HMCT presented our second Design Educators Typography Intensive [DETI], a global virtual learning environment, January 22 and 23, 2021. With a focus on Branding and Typography, attendees were exposed to new approaches and pedagogies to take back to their own classrooms, and participated in active discussion groups via virtual chat rooms by asking questions and sharing insights. Renowned designers and educators generously shared their expertise during the four webinar instruction modules with university-level instructors, fellow designers, and students. Our keynote presenters for this Intensive were: Louise Fili, Mike Abbink, Dave Crossland, and Vanessa Eckstein. Instructors included Simon Johnston, Ty

Public Foundry: the catalog based on the work of HMCT 2020 Typographers-in-Residence: Joshua Trees,  Yvan Martinez, and Krister Olsson is available for purchase by contacting Draw Down Books. In 2019, Google’s Artists and Machine Intelligence program granted the three a Focused Research Award to build Public Foundry, the first type foundry powered by the public using artificial intelligence. Although the digital revolution is commonly thought to have democratized the field of typography by making computer fonts publicly available, digital typeface design remains an esoteric practice. At the same time, public lettering and signage are being erased and homogenised through