"Working closely with graphic design educationalists and the
professional community, the International Society of Typographic
Designers establishes, maintains and promotes typographic standards
through the forum of debate and design practice. Membership is awarded
to practicing designers, educators and students who demonstrate, through
the quality of their work, their commitment to achieving the highest
possible quality of visual communication"
- Quoted from the ISTD website about section
History - Quoted from Wikipedia / the brief specifications
The ISTD was originally formed as the British Typographers' Guild (BTG) in 1928 when Vincent Steer and friends met in a Sicilian restaurant in Holborn, to found the society. Steer recognized the need and the potential for the creative typographer's skills in a world where most 'design' was carried out through compositors' layouts. From his own background in printing, and the opportunity to observe the trade in America, he determined to develop the profession of typography in the UK, and to that end started the British Typographers Guild with six other like-minded founding members.
In 1953 the guild became the Society of Typographic Designers (STD), and in 2008, recognizing its influence in other countries, and at the behest of then President Colin Banks, it became the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD).
The ISTD was originally formed as the British Typographers' Guild (BTG) in 1928 when Vincent Steer and friends met in a Sicilian restaurant in Holborn, to found the society. Steer recognized the need and the potential for the creative typographer's skills in a world where most 'design' was carried out through compositors' layouts. From his own background in printing, and the opportunity to observe the trade in America, he determined to develop the profession of typography in the UK, and to that end started the British Typographers Guild with six other like-minded founding members.
In 1953 the guild became the Society of Typographic Designers (STD), and in 2008, recognizing its influence in other countries, and at the behest of then President Colin Banks, it became the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD).
Online
Very much about the content and navigability of the website, simple and communicative - just like good typography
Other
The ISTD has also got a set of type journals entitled 'typographic' that are available at the St Bride Library - this shows their active role in the design world, something that would need to be reflected in the identity.
The ISTD has also got a set of type journals entitled 'typographic' that are available at the St Bride Library - this shows their active role in the design world, something that would need to be reflected in the identity.
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