The Type Network team was out in full force at this year’s conference in the city of saints, sinners, and poutine. Reliving that delicious experience, we’re sharing a few of our favorite photos and event highlights.
by Type Network Staff
In mid-September, a group of us converged on ATypI 2017 in Montreal, where we watched, listened, kibitzed, ate, drank, walked, and danced. And spoke: Type Network writer and newly-minted ATypI board member Yves Peters, Font Bureau’s Santiago Orozco, and foundry partners David Jonathan Ross, Petr van Blokland, Cyrus Highsmith, and Bas Jacobs and Akiem Helmling gave talks on subjects ranging from programming to writing systems to user experience. Team member Alexandre Saumier Demers showed impeccable collaborative skills and leadership as part of the ATypI Montreal host committee. Friends of the house Quinn Keaveney, Elizabeth Carey Smith, and Stephen Coles also took the stage. John Downer offered a workshop. And Type Network cofounder Roger Black pulled off a rollicking closing keynote. Type Network proudly served as one of the sponsors of this year’s event.
What a difference a year makes. OpenType variable fonts were only announced at ATypI Warsaw; this year, they appeared as a given and cropped up in many of the talks. We can only imagine what the next twelve months will bring, and already look forward to traveling to Antwerp for ATypI 2018, and to Tokyo in 2019. And as we bid adieu to Montreal, we offer up a warm round of applause for Type Network’s Tamye Riggs, who also serves as ATypI executive director. She quietly worked no end of magic behind the scenes to organize a magnificent conference. Brava!
