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I second Ricardo’s

eeblet — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:30:12 -0700

I second Ricardo’s compliment, Frederico.... However, I TOTALLY read “Thank you Ricardo” in Kermit the Frog’s voice.

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Thank you Ricardo! :)

Chiba Chiba — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:13:13 -0700

Thank you Ricardo! :)

Frederico, that is one

Ricardo Cordoba — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:04:49 -0700

Frederico, that is one kick-ass splashpage you have on your website!

and this will be my 4th

dezcom — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:48:34 -0700

and this will be my 4th :-)

ChrisL

I’ll be there. This will

Mark Simonson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:55:07 -0700

I’ll be there. This will be my sixth.

Yes Haley, guess we’ll

Chiba Chiba — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:57:05 -0700

Yes Haley, guess we’ll meet there! ;)

I’ll be there are

HaleyFiege — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:45:24 -0700

I’ll be there are well.

And Frederico you’re coming!!!?? Awesome!!

Yes, Ricardo, James should

dezcom — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:31:47 -0700

Yes, Ricardo, James should definitely sign up for the critique!

ChrisL

Don’t jinx it! The

James Puckett — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:15:10 -0700

Don’t jinx it! The printer—who doesn’t work weekends—just slipped the ship date of my “five-day-turnaround” to Monday.

I’ll be there for sure! :)

Chiba Chiba — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:13 -0700

I’ll be there for sure! :)

Maybe James should sign up

Ricardo Cordoba — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:57:52 -0700

Maybe James should sign up for the typeface critique session, Chris. He could show his thesis project.

They both would be happy to

dezcom — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:01:44 -0700

They both would be happy to talk to you, James.

ChrisL

He is not the least bit

James Puckett — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:21 -0700

He is not the least bit pretentious nor is Akira.

They might not be pretentious, but I sure am and I would hate to look like a doofus!

Thanks Tamye! I called and

jupiterboy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:26:30 -0700

Thanks Tamye! I called and they made the change and now it says king online.

OK, friends, the hotel

tamye — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:34:39 -0700

OK, friends, the hotel situation is sorted out. I called our contact at the Hyatt, and we have indeed been filling our room block so availability was tight on some days. The Hyatt was gracious enough to give us a few more rooms at the cheap TypeCon rate, and fixed a glitch in the system that didn’t allow singles or kings to be specified on some dates. So if you booked a double and want a king, if you go back now and amend your reservation, you’ll be able to fix it. We are going to be short on doubles this year, so please do give up your double if you have one and won’t need the extra bed.

That said, book your rooms fast. They are going quicker than in past years, and more people are coming in early and staying late. We will sell out well in advance of our cut-off, and you don’t want to miss being in the conference hotel (especially at such a bargain price).

I can wholeheartedly echo the sentiments about the lack of pretension and ego in the type community. After admiring the work of people like Matthew Carter and Erik Spiekermann from afar for years, I was so pleasantly surprised to find out what lovely people they are. We are very lucky to have such a welcoming community, and newcomers should never fear - it’s easy to make friends at TypeCon.

TypeCon2008

jason — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:54:57 -0700

Haven’t been around these parts in a while, but with the academic year winding down I’m beginning to feel human again. At the moment I’m finalizing plans to head to Buffalo in July for my first TypeCon. Anyone else going?