Spray paint comes off with soap and water right? Seriously though the van will be ’rockin. I haven’t taken a road trip in a long time and heading back up to my home state seems appropriate. I might need to purchase a new camera. Look out Seattle!

I’m going to be there again this year! Woohoo! This year looks jam-packed too. As much of a geek as I am so far I’m looking forward to Frank Martinez’s workshop on copyright protection. I mean you all know I’ll be there a day before everything begins anyway, but if you don’t have at least one good excuse to get there before Thursday night, I think this year’s education forum is easily a great reason to get to TypeCon early.

I ll arrive the 31th! It will be my first type event ever . I can’t wait to be there!

Anybody know if the hotel gym is any good? Also, I’m loosly associated with a local art/culture magazine/web site that is interested in having me write some stuff about Typecon; is it ok for me to try and interview some of the designers?

I’d really like to go, and probably could join your ride since I’m next to San Jose here, but I just can’t afford to go on a convention road trip right now.
Maybe next time, wherever it winds up at.

James/jpad —

I’m the chair of SOTA’s PR/Mktg committee. I’ll be happy to coordinate with you and help you with whatever access I can for any article you write. Contact me outside the forum and let’s talk.

Hmm, looks like there’s no contact link anymore. Go ahead and e-mail me via typophile: kentlew {at} typophile {dot} com, and I’ll get back to you.

— Kent.

jpad, the designers who go to TypeCon, are, with extremely rare exceptions, friendly and approachable. Gracious and willing to talk with people interested in hearing them. I think you can wind up with great content for a piece you might write.

James — Hmm, looks like the Typophile.com e-mail aliases aren’t working either, right now. If you want to contact me, you can easily find me through my website.

— K.

I’m curious what the extremely budget-conscious or “cheap” people are doing for lodging/transportation. Any good ideas? Are there any cheap motels within public-transit-distance from the Crown Plaza Hotel?

Thanks!

There are a fair number of budget hotels in the downtown area, some of them are even more-or-less walking distance from the Crowne Plaza.

For instance, the Kings Inn on 5th Ave apparently starts at $59/night and is walking distance (9 blocks, 0.7 miles).

See for instance:
http://www.all-hotels.com/usa/washington/seattle/central__downtown_c1.ht...

The Travelodge by the Space Needle and the Quality Inn at 225 Aurora Ave N are both about 1.2 miles from the Crowne Plaza. The Eighth Avenue Inn is about 0.9 miles.

Downtown Seattle has pretty good public transit to most areas, so if you want to stay a little further afield and bus in that’s also an option.

Cheers,

T

Jonathan, you might also consider hooking up with a roomie for the Crowne Plaza, which makes it affordable even for low budgets. Then you can be in the thick of the conference activities including the after-hours sessions in the hotel bar and people’s hotel rooms. A lot of networking goes on at night ;)

Last year at Boston some people had a wonderful sushi that I only enjoyed in pictures. So Tamye, this year, where is the good sushi close to the Crowne Plaza?

ale, i told you i’ll fill you in on the best sushi places... i’ve got my sources. :P

Tamye isn’t the right person to ask about sushi. ;^P

Ale, don’t you worry about the sushi. We have you covered - but make sure you bring at least one thousand dollars.

I’d agree with Tamye, hooking up at the conference hotel would likely be the cheapest option, splitting the room two, three or why not, four ways.

Hotel gym - tiny. Any gym-aholics should contact me off-line and I’ll look into guest/short-term membership at one of the many great gyms near-by.

Sushi - I’m not a huge sushi-fan but we’ll include some recommendations in the dining guide.

Cheapskates - offer of camping in my front yard is still open. I’m a 20 minute bus ride from downtown.

Sushi - I’m not a huge sushi-fan but we’ll include some recomendations in the dining guide.

si, my sister lives up that way and is quite steeped in Japanese culture and would know the best places. want me to forward her recommendations to you for your guide? i think she knows where there good indian and mexican places are as well and probably the best seafood joints. do you want this kind of input?

Sure, send them to me and I’ll pass them on. As for Mexican, the best place is the taco truck on Rainier Ave and Graham Street, best Indian... my house ;-)

Sii: how many of us will be eating indian food in your house? lol

Si wrote: Cheapskates - offer of camping in my front yard is still open. I’m a 20 minute bus ride from downtown.

It’s not that we are cheap, we were going to be camping the whole time as a vacation. ;-)

Granted, that doesn’t really matter, since we’re now not coming anyway....

A very cool TypeCon attendee from LA is looking for a roomie (or two) for the Crowne Plaza. Female, loves type and letterpress, and is a super nice person with a great sense of humor. If interested, please post here or contact me directly at tamye |at| typesociety.org.

