In Letters We Trust

TYPO San Francisco 2015 Focus | Friday, 01 May | 6:00 pm | YBCA Theater | English

This talk will present ongoing research into the use of letterforms as a means of security for citizens and governments alike, thwarting forgery in plain sight and in secret. Some strategies have relied on high-profile collaborations, and others on home-grown cunning. Interwoven is a story of war and peace, technology, culture and economics. The narrative will focus on American banknotes from the Colonial period to the present day, with additional examples of government permits and lottery tickets.

Please note: this talk will not be recorded.

Tobias Frere-Jones

Tobias Frere-Jones

Type Designer (New York)

Over 25 years, Tobias Frere-Jones has established himself as one of the world’s leading typeface designers, creating some of the world’s most widely used typefaces, including Interstate, Poynter Oldstyle, Whitney, Gotham, Surveyor, Tungsten and Retina. Frere-Jones received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in…

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