Type Brigade №51

Type Brigade is Vancouver’s typography meetup. After a long hiatus, we’re excited to be back for Type Brigade №51 on March 12, 2024!

Join us at the BCIT Downtown Campus:

- Doors: 6:30PM
- Talks begin: 7:00PM

Please note that any guests you’d like to bring with you should register on the Meetup group themselves.

Speakers

Lisa Taniguchi
https://www.lisataniguchi.com/

Lisa Taniguchi is a lettering artist, designer, and muralist with clients such as McDonalds, AT&T, and YVR Airport. She released her first font last year and is now working on her second. What’s it like making a font without any knowledge or practice? How is type design different from lettering? Is designing fonts the perfect creative challenge? All this and more 💫🌟💛

Franco Jonas
https://frncojonas.com/

Franco Jonas specializes in crafting meticulously designed typefaces to address contemporary visual communication challenges particularly in the fields of type design, lettering, art direction, and branding. He has designed fonts and custom work for international clients such as Proud Brewery Co, Government of Chile, and several Latin American foundries.

Call for Speakers

If you’re interested in speaking at Type Brigade, our Call for Speakers is open once again.
https://typebrigade.com/call-for-speakers/

Sponsors and Partners

BCIT
Thanks very much to to BCIT for hosting us at their Downtown Campus.
https://www.bcit.ca/

Kenneth Ormandy
https://kennethormandy.com/newsletter/

Alanna Munro Type Foundry
https://alannamunro.com/

Is your team interested in sponsoring or working with Type Brigade? Read more about what we can offer you: http://typebrigade.com/sponsors

Accessibility information

We will be on the 2nd floor of BCIT’s Downtown Campus. It is wheelchair accessible via an elevator from the main floor. If there are additional accessibility considerations that we can provide information on or help facilitate to make this event worthwhile for you, please email: [kenneth@typebrigade.com](mailto:kenneth@typebrigade.com)

Code of Conduct

Type Brigade strives to create a welcoming, safe, professional environment at our meetups. We commit to this through our attendee, organiser, and speaker Code of Conduct.

Follow us

Make sure you follow @typebrigade on Instagram, and mention us if you have any questions.

See you at the event!