18 Jul NYC Summer of Fonts: Join the Guild and Attend for Free

The New York Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild is reprising its annual Summer of Fonts. The event is a three-month series of presentations by leading typographers and designers, and has covered topics from typographic tattoos to web fonts. The 2013 series kicks off on Thursday, July 25 with designer Karl Heine speaking on Putting your Best Face Forward – Why type matters: The Inside Protocol for Self-Promotion and Marketing. The series continues in August with Matteo Bologna of Mucca Design on Wednesday, August 27. (The September speaker will be announced shortly.)

Non-members who join the Guild are invited to attend all three Summer of Fonts events for free. Each takes place at Pratt Institute, Manhattan Campus at 144 West 14th Street, room 213, and runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. If you’re interested in taking advantage of this offer, contact the chapter administrator at ny@gag.org.