The guys over at Firebelly Design put a lot of work into this piece, and now the TYPEFORCE book is printed and being distributed! It’s the perfect catalogue to accompany the exhibition. It features all the work in close detail, with written excerpts from every artist, and many photographs from the evening. I was blown away by the quality of the book, but with donated supplies from Graphic Arts Studio, and Unisource Paper, and backing support from AIGA Chicago, I couldn’t expect anything less!

I’m proud to have been part of such a great design effort in the artist community, and thrilled to have exhibited among such talent. Below are three spreads from the book. Each artist chapter was given an individual custom title spread, and I gotta say—I love mine!

Interested in a copy? Contact Firebelly Design, and ask nicely!

In celebration of the first annual TYPEFORCE exhibition—as if you haven’t heard me talking all about this, earlier in the spring—and to accompany the recently published TYPEFORCE book, Public Media Institute and the crew over at Firebelly Design have launched a simple, charming website to direct you to the work of each of the artists involved in the show. Lots of great designers here, so spend some time with it!

I’ll be getting my hands on some TYPEFORCE books this week, so look forward to some documentation.

Monday, March 1
After I Die, Will Papa Johns Keep Emailing Me Coupons?

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!

I just got some tasty treats in the mail for the TYPEFORCE exhibition opening. You’re going to have to come the opening next Friday if you want some!

For exhibition info, click here.

TYPEFORCE : The Annual Chicago Show of Emerging Typographic Allstars

Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St in Bridgeport [Chicago]

Opening: Friday, February 26, 2010
Runs through: March 14, 2010

Allstars Include:
Jeremiah Chiu, Renata Graw, David Weik, Billy Baumann, Matthew Hoffman, Chris Eichenseer, Chad Kouri, Ryan Thurwell, Luke Williams, Tnop, Andy Luce, John Pobojewski, Darren McPherson, Lora Fosberg, Margot Harrington, Greg Calvert, Aaron Pedersen, Duncan MacKenzie, Will Miller, Nick Adam, Damian Abraham

Brought to you by Public Media Institute and Firebelly Design

Sponsored by AIGA Chicago, Graphic Arts Studio, Unisource Paper & I Shoot Rockstars