The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization devoted to type, typography, and the related arts.

Membership registration for 2008 is now open. Join SOTA today!

Building Letters III, the charity publication, is now on sale!

Get Fleurons of Hope, the Font Aid III collaborative charity font!

TypeCon2008: Punkt
July 15-20, 2008
Hyatt Regency
Buffalo, New York

This summer, for our tenth anniversary, SOTA takes TypeCon to our hometown of Buffalo, New York. The "Queen City" is full of amazing architecture, art galleries and museums galore, hot indie music (in bars that stay open until 4 am), and regional delights like the Roycroft campus and the Cary Collection at RIT. And let's not forget about those glorious Niagara Falls! Mark your calendar for July 15-20, 2008, and join us for the typographic event of the year.

Visit the TypeCon website for more information on the greatest little design conference in North America. Registration will open in the spring. Be sure to subscribe to the TypeCon email newsletter and get announcements first! If you are interested in sponsorship and volunteer opportunities with SOTA and TypeCon, please email us.

TypeCon2007 a monster hit in Seattle!

More than 475 type lovers took part in TypeCon2007, the ninth annual SOTA conference held in Seattle last summer. TypeCon2007 took place at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Seattle, August 1-5, 2007, and was presented by SOTA in partnership with Cornish College of the Arts, the School of Visual Concepts, and the University of Washington. Visit the TypeCon website to see who was on the guest list and all the great activities that took place!

Font Aid III: a Call to Action

Government agencies and United Nations sources estimate the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis have claimed the lives of over 170,000 people, while more than 125,000 remain missing. According to World Health Organization statistics, at least an additional half million people were injured and five million were displaced or left without adequate access to basic necessities and essential services. This tragedy, one of the worst natural disasters in modern times, necessitates immediate and ongoing aid to those left homeless, hungry, and struggling to rebuild and recover from great losses.

SOTA and Building Letters have joined forces in Font Aid III, a project uniting the typographic and design communities in raising funds to expedite relief efforts in the affected countries. More than 220 designers worldwide submitted over 400 glyphs for a collaborative charity-ware typeface, Fleurons of Hope. The font is now available for a minimum donation of $20 at MyFonts, and will also be bundled with the upcoming tsunami edition of Building Letters. In early 2005, 35 foundries donated proceeds from sales of their top-selling fonts through MyFonts for a 30-day period. Nearly $24,000 has been raised through the Font Aid III effort: over $21,200 in font sales and $2,700 in profits from Building Letters. Please show your support for those who need our help by purchasing Fleurons of Hope and Building Letters today.   MORE ABOUT FONT AID III