[Openfontlibrary] Friends of St Bride Library conference 2007

[Ben Weiner]

Hi there,

Long-time lurker and not contributor speaking!

I'm involved with the Friends of St Bride Library, a central London  
printing library with one of the biggest collections of type specimens.

Each year the Friends put on a conference to help support the  
Library. It's a general graphics, design and typography conference  
but I figured some of you guys might be interested if you are within  
range. You should *all* also check out the Library's holdings in type  
specimens and type design drawings one day...

Anyhow I am (urk) cross-posting the notice we just sent out to the  
friends-announcements at stbride.org list announcing the programme of  
this year's conference, on 31 May and 1 June. Hope you like it and  
sorry, it is /slightly/ off topic. There's nothing exclusively font- 
related at the conference; I have got Suw Charman of Open Rights  
Group to talk about blogging though, so there's a tenuous link to  
open/free/libre initiatives ;-) ...

There will be a fair few type nuts* about, naming no names, so you  
should be able to discuss and promote the things that /are/  
legitimate topics on this list with other delegates if you go along.

Cheers,
Ben


*type designers, people on type design courses...

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Great British Design?
Sixth annual Friends of St Bride conference
Thursday 31 May and Friday 1 June 2007
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The full programme for this year's conference is now online, at
http://stbride.org/events_education/events/greatbritishdesign/
programme.html

* Be inspired by a great mix of speakers representing a spectrum of
graphic design disciplines.
* Be challenged by new ideas debated and discussed with fellow
delegates and friends-to-be over many a drink.
* Come help launch a book with author and renowned type designer
Gerard Unger.
* Try your hand at a new skill in one of our exciting conference
workshops.
* Win some great prizes at our big Friday night quiz and conference
wind-down party.

With so much to do this event offers fantastic value, with an early-
bird rate of £100 for two days (£50 for concessions). Members of the
Friends of St Bride can claim a further £10 discount.
Prices to go up to £150 (£75 for concessions) after May 10, so don't
delay.

You can pay for your ticket online using PayPal:
http://stbride.org/events_education/events/greatbritishdesign#book_now

To find out more, or to book by phone or email, please contact St
Bride Foundation:
info at stbridefoundation.org
020 7353 3331