GDC Designing & Communicating with Type This event may have passed Date: Oct 18, 2012 - Oct 18, 2012 Event Time: Doors open at 6 pm. At 7 pm the presentation will begin. Duration: 3 Hours Location: Muttart Hall, Alberta College of Music, 10050 MacDonald Drive, Edmonton, AB T5J 2B7 Learn More Here Share this: Description To launch the Carl Dair Typography Workshops in Western Canada, Rod will giving a series of public presentations throughout Canada on type and its role as a primary communication tool in design. Rod has produced a number of typefaces including Cartier Book, a revival of Canada’s first Latin typeface. He designed the first text face for a Canadian magazine, MacLean’s. His alphabets and wordmarks have been used by organizations ranging from General Motors and the National Arts Centre to Toronto Life and Canadian Business. His latest typeface, Classic Grotesque, has just been released by Monotype Imaging on http://www.fonts.com. GDC Members $25 General Public: $35 Design Students $25 Get your tickets now, visit: http://abn-type.eventbrite.com Take advantage of this rare opportunity and pre-purchase your special edition GIBSON font disc for $60 when you purchase your admission ticket. Rod will be available to autograph the special edition disc. This is a bargain as Rod’s typefaces normally sell for $800! Remember to add it to your cart before checking out. Additional Info Want to know more about how to design and communicate with type? GDC AB North Chapter is proud to host type designer, Rod McDonald, CGD, FGDC (the creator of the Gibson typeface for the GDC). He’ll be in Edmonton on October 18, 2012… and you’re invited to attend!