Latest News
November 9th, 2020
Changes to the Board of Directors
The Society of Typographic Aficionados would like to announce recent changes to the Board.
See the full announcement for details.
August 12th, 2020
2020 SOTA Catalyst Award Winner Announced
Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Anagha Narayanan from Hyderabad, India is the recipient of the 2020 SOTA Catalyst Award.
See the full announcement for details.
July 2nd, 2020
Increasing Black Representation in the Type Community Now
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is holding a Virtual Town Hall on Saturday, July 18th to listen, take advice, and make changes in order to increase Black representation at TypeCon.
See the full announcement for details.
June 17th, 2020
Statement: Black Lives Matter
Making decisions that benefit everyone in the SOTA and TypeCon community is of the utmost importance to us. Black Lives Matter challenges us to do more for our Black and marginalized members. We’re examining how our organization can not only stand by our commitment to inclusivity but also use our platform to confront the lack of diversity in our field. As part of these efforts, we’re hosting a town hall discussion in the near future to start this conversation.
Please join us in building a path forward and doing this work together.
May 11th, 2020
TypeCon Philadelphia Postponed to 2021
Given the state of the pandemic globally, we’ve decided to postpone this year’s conference in Philadelphia until August 18th – 22nd, 2021.
See the official announcement for details.
February 25th, 2020
SOTA Catalyst Award Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now accepting applications for its eleventh annual Catalyst Award. The award is targeted at young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography. It recognizes a person 25 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise in the field of typography.
Please refer to the official call for entries for details.
February 12th, 2020
TypeCon2020 Call for Programming Proposals
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now accepting proposals for the 2020 TypeCon conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
See the official call for proposals for details.
February 11th, 2020
TypeCon2020 Heads to Philadelphia
Mark those calendars. TypeCon is heading to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — August 12th to 16th. Join us at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown for a fantastic week filled with everything lettering and type.
Additional details and updates will be published on the TypeCon site, via our Twitter stream, as well as in our email newsletter as they become available.
August 31st, 2019
SOTA Typography Award Honors Paul Shaw
Designer and historian Paul Shaw has been honored with the 2019 SOTA Typography Award. The announcement took place on Saturday, August 31st, 2019 at the Hilton Minneapolis as part of TypeCon2019.
See the full announcement for details.