TypeCon

Submission Deadline: Friday, May 27, 2026. The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now welcoming programming proposals for TypeCon2026, happening in the vibrant city of Portland, Oregon, from August 6th-8th.

TypeCon and the Society of Typographic Aficionados are proud to announce the 7th edition of our scholarship program to TypeParis26—an incredible six-week typographic summer intensive in Paris, France.

Submit your proposal today! We are accepting programming proposals for TypeCon2026, happening in the vibrant city of Portland, Oregon, from August 6th-8th. Submission Deadline: Friday, March 27th, 2026. typecon.com/speaker-submis…

TypeCon and SOTA are proud to announce the 6th edition of our scholarship program to TypeParis26 — an incredible six-week typographic summer intensive in Paris, France. More info: typecon.com/news/typecon-a…

Nothing says “I love letters” quite like carrying them everywhere you go ✨ Thanks to our amazing sponsor @Adobe for these beautiful TypeCon totes! Now attendees can take a piece of the conference home (and show off the anniversary mark designed by James Plattner) in style.

TypeCon attendees, come party with Monotype and Positype as we celebrate 25 amazing years of awesome Positype fonts! Head over to Jupiter Next after the talks on Friday, August 8th and let's raise a glass and toast together. Get there early—the first 100 people get a surprise!

Our second keynote speaker is Cyla Costa, a graphic artist and type designer born from the complex mix of cultures that is Brazil. She'll kickoff #TypeCon2025 on Saturday, August 9th. Register today: typecon.com/typecon-regist…

Kate kicks off our main program on Friday as our keynote speaker! Register for #TypeCon2025 and don't miss her talk on August, 8th.

Catch Brandon’s talk on Saturday, August 9th “The Basics Aren’t So Basic: Learning About Oregon Indigenous Language” at #TypeCon2025.

“Why is TypeCon in Portland Again? So You Can Hear This Story. Lloyd Reynolds, Reed College, and the Calligraphic Renaissance in Portland Oregon” is a talk by Gregory MacNaughton that is a must! #TypeCon2025

Bud Rodecker is a founder and design director at Span, where his work explores the space between logical constraint and formal play. Register for #TypeCon2025 and catch his talk, “Oh Mies, oh My: Designing the Home that Mies van der Rohe Made” on Saturday, August 9th.

Liyang presents “Between Shape, Function, Technology, Language, and Our (different) Perceptions of Typography Expressions” at #TypeCon2025 on Saturday, August 9th. Join us in Portland! typecon.com/typecon-regist…

Jacob Thomas takes us through his on “Rickshaws, Walls and Book Covers: A Tour of Bangladeshi Urban Lettering” on Saturday, August 9th at #TypeCon2025.

We’re excited to have Chris back at #TypeCon2025 in Portland! Catch his talk on ‘A Solid Foundation for Cherokee Type’ on Saturday, August 9th.

Ocean Tuia is a 27-year-old graphic design BFA student at BYU–Hawaiʻi, born and raised in Hauʻula. Catch his talk on ‘The Connection Between Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry and Europe’ at #TypeCon2025 in Portland on Saturday, August 9th.

Catch Yong Fei’s talk, “When Signs Spoke: A Dive Into The Typographic History & Origin of Malaya during the 1940s” at #TypeCon2025 on Saturday, August 9th. Check out the program and register today! typecon.com/typecon-regist…

Vida Sačić is a Chicago-based artist and typographer whose research investigates vernacular wood type, diasporic print histories, and the preservation of typographic heritage across cultural contexts. Catch her talk on “Reclaiming Typographic” at #TypeCon2025 on Aug. 8.

Joshua Unikel is an assistant professor in the University of Houston’s School of Art. Catch his talk “The Phaistos Risk: On Movable Typo-Colonialism” on Friday, August 8th at #TypeCon2025.

Kourosh Beigpour is an award-winning graphic artist and type designer from Kermanshah, Iran, now based in Los Angeles. Register for #TypeCon2025 and catch his talk “Nastaʿlīq: The Art of Identity in Iranian Calligraphy” on Friday, August 8th.