TONAAAAYYYYY!!!

I remember the golden days of Typecon! Still I am overwhelmed by what it has become. This conference is like crack for me and I cannot get enough of it!

It was such a delight to see so many of you in my hometown and I'm very much looking forward to seeing you all in SF if not sooner!

Stuart :D

Hey Tony! You're still around!! That's great. Yeah, I was only at the first one, but I'm glad
to hear that the increase in numbers has apparently left TypeCon's great spirit intact.

BTW, it's better these days. We beat most of the hordes back into their caves. The ones still in the open tend to stay quiet - like they always have when it comes to actually sharing knowledge of type! Darn shame, that part.

hhp

This morning, while making my bed, I was thinking about the impossibility of even attempting to point out highlights for TypeCon. I did mention two above, but realized this morning, while showering, that those weren't the only highlights, and maybe not even the top two for the whole of the last few days. Maybe the top two if we are just thinking in terms on the presentations, but even still ... Every presentation that I attended left me with more questions and thoughts and inspiration.

I've been visually emotionally physically intellectually and even spiritually (on some level) saturated. I'm sitting here trying to organize my day realizing that I can't because I'm already going through withdrawals.

It was nice meeting most of you! I wish I could have gotten a thorough acquaintance but didn't want to be rude and interrupt conversations...

For those who I did manage to hang out with consistently, you guys are awesome. ;)

The one memorable quote that made me laugh:
"Milan, you're weird." - Tamye

> I'm already going through withdrawals.

Hey, that's exactly what happened to me after TypeCon-98 (which was my first type conference).

hhp

Bunk with me? Stewf, I only hope you are trying to pawn me off onto someone else for next year. ;)

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Of course, I meant "aren't".

Typecon was incredible, for one as myself who views unique characters and inspiring experiences in high regards I am speechless... Thanks to all for the great conversations and beautiful alphabets you wrote in my books, it�s hard to believe I received Mathew Carters alphabet. If I was not able to talk to you or to receive your little handshakes of thought, believe me, we will meet again...
I am leaving for Spain tomorrow for 5 weeks, so if anyone needs something or has some additional type or character info I will take and give what ever I can.
-A

I feel like everybody got to go to a really cool summer camp but me.

Really looking forward to attending next year (espesh' since it will be in my neck o' the woods ~ California's own Bay Area).

In a post-TypeCon stupor.

Everyone has pretty much put my thoughts into words.

>> This conference is like crack for me.

>>it was nice finally being able to put faces with names.

>>I feel privileged and lucky to have been a part of it

>> It was nice meeting most of you!

>>Every presentation that I attended left me with more questions and thoughts and inspiration.

>>I'm already going through withdrawals.

I'll add, WOW.

Tamye and SOTA and the MN crew, thanks for
the hospitality, and everyone else, thanks for
a great time.

bj

Sorry I didn't run into you, Brian... but I did get to meet lots of people that had thus far been only weird symbols on the computer. That was neat.

John. I'm sorry, too.
I was looking, but I didn't see you.

Reminds me of the quote from noted
typographer Yogi Berra.

"Nobody goes to TypeCon anymore.
It's too crowded." ;)


bj

it was nice meeting (many) of you... i took some photos with my crappy camera and uploaded them in an open directory:

http://jemmagura.com/photo/typecon2003/

in the rare case a need would arise for larger versions, email me.

ps. i slept about 20 hours last night. i swear.

Hi Jemma! Nice to see you here! The photos are great! I slept for 16 and I'm still tired! I don't think I can do too much work today... My head is still spinning from the whole experience...

Rather than repeat everything that has already been said, I'll simply add that typecon was an invigorating break from the solitude of writing code, designing fonts, and job searching in my office/bedroom in St. Paul. It was great to meet so many of you. I'll be counting the days until Typecon 2004. Us locals should get together for a drink now and then.

>For those of you who weren't at the first 2, (I don't think anyone here except maybe Kent has,)

I didn't make the first, but I've been at every Con since. Things were really quaint the second year, not much different from the first (from what I understand). Things really took a leap forward when you took it on, Tony, and moved things to Rochester. And it just keeps getting better and better. My only fear is that it'll get too big and we'll lose the intimacy. I think this year was just about perfect.

BTW, just to thank Joe'n'Jared for putting a little piece of my Maest on Typophile's PPT slide presentation. ;-)

Thanks to everyone who attended and helped to make this years conference...pretty darned good! Even the lady who crashed the conference and all the parties� Cheers to you!

I need to sleep now. The Indie Fonts 2 books arrived today (all 7500 pounds of them) and were hand unloaded into the non-loading dock ready P22HQ. The P22 staff is in much pain right now. What a week!

My favorite stuff was the Design Celebration presentation, ActiveText, and James' Clearview presentation. Fascinating stuff.

Here are a few more pictures. I started taking lots of them the first day then got lazy. :-/

Man, that was fun. I am quite psyched for Vancouver!

That was great.
I particularly enjoyed the presentations that went deep into how typefaces are designed/produced - Kent Lew and James Montalbano.

Now would you please recognize me as a dingbat - I earned it!

The really unexpected thing that's happened as a result of meeting people at TypeCon is that I can hear you all now as I read your posts.

Hey John, any photos of type? :-/

hhp

Great observation Mark. But did anyone else get the impression that Armin was disguising his voice?

Hey John, any photos of type? :-/

I walked out with enough actual printed specimens (including Carter's new Hamilton wood type) to not see a point in snapping photos of them. I bought the Design Celebration book as well, which contains ample showings of all the entrants' proposals. There's a website for that somewhere as well; I'll try to dig around for it.

I left that place with so much swag, I ended up mailing my laundry to myself.

For those who missed "The Lazy Drinker" and "the Naked Sign Painter", here are a few photos (uncaptioned as of now).

For those of you who didn't think such a machine exsisted, you may check it out here

Stuart :D

Hey John, any photos of type?

On a related note, all of the designs submitted to the TypeGallery will be posted here at some point in the near future. Prolly as soon as the fine SoTA folks catch their collective breath.