A four-part white paper series on typography and its use in signage and an accompanying webinar series will be released this month. The white papers were created by the Signage Foundation Inc. The International Sign Association, Nova Polymers, Dixie Graphics, and Swell Media sponsored the project.
The white papers were written by Craig Berger, Chair of Visual Presentation and Exhibit Design department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The first two white papers—“The History of Typography and Place,” and “Environmental Typography Best Practices”—will be issued in conjunction with the first webinar, held at 2 p.m. March 13. Berger will be joined by Roger Whitehouse, Whitehouse and Company; and Lance Wyman, Wyman and Company.
The two remaining white papers—“Typography and the Code” and “Typography Case Studies”—will be released in conjunction with the second webinar at 2 p.m. April 4.
The typography series will be available on the Signage Foundation Inc.’s website.
Registration for the webinars is available at the ISA website.