Society of Typographic Aficionados
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type, its history and development, its use in the world of print and digital imagery, its designers, and its admirers.
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Category Typography Organizations
United States
News About Society of Typographic Aficionados
SOTA Catalyst Award 2020: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for its 11th annual SOTA Catalyst Award. Each year, SOTA recognizes an individual 25 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise in the field of typography.
TypeCon2020 Philadelphia (POSTPONED)
TypeCon2020, the Society of Typographic Aficionados' annual conference, is postponed to August 16-22, 2021.
TypeCon 2019 Conference
The 2019 TypeCon conference will be held August 28 - September 1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts.
2019 SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for its tenth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. Each year, SOTA recognizes an individual 25 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise in the field of typography.
Frida Medrano Named Winner of 2018 Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced Frida Medrano of Nuevo León, México as the recipient of the 2018 SOTA Catalyst Award.
2018 SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries
Entries are now open for the ninth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The award is targeted at young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
TypeCon2018: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now accepting programming proposals for presentations, panel discussions, full- and half-day workshops, tours, exhibits, and other special events for TypeCon2018.
TypeCon2018: Portland
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that TypeCon is returning to Portland, Oregon for the 20th anniversary edition of the conference - August 1st to 5th, 2018.
Ramakrishna Saiteja Named Winner of 2017 Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has named Ramakrishna Saiteja as the recipient of the 2017 SOTA Catalyst Award.
2017 SOTA Catalyst Award
Entries are now open for the eighth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The Award aims to bring focus on young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography. It recognizes a person 25 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise…
TypeCon2017: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced a Call for Programming for TypeCon2017. Taking place from August 23rd to 27th in Boston, Massachusetts, TypeCon will bring together an enormous range of typographic talks, trends, and topics.
TypeCon2017: Back to Boston
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Boston, Massachusetts will be the host city for TypeCon2017 next summer - August 23rd to 27th. The event will take place at Boston's iconic Park Plaza Hotel - situated in the heart of Back Bay.
Roxane Gataud Named Winner of 2016 Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Roxane Gataud of Paris, France will be the recipient of the 2016 SOTA Catalyst Award.
2016 SOTA Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for its seventh annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The award is targeted at young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
TypeCon2016 Seattle
TypeCon 2016 will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Seattle on August 24th to 28th. TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts.
TypeGallery2015: Call for Submissions
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for the TypeGallery2015 - the annual unjuried showcase of new typeface design.
TypeCon2015: Condensed
The 2015 TypeCon will be held August 12-17 in Denver, Colorado. TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts.
2015 SOTA Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for the sixth annual SOTA Catalyst Award. The award is targeted at young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
TypeCon2014: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for programming proposals for its sixteenth annual conference.
TypeCon2013: Portland
TypeCon2013, an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), will take place August 21-25 at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower.
SOTA Catalyst Award 2013: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has launched the fourth annual SOTA Catalyst Award.
TypeCon2012: MKE SHFT
The Society of Typographic Aficionados will bring TypeCon2012: MKE SHFT to Milwaukee, Wisconsin - July 31st - August 5th, 2012.
SOTA Catalyst Award 2012: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados announced the third annual SOTA Catalyst Award for young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
TypeCon2012: Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is now accepting programming proposals for its fourteenth annual conference.
TypeCon2011: Surge
TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts.
Font Aid V: A Call to Action
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is organizing Font Aid V - a collaborative project uniting the typographic and design communities with a goal of raising funds to expedite relief efforts after the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
SOTA Catalyst Award 2011: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados announced the second annual SOTA Catalyst Award for young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
TypeGallery 2010: Call for Submissions
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) announced a call for submissions for the TypeGallery 2010, an annual showcase of new typeface design.
SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) announced a new award for young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography.
Font Aid IV: a Call to Action
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) announced the launch of Font Aid IV, a project uniting the typographic and design communities in raising funds to expedite relief efforts in Haiti.
TypeCon 2004: Type High
Presented by the Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) in partnership with the San Francisco Center for the Book and the California College of the Arts, TypeCon2004 explores San Francisco's rock art culture of the 60s-70s, and the amazing film titles of that era; multicultural design; deconstructed…
