Archives: Events
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Birmingham Design Festival 2025: TypoCircle workshop 1
Date: 12 June 2025More info TypoCircle are delighted to host this the first of two playful workshops at Birmingham Design Festival this year. We are a not-for-profit organisation bringing together anyone with an interest in design, craft and typography. We believe play is an integral part of any creative process, at any stage of career.…
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On the Park Bench: ‘The Art of New Urbanism, Vol. 1’
Date: 13 May 2025More info Join James Dougherty, Charles Bohl, Victor Dover, and moderator Mallory Baches to discuss the new book Art of the New Urbanism. The panel will discuss the innovator and stunning new urbanist images that have helped to transform the built environment. [Book now.]
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Herb Lubalin Lecture Series: Dear Amelia
Start date: 30 June 2025End date: 1 July 2025More info ‘Dear Amelia’ is a series of letters written by Tomáš Hlava in 2024 to a typeface designed by Stanley Davis in 1963. Named Amelia, after his first-born daughter, it was submitted for the VGC Phototypesetting competition in 1965 and selected as the winning typeface; this…
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Herb Lubalin Lecture Series: Jupiter to Japan
Start date: 23 June 2025End date: 24 June 2025More info A design studio must be able to pivot, even daily, between dramatically different projects. In this talk, Triboro partner David Heasty will unpack two of the studio’s latest works. The first is Jupiter—Triboro’s identity and artwork for a new restaurant located at one of the…
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Typography & Graphic Communication degree show 2025: Punct (private view)
Date: 12 June 2025More info Punct is the 2025 BA Graphic Communication degree show — punctuation + punk inspired graphic design. Work on show will demonstrate how specialist typographic skills can be applied to the turbulent world of graphic design, in which we seek to be catalysts for change. [To update your details and receive a physical invitation,…
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Sue Shaw: A bold character
Start date: 20 May 2025End date: 24 May 2025More info An exhibition celebrating the driving force behind the Type Archive. From her early career in publishing houses such as Faber & Faber, to setting up her own imprint called The Merrion Press for the production of letterpress printed books of the highest standards, and her…
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Design & climate: Less is more
Date: 23 May 2025More info Exploring how we can (and must) use less with more as we design solutions that are better for our people and planet. For this third D! event we will focus in on the impact of materials and product efficiency and how, by taking a ‘lean’ design approach designers can create…
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Youth at the helm: Shaping public spaces through co-design
Date: 26 June 2025More info Set against the backdrop of Beyond the Box’s much-anticipated People’s Pavilion 2025, opening this summer at the William Morris Gallery, join us for this dynamic event that explores the transformative potential of co-design. This in-conversation explores how youth communities can lead the transformation of public spaces. The event spotlights community-led…
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Taking Place: Women artists in public spaces
Date: 24 June 2025More info Join us at King’s College London on Wednesday 24 June 2025 to collectively and proactively rethink commissioning art in public to embrace the often unconventional ways and public spaces in which women artists work. The conference is convened by Claire Mander, theCOLAB The Artist’s Garden and Dr Kate McMillan, King’s College London…
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Young Voices Shaping Playful Spaces
Date: 18 June 2025More info Explore a display of young people’s ideas for playful spaces in the city, then join us for a multi-generational panel discussion. Event part of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA). Urban Learners bring together diverse perspectives on designing playful spaces for all. Panelists will share insights on the power of…