Semi-Complete: The Process Behind RISD Serif & RISD Sans

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6:30 - 8:30pm

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An in-depth reflection on the ideation, production, and implementation of Rhode Island School of Design’s new typographic palette. 

Registration required. Please note this free event is first-come-first-served, and an RSVP does not guarantee admission. 

Ryan Bugden is an independent typeface designer and graphic designer based in Brooklyn. He runs a design practice with his partner Michelle Ando, releases typefaces through Future Fonts, teaches typeface design through his own Type Sessions, and is an adjunct professor of typography at SVA. Before graduating from Type and Media in 2019, he studied graphic design at RISD and typeface design at Type@Cooper’s Extended Program, and worked as a senior designer at studios such as Red Antler and Pentagram.

Located in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets)

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