> A very cool TypeCon attendee from LA

Redundant.

hhp

...since we’re now not coming anyway...

*Sigh*... I think I will not be able to go either, this year. :-(

Me neither. Blame it on them.

Wow, I actually recognized a few names on there (besides The Police, Wu-Tang Clan, and Cheap Trick)! Guess I actually listen to some of the stuff they play on our local campus radio station where I volunteer.... ;-)

Don’t expect that much from The Police. I had tickets last Wed. night which I had to give to a friend, so I could see a client in Mexicali, BC (116 degrees F), and he returned a report that The Police held true to his previous experience that they just aren’t as good live.

Hmmm...I saw The Who there last year and they were bada$$. I was hoping to have a similar experience this year.

Friends I know who saw Mr. Sting et al in Vancouver thought the show was worth the ca$h....

The Who! Even though it’s down to just two of the original members, I would love to see them. I hope they tour again soon.

So, how about that Typecon deal? Seattle, you say...
: )

>The Who

Saw them in ’68, at a free concert they gave at the Round House in London in support of the LSE protesters, of which I was one. I think I still have hearing damage from it. The next time I saw them was at the Concert for New York in 2001. They sounded great, and rocked the house—Madison Square Garden.

RE: SUSHI

The spot without a doubt is on Madison. It’s called Nishino. They actually have REAL wasabi. What do you mean real wasabi? I mean the actual stuff uncut with that horseradish & green dye like 99% of the time. But you have to know to ask for it. No secret handshakes needed. ;-). And I think their ginger is saccharine free too. Also ( unfortunately ) unusual. It’s best to reserve ahead of time. The Salmon is almost always the best thing to order. It’s not that close to the Crowne though.

Eben
you will have to guide us. The images said all
http://www.nishinorestaurant.com/

Well, I made my hotel reservations at the Crowne Plaza today and they had no more non-smoking rooms at the $169 rate. I opted for something a bit more extravagant at the Crowne rather than take a smoking room. (I personally have nothing against smoking, and do enjoy it on occasion, but smoking rooms in hotels always smell like stale ashtrays to me)

James

Eben, I’ve heard that in Japan proper asking for wasabi is frowned upon.
I guess like telling a French chef he should’ve used more salt or something.

hhp

James, I just went in via the direct link (see http://www.typecon.com/hotel-travel.html) ...

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?path=rates&checkInDate=27&checkInM...

...and booked a non-smoking room at the original rate.

Cheers, Si

Thanks for the advice Si.

I’m arriving a bit early (Sunday thru Sunday) so they ran out of rooms for early arrivals.

James

Si, James, it’s because we are oversold on the shoulder nights (early/late) of our block. We still have a fair amount of rooms August 1-5, but the days before and after that are either way oversold or a couple of rooms away from being oversold. So anyone booking on the shoulders, like James, will find that there may not be rooms available on those nights (at least not at our super discount rate).

I am working with the hotel to increase our room block on the oversold nights, but the hotel and Seattle in general is super busy that week and rates have gone sky high. We blocked a huge amount of rooms, but more people are coming in early and staying late than ever before.

So, please, anyone planning to attend, I could not be more serious. Book now before rooms are completely gone or you are paying NYC/Chicago/Brighton prices ;)

Ah, makes sense. I’d suggest staying at the Crowne for the core event and maybe picking another hotel for the other days. The new Pan Pacific is right by Cornish - perfect for the workshop atendee with a lot of money.

Rounding up local volunteers and have a friend who is looking for a roommate for the Con. She is a young designer and lots of fun. Its not my fault this sounds like a personal ad. Anyone out there interested? You will have Shu’s personal thanks and maybe if you are lucky I will invite you to one of my raging hotel room parties.

Shu

Tamye, when do you expect locations for the workshops to be finalised? I’m thinking, if most of those I wish to attend are at the MS campus, I might stay on the Redmond side for the first three days, and move to the Crowne after that.

Alejandro, I would be honored to take you & the Sushi-holics. Actually their cold Sake is worth it too.

Hrant: in Japan it is obnoxious to ask for what they don’t have. It makes them loose face. If they had it, it would not be obnoxious to ask for. Sense?

John, all the other workshops are taking place at SVC and Cornish, which are just north of downtown. If you’re staying near Microsoft for the first few days and still want to attend the workshops your best bet might be the 545 Sound Transit express bus, it drops off five min walk from Cornish, 20 min walk to SVC.

Having said that the 545 going the other way will whisk you to and from Microsoft in about half an hour, so the Crowne Plaza would be a good bet too.

Eben, it’s a deal!

John, all the workshops except the first Tuesday Math workshop are at Cornish and SVC. The only other TypeCon thing not in the downtown area is the Wed. night Helvetica screening, but we’ll be shuttling attendees between the Crowne and UW for that.

