I’ve been trying to hype up this show for the past couple weeks, and with all the talk, I could only hope that the opening would live up to expectations. Well I am proud to say that TYPEFORCE: The Annual Chicago Show of Emerging Typographic Allstars was a bigger success than I could have ever imagined! The turnout was staggering; with such a large space to fill, in a location so far out of everyone’s convenience, it was truly eye-opening how many people actually care about letter forms.

Hooray! It turns out designers aren’t just nerds after all.

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve sort of been keeping my contribution for the show a secret. But now that it’s out in the open, I thought I’d share a preview. In the image above you can see the first portion of the 5-part set of giclée prints titled, And Sometimes Y. I wanted to explore the authority of the vowels in the English language as some sort of quirky royalty. When I get my act together, I’ll prepare a more official presentation of this series. For now, teasers abound!

For those of you who couldn’t make it out Friday night, I’ve posted a set of photos from the opening on Flickr. Check them out here!