TYPE TOWN: 60 Years of Book Design in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Internationally renowned designer and professor, Jost Hochuli and Swiss typographer Roland Stieger come together on June 16th 2011 in New York City to reflect on the past sixty years of beautiful book design as well as discuss the future of design in the Swiss town of St. Gallen.

The talk will be moderated by the trendy design blogger, SwissMiss. Designers Paul Shaw and Aswin Sadha will join the discussion as featured guests of AIGA/NY.

A Book Design in St.Gallen exhibition is also on display at the AIGA National Design Center. This exhibition recalls the history and age-old traditions of book design and typography in Swiss workshops.

The show is open to the public from June 16 to July 22, 2011.

For more info, please see here.

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