Click to download the Archetype Press type specimen collection.
History of Letterforms and Typography: This open source course explores and examines the formal evolution of written language. The content is based on the research and pedagogy of noted typographer and educator Leah Hoffmitz Milken, expanded with additional analysis and annotations by Dr. Shelley Gruendler, and is now available for download from the link below or contact the HMCT to receive a free eBook copy of the course.
All Roads Lead to Roman: A New Type Family Based on Stroke Variations: Catalog published upon the culmination of French graphic designer Thomas Huot-Marchand’s six-week residency as the 2019 Typographer-in-Residence at HMCT. Working with HMCT Typography Fellow Carina M. Huynh (who also designed the catalog), Huot-Marchand, created the variable font Roman.
Catalog available at Draw Down Books.
Following the tradition of Bodoni’s expansive landscape of type design, MIKE/SIERRA/TANGO highlights the value of typography in preserving diverse writing systems in a globally connected world.
Scripts are living cultural artifacts, each with its own technical, formal, and historical conventions. This catalog for the award-winning 2019 exhibition at HMCT (curated by designer Lavinia Lascaris) features a collection of contemporary multi-script typefaces produced by type foundries from around the world.
Available from Draw Down Books.
The documentation by HMCT Fellow Lavinia Lascaris of the research, work, and exhibition of the HMCT 2018 Typographer-in-Residence Lucienne Roberts. For more on Roberts’ residency, click here.
Available as a print-on-demand publication at: bookbaby.com.
Documentation of the 2018 HMCT exhibition of over 50 posters curated from the archives of The Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles.
Available as a print-on-demand publication at bookbaby.com, or contact us at hmct@artcenter.edu for a pdf download.
The documentation by HMCT Fellow Austin Redman of the research, work, and exhibition of our 2017 Typographer-in-Residence Werkplaats Typografie School of Design based in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Available as a print-on-demand publication from lulu.com
Documents the research, work, and exhibition of our 2016 Typographer-in-Residence Laurenz Brunner, by HMCT Fellow Jonathan Woods. Out of print; contact hmct@artcenter.edu to request a pdf download.
Documentation of the work of Alan Kitching & Kelvyn Smith, master letterpress printers and typographers from London, as the 2020 Archetype Press Artists-in-Residence. Filmed and edited by videographer/filmmaker Karina Logothetis.
A documentation of the Transmedia Design and Typography advanced studio classes featuring student projects at ArtCenter College of Design. The studios focus on the future of communication, the relationship between physical and digital media, and the practice of telling stories across different platforms through the exploration of traditional and new materials.
Plan B is an exhibition featuring Bauhaus-inspired projects created by students at ArtCenter College of Design. The exhibition was an exercise in recapturing the daring spirit of the Bauhaus, rediscovering its heritage, and imagining its future significance. This TestLab Berlin program was presented by HMCT and ArtCenter Graphic Design. Direction, editing, and cinematography by Karina Logothetis: www.karina.world
An overview of the work of Dafi Kühne, Swiss typographer and 2019 Artist-in-Residence at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) Archetype Press at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Direction, editing, and cinematography by Alex Dimitriadis.
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