist Ellen Lupton for a webinar presentation and discussion about her bestselling book, Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students. The first edition of Thinking With Type came out in 2004. A revised and expanded 3rd edition of the book was published in March 2024 and features:
- More fonts, including work from independent foundries and fonts and letting by women and BIPOC designers
- Introductions to diverse writing systems with contributions by expert typographers from around the world
- Current approaches to typeface design including variable fonts, tips for accessibility, and more!
Ellen Lupton has authored and co-authored numerous books about graphic design, including Design Is Storytelling, Graphic Design Thinking, Health Design Thinking, and Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers. Her latest book is Thinking with Type, 3rd Edition. Ellen teaches in the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore (MICA), where she serves as the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Design Chair. She is Curator Emerita at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City; her exhibitions included Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master and The Senses: Design Beyond Vision.
Pricing:
AIGA Member or Nonmember: Free
