What we’re about
We are a group of type designers, typographers, lettering artists, and general type enthusiasts. Join Type Brigade to talk about type, discover new technologies, share projects, and learn with some very nice people.
You can read more details on the Type Brigade website, or follow us on Twitter here. To help keep our events free, you can support Type Brigade on Patreon.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Type Brigade №53BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC
Type Brigade is Vancouver’s typography meetup.
Join us at the BCIT Downtown Campus:
- Doors at 6:30pm
- Talks begin at 7:00pm
Please note that any guests you’d like to bring with you should register on the Meetup group themselves.
Speakers
Rachael Ashe – Getting Inspired by 36 Days of Type
rachaelashe.com
@rachael_asheRachael Ashe is a photographer turned multidisciplinary artist, self-taught in paper-cutting and sculpting. She creates hand-cut artwork, mixed media collage, and installations from paper. Her work is an intersection of the disciplines of art, craft and design. She credits her former position as a photographer at the Textile Museum of Canada, and an extensive exposure to handcrafted textiles, as a major influence on her work with paper to this day.
Rachael will be speaking about participating in 36 Days of Type in 2022, her approach to the project, and how it inspired her ongoing work with patterns.
John Lennig – 61 Years Behind The Brush
bigtopsignarts.com
@bigtopsignartsJohn learned letter styles, layouts, and how to hold the brush in the early 1960’s while attending the Showcard and Sign Painting course at San Diego City College. After moving up to Canada in the mid 60’s, he worked as a Sign Maker mainly by brush and a little with Vinyl as the technology emerged and took over as the primary way to make signs in the late 80’s.
In 2000, he sold his sign making shop and joined The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) as a Sign Writer and worked making hand painted signage for movies and shows. In 2013, an autoimmune disease prevented him from continuing full time work and these days he takes on work that suits his capabilities including a limited amount of sign painting jobs and teaching workshops around the lower mainland to introduce others to the world of Sign Writing.
Call for Speakers
If you’re interested in speaking at Type Brigade in 2025, our Call for Speakers is open once again.
Sponsors and Partners
BCIT
Thanks very much to to BCIT for hosting us at their Downtown Campus.
https://www.bcit.ca/Mitchell Press
Thanks to Mitchell Press for producing our print for the event! Talk to them for high speed, premium quality, commercial printing.
https://mitchellpress.comKenneth Ormandy
https://kennethormandy.com/newsletter/Alanna Munro Type Foundry
https://alannamunro.com/Is your team interested in sponsoring or working with Type Brigade? Read more about what we can offer you. https://typebrigade.com/sponsors/
Accessibility information
We will be on the 2nd floor of BCIT’s Downtown Campus. It is wheelchair accessible via an elevator from the main floor. If there are additional accessibility considerations that we can provide information on or help facilitate to make this event worthwhile for you, please email: alanna@typebrigade.com
Code of Conduct
Type Brigade strives to create a welcoming, safe, professional environment at our meetups. We commit to this through our attendee, organiser, and speaker Code of Conduct.
Follow us
Make sure you follow @typebrigade on Instagram, and mention us if you have any questions.
See you at the event!
