Are you ready for 2009—typographically speaking, that is?

The Graphic Designers of Canada, Vancouver Island Chapter invites internationally-renowned type experts to enlighten, engage, surprise, delight and sensitize us, underscoring the importance of professional-calibre typography for the visual communicator.

January2009
Nick Shinn MGDC, R.G.D.  (Shinn Type Foundry)

March 2009
Shelley Gruendler (PhD Typography),  Emily Luce (MFA) and Klehwetua, Rodney Sayers (Hupačasath First Nation Artist)

May 2009
Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger  (Modern Dog Design)

September 2009
Jim Rimmer FGDC (Pie Tree Press and Type Foundry) and Richard Kegler  (P22 Type Foundry)

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Pick up your poster at the next GDC event or contact .

Credits:
Printed by Hemlock Printers
Printed on Neenah Environment PC 100, Courtesy of Coast Papers
Fonts: Leitura (DSType foundry), Brown Light (Shinn Type Foundry), Compatil Letter (Linotype)

About the Poster Design:
Typography is a visual language which quickly establishes a mood and sets the tone for communication with the viewer. For our poster celebrating "about face, a year of typography", we chose two artists to express two facets of typography. One side is refined and understated (designed by Alice Young, MGDC) and the other is rebellious and fun (designed by Matt Salik).

Thursday, January 22, 2009
Time: 1:00 -4:00 p.m.

Registration and snacks: 12:30 p.m.

Ambrosia Conference & Event Centre
638 Fisgard Street
Victoria, BC  V8W 1R6

Cost: $40 (your registration fee will go towards a scholarship for a graphic design student in your community)

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Register for this event by calling Hemlock - Tel: 250 388 7801, Toll Free: 800 663 9633 or email mroberts@hemlock.com.

We'll be entertained by the first of this year's exceptional guests, Nick Shinn of Shinntype.
http://www.shinntype.com
 
WHEN:  Thursday, January 29th, 2009
WHERE: Ambrosia Event Centre, 638 Fisgard Street, Victoria
 
Doors open at 5:00 pm
Annual General Meeting / 5:30 - 6:30
Nick Shinn's Presentation(s) / 7:00 - 9:00
 
An Insider's Perspective of the 2007 Redesign of the Globe and Mail
As the designer of the typefaces commissioned for the redesign, Nick will share the factors thawere considered, particularly the way the project was informed by the Globe's integration of print and web media.
 
And
 
Investigating Early 19th Century Type Culture, designing the typeface Scotch Modern and Figgins Sans
Five years in the making, these typefaces have a huge number of glyphs. Nick will share their historical beginnings and the purpose they serve. There will be lots of details of rare source materials and a look under the hood of state-of-the-art OpenType fonts.
 
Nick Shinn, R.G.D, MGDC, has lived and worked in Toronto since 1976, first as an art director and graphic designer, more recently as the proprietor of Shinntype. Eclectic, original, provocative, his work as a
type designer has met with international success, and he is a sought-after speaker at type and design conferences.
 
Members Free, Non-members $20, Student non-members $10
RSVP 250.413.3181
Food will be served and there will be a cash bar.
 
Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of Canada's finest speak on typography!