The first day of TypeCon2023: Portland is finally here! This three-day typography and design conference brings together the best and brightest! We're kicking it off with the #EdForum! #typecon #typecon2023

Attendees, check out for today's program.
https://www.typecon.com/program-thursday

Hurry! Today, August 14th, is the last day to register for TypeCon2023: Portland! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to join typography experts from around the world for an unforgettable experience. Get a bundle and enjoy three days of fun, starting with #EdForum on Thursday, August 17!

Can't make the entire conference? We have single day passes available! Check our the speaker lineup!
https://www.typecon.com/program-friday

Register now!
https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration

Don't miss your chance to be a part of TypeCon2023: Portland! August 14th is the last day to register. #typecon

Get a three-day bundle or a single day pass and join typography experts from around the world for an unforgettable experience. #EdForum kicks off the conference on Thursday, August 17.

Check out the speaker lineup.
https://www.typecon.com/program-friday

Register now!
https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration

Catch Linda Byrne‘s talk “Publishing Praxis” at #TypeCon2023: Portland #EdForum! @alphabetbyrne

She shares a project that pushes students to challenge the definition of ‘publish’ to explore ‘Publication as’… book, object, exhibition, event, dialogue, reflexivity and gamification. She will also share a collaborative effort to capture the resulting research around experimental publishing.

Don't miss your opportunity to attend TypeCon2023: Portland! Register for a 3-day bundle or a single day pass by August 14th. #typecon

#EdForum kicks off the conference on Thursday, August 17th. View the speaker lineup at https://www.typecon.com/program-friday and sign up today! https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration.

Guy Villa, Jr. will be a co-emcee at TypeCon2023: Portland on Thursday, August 17th for our #EdForum.

Guy Villa Jr holds a BFA from the University of Illinois Chicago, with a major in Graphic Design and additional concentration in Photography. In his role as an Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of Graphic Design at Columbia College Chicago, Guy teaches graphic design and typography, and serves as Advisor to the Latino Alliance.

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Sharon Oiga will be a co-emcee at TypeCon2023: Portland on Thursday, August 17th for our #EdForum.

As a Professor and the Chair of Graphic Design at UIC, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in design, typography, and thesis. In the design community, she serves on the board of the SOTA and the Chicago Design Archive, and on the advisory council of Diversify by Design, as well as recently serving as a juror for the Communication Arts Design Competition.

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Erica Holeman is an assistant professor in Communication Design at the University of North Texas. As an educator, she views the classroom as an opportunity to design better experiences and build community.

Attend the #EdForum at TypeCon2023 on August 17th and watch Erica Holeman and Jan Ballard’s talk “From Struggle to Success: Navigating a Return to Student Workplace Readiness.”

Add the #EdForum day to your TypeCon2023: Portland journey and catch John Paul Dowling’s talk on “The Future of Typographic Education; Decolonising, Defuturing & Artificial Intelligence.” #typecon #speaker #conference

Register today!
https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration

Register for the #EdForum at TypeCon2023: Portland and catch Craig Eliason‘s talk on ‘Venturing Beyond Latin Types in an Introductory Course.’ #typecon #speaker #conference

Craig Eliason is a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he has been teaching since 2002. He has presented and published research on the history of type classification, including articles in Design Issues and Printing History.

Don’t miss Kelsy Elder’s presentation on “Teaching Type as the Final Frontier” at TypeCon2023: Portland #EdForum. Kelsy will reflect on the present and ‘open the hood’ of an experimental type-tech elective which has been used as a pedagogical playground.

Kelsey Elder is an educator and typographer whose practice investigates letterforms as sites of significance, and whose research argues for these sites as culturally important epicenters for queerness, subversion, and dissent.

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Morgan Page‘s talk, "Type As Conceptual Exploration for Social Concerns," explains how allowing students time to research a typeface has been a tool for creating a deeper connection between type and addressing social issues. @bonesoftexas #typecon #speaker #conference

Catch her at TypeCon2023: Portland on Thursday, August 17th at the #EdForum.

Pedro Neves presents “LEGOType : modular letterform making with Lego bricks” at TypeCon2023: Portland #EdForum. Come see the collected research developed at the UIC School of Design through a series of exercises where students were tasked with creating modular letterforms using Lego bricks, and then using the letterpress to print their designs. #typecon2023 #conference #speaker

The #EdForum at TypeCon2023: Portland is filled with great speakers and topics! Make sure you do not miss Thursday and get the 3 day conference bundle! Check out the scheduled talks happening that day.

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Sign up for early registration! #TypeCon2023: Portland will be held at Revolution Hall. Register now for a 3 day pass that includes #EdForum on Thursday, Aug 16th. Followed by the main conference on Friday and Saturday.

https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration

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Erica Holeman is an assistant professor in Communication Design at the University of North Texas. As an educator, she views the classroom as an opportunity to design better experiences and build community.

Attend the #EdForum at TypeCon2023 on August 17th and watch Erica Holeman and Jan Ballard’s talk “From Struggle to Success: Navigating a Return to Student Workplace Readiness.”

Pedro Neves presents “LEGOType : modular letterform making with Lego bricks” at TypeCon2023: Portland #EdForum. Come see the collected research developed at the UIC School of Design through a series of exercises where students were tasked with creating modular letterforms using Lego bricks, and then using the letterpress to print their designs. #typecon2023 #conference #speaker

Quentin Bu presents their “Graduate thesis: Experimental typography with physical computing and extended reality” at #TypeCon2023: Portland at our #EdForum.

Register today and catch their talk!
https://www.typecon.com/typecon-registration

Quentin is an interdisciplinary designer recently graduated from University of Illinois Chicago Master of Design program. Her academic work focuses on virtual reality and creative coding, sometimes combined with wearable technology and biosignals

Don’t miss Kelsy Elder’s presentation on “Teaching Type as the Final Frontier” at TypeCon2023: Portland #EdForum. Kelsy will reflect on the present and ‘open the hood’ of an experimental type-tech elective which has been used as a pedagogical playground.

Kelsey Elder is an educator and typographer whose practice investigates letterforms as sites of significance, and whose research argues for these sites as culturally important epicenters for queerness, subversion, and dissent.

#typecon2023

Register for #TypeCon2023 #EdForum and catch Hrant Papazian’s talk on “Planting Seeds of Diversity” when teaching typeface design. The results and experiences of the students at California State University at Los Angeles will be shown and discussed, hopefully fostering an expansion of this educational ideology anywhere typeface design is taught. #typecon #speaker #conference