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03/15/2025

This Thursday, 6pm Pacific, sign up now, promises to be very engaging event!

Vancouver artist and printmaker Arnold Shives, whose work has been deeply nourished by a passion for mountains and the surrounding valleys, skies and forests, will give a presentation with his longtime friend and mountaineer Glenn Woodsworth

10/11/2023

This Saturday!

09/26/2023

We're looking forward to having Wayzgoose again!

After several years, our Vancouver Wayzgoose is back!

Saturday, October 14, 10am–4pm
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Alice MacKay Room
350 W Georgia St, Vancouver

A name traditionally used for printers' annual banquet or, Wayzgoose is a great place to meet printers and book artists. The entrance is free.

https://www.alcuinsociety.com/news-and-events/vancouver-wayzgoose-2023

05/18/2023

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign!
How letterforms shape our urban landscapes, check out some of the side links in this article, great stuff.

From retail branding to wayfinding, sign letters shape our urban landscape. Get a peek at the Archive’s stacks in this first stop on our reference library tour.

02/24/2023

Check it out!

CANADIAN TYPOGRAPHY ARCHIVES
• this Alcuin Society event aired while I was out of town in January this year, but I managed to track down the recorded presentation by Rod McDonald
• at last, a group of dedicated volunteers has banded together to provide Canadian designers and typography aficionados a repository of Canadian content, in their own words:
“Canadian Typography Archives intends to document the histories of type and typography in Canada, whether currently public, privately held or still to be discovered and shared.”

Pre-launch site here:
https://www.canadiantypography. ca/

Canadian Typography Archives intends to document the histories of type and typography in Canada, whether currently public, privately held or still to be disc...

01/19/2023

This one may inspire different people on different levels, subject matter vs content, appearance vs usability.

01/16/2023

Cool!

01/16/2023

40th Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada
Deadline: March 1st

40e Prix de la Société Alcuin pour l'excellence de la conception graphique du livre au Canada
Date limite: 1er mars

Entry form / formulaire d'inscription:
https://alcuinsociety.com/awards/award-application/

09/19/2022

3 printer/designers at the top of their game!

É indiscutível a influência histórica da técnica da tipografia com carateres móveis na disciplina de Design Gráfico…