Thursday, October 29

Maryland Institute College of Art

Falvey Hall in the Brown Center 

6:30–8:30 PM

Reception, book signing, and collaborative alphabet from 6:30 to 7:30. Fan Letter from 7:30 to 8:30. 

Fan Letter: 26 Artists and Designers Present Their Favorite Letter or Typographic Character 

Twenty-six local, national, and international designers and artists give a two-minute ode to an alphabet letter or typographic character. These odes may range from multimedia presentations, performances, videos, stories, poems, animations, songs, stand-up comedy, rants, short plays, demonstrations, Gregorian chants, etc—however they choose to depict their letter.

Fan Letter is organized and emceed by Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals, authors of a new book from Princeton Architectural Press, Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces. The participants in Fan Letter include many contributors to the book from the local and national design communities.

Prior to Fan Letter, there will be a reception with authors Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals, as they help kick off a participatory Exquisite Corpse Alphabet and sign copies of Lettering & Type. 

Artists, designers, illustrators, and musicians participating in Fan Letter: 

Kim Bost and Ted McGrath—New York (T); Andrew Byrom—Los Angeles (N); 

Jennifer Daniel—New York, New York Times (D); John Downer—Iowa City (J); 

Shaun Flynn—Baltimore (W); Brockett Horne—Baltimore, MICA (¶); Gary Kachadourian—Baltimore (P); 

Justin Thomas Kay—New York (&); John Langdon—Philadelphia (X); Eric Leshinsky—Baltimore (*); 

Ellen Lupton—Baltimore, MICA (R); Ian Lynam—Japan (B); Joe Macleod—Baltimore, City Paper (U); 

Kelley McIntyre—Baltimore (G); Abbott Miller—Baltimore, Pentagram (A); Adam Okrasinski—New York (K); Kevin O’Neill and Karisa Senavatis—DC, Will Work For Good (C); Jennifer Cole Phillips—Baltimore, MICA (S); Robby Rackleff—Baltimore, Blue Leader (M); Theresa Segreti—Baltimore (O); 

Whitney Sherman—Baltimore (F); Kevin Sherry—Baltimore, Squidfire (Z); 

Justin Sirois—Baltimore, Narrow House Recordings (Y); Scott Sugiuchi—Baltimore, Exit10 (Q); 

Tore Terrasi—Boston (I); Sara Tomko—Baltimore (E); Carlos Vigil—Baltimore (R); 

This event is sponsored by the Maryland Institute College of Art Center for Design Thinking, Post Typography, AIGA Baltimore.

THIS EVENT IS FREE.