Indices : Organizations : Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA)

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.

SOTA exists for the affordable education of its members and participants; to further the development of type, typographical information and typography; and to appreciate on multiple levels the attributes of type, typography, design, the book arts, and calligraphy. Furthermore, SOTA is committed to sponsoring relevant topics in pursuit of these goals. SOTA pursues these goals through an annual conference, TypeCon, held in a different host city each year.

SOTA was formed in 1998 by typophile Bob Colby, with the mission to increase public awareness and appreciation of the art and history of typography and its function in creating beautiful and successful communications. In keeping with these goals, SOTA is defined as a cultural (rather than a business) organization.

Executive Officers (2012)
Deborah Gonet, Monotype Imaging — Chair
Shu-Yun Lai, Pereira & O’Dell — Vice Chair
Michelle Perham, Microsoft — Treasurer

Members of the Board (2012)
Corey Holms, Corey Holms Design / Logan
Grant Hutchinson, Typostrophe / Butter Label
Frank J. Martinez, Esq., The Martinez Group
Hank Richardson, Portfolio Center
Nancy Rorabaugh, Art Institute of Atlanta
Juliet Shen, Shen Design / School of Visual Concepts
Christopher Slye, Adobe Systems

Ex Officio
Matthew Carter, Carter & Cone
James Grieshaber, Typeco
Allan Haley, Monotype Imaging
Richard Kegler, P22 Type Foundry
David Pankow, Rochester Institute of Technology
Professor Hermann Zapf

Website: http://www.typesociety.org/

Conference site: http://www.typecon.com/