Shu, I have some peeps looking for roomies - I’ll contact you offline.

I will give an update on the hotel room situation on the shoulder nights as soon as I get a report from the hotel this morning.

Thanks, Si and Tamye. It looks like I’m sorted for a shared room at the Crowne for all nights.

Great, John! So glad you’ll be there.

Looks like I got in, Tues. thru Sun. See you there.

Wait wait wait, I know your all not going to want me there but it doesn’t matter. All I want to know is where is this conference and when? Is it totally typographic and i assume hence the name yes, but just making sure. Thanks

Hey Faz. It is ALL type ALL the time.

Yup, I assumed so but when and where?

http://www.typecon.com/

hhp

When and where is this event?

Giampa

For the love of fonts can someone, anyone, PLEASE let us know WHEN and WHERE this event is taking place - cryptic URLs and a year of publicity is no help whatsoever! Do you think I have time to visit web sites and read blogs? JUST TELL ME WHERE IT IS!

Seattle, August 1 to 5.

Now, now. There is no need to use all caps. ;^)

Is there a bus that runs between the Crowne Plaza and SVC, or should I just plan on walking since it’s not far anyway?

We will have a shuttle bus for peeps staying at the Crowne Plaza. It’s not a long walk, and the weather will be great. But the bus will be there for those who need it.

OK, weird, the first time I’ve ever had a double post. It’s terrifying!

So I’ll just mention that early bird has been extended through midnight Pacific, July 5. That’s this Thursday! Some of the workshops are full now, so hurry up if you want to take one.

And this thing we call TypeCon - it’s August 1-5 in Seattle! A feast of typographic goodness. http://www.typecon.com

I am looking for a roomate who is not a smoker. I do not have a reservation yet.
My tentative plans are to arrive July 31 and depart early August 6th.

ChrisL

Chris, I recommend making your reservation for those dates. We are likely to run out of rooms on the 31st. You can always change or cancel later if you need to, but I don’t want you to be stuck without a pillow :)

I am keeping an eye out for a roomie for you.

Thanks Tamye!

ChrisL

I’m in! Registered and got a room at the Crowne Plaza. Now all I need is a plane ticket...

I live right downtown. If someone, particularly someone with no sense of shame, doesn’t mind sleeping on the floor, I’d put them up for a night or two. Keys are a problem, but if you’re poor...

And you have beer...

Another reason to TypeCon.

Yey! Chesh it is about stinkin’ time you got back in the groove!

Just to jump in on this thread — I’m going for the first time this year. I live about 25 miles south of Seattle, so I couldn’t miss this chance. I hope I get to meet a lot of you who have only been screen icons all these years. I’m looking forward to it.

- Mike Yanega

Will be lovely to meet you, Mike!

Likewise!

Chesh! I concur with Tiff’s comment, you slacker.

And Mike, I look forward to meeting you face to face, rather than comment to comment.

Ooh, I’m getting all tingly with anticipation ...

Hello Everyone,

I am looking to share a room at the Crown Plaza. I have a double non-smoking reserved Thurs 8/2 - Mon 8/6. Although I am happy to cancel this if someone has a room to share for this time period.

Drop me an email to discuss:
Ashley Pigford
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
33, Male, Graphic Design / Media Art / Experimental Letterpress
www.designisgoodforyou.com

ashleypigford@yahoo.com

cheers.

Grant — I’m not slacking, I’m just hard at work on that $%&*! Veer jigsaw puzzle! ;)

I will be attending for the first time Wednesday night. I will be at the Helvetica documentary. Next day I’m attending two workshops. Anyone taking the class on hinting?

SSchiada
Wipf & Stock Publishers
199 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 3
Eugene, Oregon 97401
sylvia@wipfandstock.com
(541) 344-1528

I am taking Miguel’s class on hinting.
BTW, Do you know Carl Oslund, a designer in Eugene?

ChrisL

No, Chris, I do not. Will he be at TypeCon?

SSchiada
Wipf & Stock Publishers
199 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 3
Eugene, Oregon 97401
sylvia@wipfandstock.com
(541) 344-1528

No, he has a graphic design office in Eugene called Oslund Design. We went to graduate school together and shared a house.

ChrisL

I´m a brasilian graphic designer and will be attending typecon seatlle.I´ll be arriving tuesday, august first and am looking for someone to share a room. Anyone late with the booking like me? Please let me know! Peace. Frederico

My roomie just cancelled.
Anyone want to share at the Crowne?
1st thru 5th.

I know the locals may disagree, but I still think Nishino has the best omakase & sushi south of Tojo. I’m looking forward to a meal there.

—-

jlt : http://www.hewnandhammered.com