Character 6

Character 6 saw another packed house, this time at ACMI where the audience were treated to the Australian premiere of the latest documentary film on typography – TypeFace. After the screening, Character hosted an informative and entertaining conversation on the bigger ideas behind the revival of letterpress featuring Carolyn Fraser (Idlewild Press) and David Lancashire (Lancashire Design).

To compliment the TypeFace screening we’re showing another new letterpress film Proceed and be Bold! on Friday 30 July at RMIT. And this one is absolutely free. Details below. A map of the screening location can be downloaded on the Character 6 page.

Friday 30 July, 6pm
RMIT University
Building 7, Level 3, Room 1
Proceed and Be Bold! (Free)
Only 150 seats available. Please turn up early.

Character 6 is supported by the Communication Design Program, RMIT University, ACMI Cinemas and AGDA.

Desktop CREATE Awards 2010

Australian Design magazine Desktop has just announced the judging panel for the 2010 Desktop CREATE Awards. Amongst the range of practitioners from the fields of web, identity, exhibition design and animation is Letterbox Founder Stephen Banham. We wish all the entrants the best of luck!

AGDA Typographic Ambassador

The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) have announced Letterbox founder Stephen Banham as the 2010 AGDA Typographic Ambassador. He has written the milestones of typographic past for the AGDA student brief 2010 on the theme close to Stephen’s heart – optimism.