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Date: 10 September 2024More info Eye magazine’s popular Type Tuesday returns in September with Catherine Dixon, Erik Spiekermann, Greg Bunbury, Holly Catford, Kuchar Swara, Melanie Mues, Sallie Morris and Violetta Boxill.  Eye has asked eight designers to choose their ‘favourite font’ and then tell us why. There will also be a panel discussion, with time for questions from the audience, plus a bar and a pop-up shop…

Date: 9 September 2024More info The Baskerville typeface is familiar to billions of readers and users of standard computer software across the world. However, the story behind its creation by John Baskerville (1707-75) is much less widely known. This is despite the fact that he was England’s foremost printer, and what he called his “small…

Date: 14 September 2024More info Speakers will address: Does the role of the designer need to be redefined and reconsidered to reflect the environmental, social and technological developments and challenges of our time? Knowing your worth: what is the real world impact of creativity and design and how can this be quantified, valued and enhanced?…

Date: 20 September 2024 Discover how typography narrates time, place and memory. Time-travel from 2,000 years ago to modern London in this multi-sensory tasting talk with locally-sourced food and drink tasters. You’ll take part in a sense-hacking tasting experiment that demonstrates how you taste with your eyes, ears and brain. Your host is Sarah Hyndman,…

Start date: 4 September 2024End date: 5 September 2024 This year’s Conference programme has something for everyone. It includes speakers from the Financial Times, Ordnance Survey, Office for National Statistics, Mott MacDonald, EDINA and GeoPlace as well as internationally recognised consultants with the World Bank and some of the latest PhD research. They will present…

Date: 10 September 2024More info Join Minnie Moll, Chief Exec of the Design Council and special guests for a journey through the UK Design Council’s 80 year history and their mission to galvanise designers for the green transition.

Date: 20 August 2024More info Join author Nico Larco as he discusses the Sustainable Urban Design Handbook. The handbook presents a comprehensive framework that organizes more than 50 elements of sustainable urban design to serve as an on-going reference for anyone involved in the creation of sustainable urban environments. The webinar will be moderated by…

Date: 10 September 2024More info Our 2024 RIBA + VitrA Talk: Rethink Regenerate talks invite leading and emerging architects to explore architecture as a catalyst for positive urban and social change. Reusing our existing building stock is one of the most sustainable decisions we can make when considering urban development. Join us in Bristol to…

Start date: 6 September 2024End date: 7 September 2024More info An opportunity to connect, visit some amazing public space initiatives, and discuss the future of placemaking in Canada. From vibrant summertime pedestrian streets to green lanes, from exciting new gathering areas to transformative cultural spaces… Quebec’s largest city is also at the forefront of placemaking…