Living with Type with Ellen Lupton

Does autospacing make your tummy hurt? Does Papyrus make your eyes roll? Once exposed to the art of typography, many individuals never recover. Ellen Lupton will share stories about people who learned to live with type and lead productive, possibly happy lives. Meet Type Mom (Ellen’s beloved alter ego), and learn about Thinking with Type, Third Edition (Ellen’s latest book). This all-new volume includes inclusive design lessons, gorgeous illustrations from the Letterform Archive, and visual essays about diverse writing systems created by expert typographers from around the globe. Pick up a copy of Thinking with Type, Third Edition after the talk. Prizes and giveaways include a unique box of Type Mom cookies. Does bad kerning give you heartburn? You are not alone.