A wood carving of a life size or larger man standing on a stump with his hand in the air as if holding something, but he is not. He has an awkward but somehow satisfied look on his face.

@laureola.bsky.social and I took the slow road from SF to Portland for #TypeCon. There are many sign pics to share, but my favorite thing of all is probably this guy.

#Orick #WoodCarving #RoadsideAttractions

Graphic with a collage of books, apparel, and other design ephemera. Text: VOLUMES PRESENTS MARKET NEW & VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES BY MULTIPLE VENDORS AUGUST 8th - 9th, 2025 FREE & OPEN TO ALL @ REVOLUTION HALL

Graphic with the “Volume Presents Market” at the top and a list of vendors in the middle: Chess Club Hi Books Letterform Archive Monograph Bookwerks Outlet Passage Bookshop The Idea of the Book The Shop at Matter & More 11AM - 6PM 8/8 - 8/9 @ REVOLUTION HALL

TypeCon2025 happens this week in Portland, and Letterform Archive will have a table at the first-ever Volumes Market (www.instagram.com/p/DMGG9HNP2eG/) which is free and open to the public. Aug 8–9, 11am–6pm at Revolution Hall. See you there?

#VintageBooks #BookFair #Books #TypeCon #Typography

come find me at #typecon to get one of these stickers 😎

For the italic of @frerejones’ Conductor, @ninastoessinger drew from sources that were not necessarily written (typical for italic), but letters that are bent. Think sign materials like neon, plastic, metal. #TypeCon

A @TiroTypeworks ritual: Whenever Ross sees a font by his partner John, he strokes it in this manner. It is equal parts bizarre and sweet. #TypeCon

FB’s (now TN’s) once secret weapon is not so secret anymore. @JillPichotta laying down gobs of useful type design reccos at #typecon crit.

Learned much about plight of the left-handed calligrapher from @francesblank & @sponcey. Also charmed by their nonchalant hilarity. #typecon

I forgot which fashion label made this bag shown in @theoriginalecs’s excellent #typecon talk. Maybe FontFont?

Play with her lettering right now using two sticker packs, one just for #TypeCon:

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Petra @docekalovapetra on Czech script lettering translated to type. We’re fortunate to have her Prague contingent at the last few #TypeCon.

John Downer on the airbrush: www.flickr.com/photos/helenlysen/288091... Final: www.flickr.com/photos/helenlysen/288084... (Photos by @hcdarling at #TypeCon.)

Decent #TypeCon swag bag this year, but suggest to all conferences: start w/ smaller/narrow bag. Reject anything too big or too dumb to fit.

… @kioskfonts & @NickSherman’s talk had something for everyone at #TypeCon: sketches, obscure tech, Zapf’s wild side, proving Downer wrong.

#TypeCon Dessert: Two of my favorite people, JP Porter and @normanhathaway.

Doug Fast has beautified the city of Seattle just as much as any sculptor or architect. @normanhathaway at #TypeCon

Survey of 700+ font buyers by @mcpflugie. Those who know type designrs have diff view than those who don’t. #TypeCon

I won JP’s mini bottle collection. #TypeCon attendees: Guess year of each label & win a prize. (1 entry per person.)

… @msjillbell delivered Trump Hotels the custom font file: Trump-Regular. “We can’t have a Trump Regular. Call it Trump Essential.” #TypeCon

Client: “We love how your lettering style for this job looks like it was written with a sharpie.” @msjillbell: “It was.” #TypeCon

Very well-researched talk by @alvaroefe on Rio tram lettering, “Block” style, relationship btwn Brazil&US. #TypeCon

Grießhammer, Sherman, Zapf Dingbats. #TypeCon

… (invites a #TypeCon volunteer on stage & hands her his latest book, “Vom Buch auf die Straße“) ”One for you & each of the volunteers.“

2016 SOTA Award Winner is @FredSmeijers as @typesociety continues to extend its view beyond North America. #TypeCon

After 14 years behind the scenes at the #TypeCon AV stand JP Porter now on stage to talk vintage bottle labeling.

#TypeCon @ninastoessinger considers emphasizing horizontals. (Meanwhile, @MuirMcNeil’s font on podium does it too.)

… Agree. But he goes on to say SF spacing too tight, forgetting its optical sizes & OS’s “Dynamic Type” (typographica.org/on-typography/beyond-hel... #TypeCon

The 2016 SOTA Catalyst Award goes to @RoxaneGataud whose deep portfolio really belies her young age. Good choice, judges. #TypeCon

Artists incl. Tobias David Albert, @mau_gold, Brody Neuenschwander, & @laureola. See you at 1000 Lenora St. #typecon https://x.com/johndberry/status/769325979483332608

If you’re not in the #TypeCon ballroom now to see @docekalovapetra you’re a dummy.