The Fourth Annual Typographic Carousel 2013

The Fourth Annual Typographic Carousel moved to the beautiful University Gallery in the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.The event was held on November 15, 2013.

This interactive event provides participants with the opportunity to explore and play with pre-digital typographic techniques and processes at six "terminals".
This year's terminals included
calligraphy, letterpress, transfer lettering, typeface identification,
typeface anatomy and letters and words made from everyday objects.

Everyone in the University is invited to join in, and the faculty and students who participated this year had a great time.

We would like to thank the individuals and groups who make this event possible and so much fun to do!

The School of Design, CAD

Jessica Erickson of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies for providing such a great space

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection for sharing her letterpresses with us

The RIT student AIGA Chapter

The RIT Hand Lettering Club

Our super Terminal Guides!

Elizabeth Torgenson-Lamark
for her great images.

Ringmaster Lorrie Frear greets participants and warms up the crowd.

Overview of the activities in the University Gallery.

Veteran terminal guide, calligrapher and type designer Tyler Somers gives participants

some calligraphy tips.

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel pulls notecards from the press.

An event poster hot off the press!

A participant writes some words with transfer lettering.

Participants test their knowledge of typeface anatomy.

Participants test their skill at identifying typefaces.

The AIGA table ready for sales.

Ringmaster Carol Fillip watches the Hand Lettering Club participants at work.

Example of type made of everyday objects.