Typographic Exhibition at Goethe-Institut Hanoi

Exhibition: 30 Nov – 7 8 Dec 2013, 9 am – 6 pm Award ceremony for winners of the graphic design contest for students: Wed 04 Dec, 6 pm CANCELED Goethe Institut

From Goethe Institut: Graphic Design at Goethe-Institut Hanoi: 59th International Typographic Exhibition of the New York Type Directors Club On the milk carton, we take out of the fridge for breakfast every morning, it says how fresh the product is in big Arial letters. On the advertising board in the bus, the best mobile phone tariff is advertised in Helvetica and in Times New Roman the sign hanging outside of the office reminds costumers of the opening hours. Printed letters and words surround us every day. The 59th exhibition of the New York Type Directors Club (TDC) at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi deals with this exactly topic:

From 30th November to 8th of December visitors get the opportunity to discover the works of the winners of the international TDC-Competition 2013, which awards excellency in the use and design of types, typefaces and letterforms. The Type Directors Club was founded in 1946 and is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. The exhibition T59 presents works from all over the world. In this year’s contest more than 2000 works from 33 countries have been admitted from which 215 winning entries emerged. The 2013 exhibition in Hanoi is organised by Richard Moore Associates in cooperation with the FPT (Future Philosophy and Technology) Arena and the Goethe-Institut. The TDC especially welcomes all professionals and students in graphic design, advertising, marketing, communications, multimedia, publishing and education, who have a keen interest in type and the written word. Free entry.

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