Our thirty-third Standing-Room Only Lecture will have chairs—and Tobias Frere-Jones interviewing Inge Druckrey about her new book, Modern Pioneers in Typography and Design. These two old friends will sit down for a discussion about Anna Simons, Edward Johnston, Rudolf von Larisch, and F.H. Ehmcke, four pioneers of design and typography who created new modern typefaces, fresh interest in letterforms, and laid the foundations of modernism. This will be an extended conversation in a much larger and more comfortable space, with room for more people and chairs for all. If you’ve never attended one of the talks in our usual spot because it’s so “cozy,” now’s your chance.

Inge Druckrey studied graphic design in Basel and worked with Armin Hofmann, Emil Ruder, and Théo Ballmer. She taught at the Kansas City Art Institute, Yale, RISD, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia (RIP). Her work is included in the collections of MoMA and the Cooper-Hewitt. Tobias Frere-Jones is one of the world’s leading typeface designers. He joined the faculty of the Yale University School of Art in 1996 and has lectured throughout the world. He has received the Gerrit Noordzij Prijs, the AIGA Medal, and Cooper Hewitt’s 2019 National Design Award for Communication Design.

Tickets

Tickets are available for $15 each.
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Date and Time
Sunday, November 10 at 3p
We think this will last 60 to 90 minutes

Place
The Foundry
101 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA 02142 [map]
(This is an 11-minute walk from the Green Line’s Lechmere or a 9-minute walk from the Red Line’s Kendall/MIT. Parking should be drama-free.)

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Standing-Room Only Lectures usually aim to present short talks about graphic design, typography, and collecting. This time, however, the talk will be an illustrated conversation—and it won’t be short. And there will be chairs for everyone.

We will be checking ticket reservations at the door. Don’t bother printing your ticket as we can look you up by name. 

FAQ
Will this talk be recorded or available for streaming?
Probably not.