Event Calendar

Take a peek at what’s upcoming and our event archive.


This Year’s Event Archive

February 02, 2012

Designer Pictionary Night

Break away from the computer for an evening of sketching, networking, and fun with a game of Pictionary.

January 20, 2012

2012 STA Retreat

A time for reflection, rejuvenation, reconnection in the tradition of the Annual Winter Do-It-Yourself Conference


2011 Archive

December 09, 2011

2011 Holiday Party

Join us for some holiday fun and an amazing exhibit all about wood type!

November 12, 2011

SEEK Conference at Northern Illinois University

SEEK is NIU's one-day design conference happening Saturday, November 12.

October 21, 2011

Student Studio Tours

Join us for a tour of some of Chicago's best studios.

October 07, 2011

Archive11 Opening Gala

To help us celebrate opening of the Archive11 exhibit, we cordially invite you to attend the Archive11 Gala.

August 25, 2011

Archive11 Judges Night

We cordially invite you to attend the Archive11 Judges Night. It’ll be a truly unique event.

August 13, 2011

7th Annual Snap Chicago: Chicago River Shoot

Join creatives to photograph one of the city’s most fascinating and scenic areas.

July 21, 2011

Gig Poster Show + Sale

Since the heyday of the 1960's, the gig poster continues to emerge as the high fidelity form of self expression.

July 14, 2011

CIPB Second Biennial Exhibition

You are cordially invited to the juried exhibition of the world’s best contemporary posters.

June 16, 2011

Local Legends with Greg Samata

Local Legends is a small stage dialogue with individuals that have contributed to our rich design community.

June 08, 2011

Chicago’s Design History: Pioneers, Proteges and Pragmatists

For most people history is boring and without relevance until it connects you to those that have walked your path.

June 03, 2011

Improvised Design in the Colonial Era

Discover in a hands-on fashion how early American printers achieved striking effects in their bookwork.

May 27, 2011

2011 Wood Type Workshop

The Hamilton Wood Type Museum, star of Typeface, is the center of STA activity on Memorial Day weekend.

May 07, 2011

Chicago Art Department Silk Screen Class

The Chicago Art Department invites the The Society of Typographic Arts to take part in a two day screen printing class!

April 28, 2011

Pictionary Night

Break away from the computer for an evening of sketching, networking, and fun with a game of Pictionary with fellow designers.

April 12, 2011

iApps: New Developments from Bonadies and Stahl

Join the STA to preview the latest iOS apps from area designers John Bonadies and Justin Stahl.

April 01, 2011

2011 Student Tours

Join us for an intimate look at Chicago’s leading design firms that make up our design community.

March 24, 2011

Swiss Designer: Cybu Richli

With a curious and sensitive approach, Internationally recognized Swiss designer, Cybu Richli creates various projects in the field of visual communication.

March 18, 2011

Ai STA Student Chapter presents “Typescapes”

The Illinois Institute of Art—Chicago STA Student chapter invite you to the opening of Typescapes.

March 11, 2011

Power in Numbers

Power In Numbers is an international poster exhibition showcasing the work of over forty contemporaries.

February 18, 2011

Typeforce 2

Typeforce 2, is an annual Chicago show of emerging typographic artist. Come join us and support this landmark Chicago event!

January 27, 2011

Local Legends: Rick Valicenti

Local Legends is a small stage dialogue with individuals whose lives and careers have contributed to our rich design community.

January 21, 2011

Do It Yourself Conference

One definition of context is: the situation in which something happens; the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens.


2010 Archive

December 16, 2010

Holiday Party

Ring in the holidays with the STA as we host our annual holiday party and auction!

November 20, 2010

SEEK Design Conference

SEEK is a one-day design conference that has been organized by the Visual Communication students of Northern Illinois University for 10 years. In the past, SEEK has played host to widely recognized de

September 30, 2010

Local Legends: Art Paul

An intimate, small stage dialogue with individuals whose lives and careers have contributed to our rich design community.

August 26, 2010

Archive10 Meet and Greet

Time to smile real big, glad-hand and mix & mingle with the esteemed judges of this year’s STA Archive competition. These super-delegates will make their choices the very next day, so this is your las

August 07, 2010

2010 Snap Chicago

This year's Snap Chicago will be a cultural adventure. As some of you know, Snap Chicago has become an STA tradition. It is a way for us to get together and express ourselves and our interests.

June 27, 2010

Hamilton Wood Type Weekend!

The Hamilton Wood Type Museum, star of TYPEFACE!, is the center of STA activity on Memorial Day weekend.

June 24, 2010

Local Legends: Robert Vogele

An intimate look at the stories behind Chicago’s design history. Local Legends is a small stage dialogue with individuals whose lives and careers have contributed to our rich design community.

June 10, 2010

Chicago International Poster Biennial Preview of the 2010 Finalists

The CIPBA and Society of Typographic Arts are presenting a weekend of exciting events with the CIPBA jury.

June 09, 2010

Show and Tell Show

The Show ’n Tell Show is Chicago’s live talk show about design.

May 29, 2010

Hamilton Wood Type Workshop

Images from our journey to the Hamilton Wood Type Museum.

April 09, 2010

2010 Studio Tours

Join us for an intimate look at Chicago’s leading design firms that make up our very own design community. This year we'll be visiting 15 Letters, Hartford Design and zünpartners.

February 26, 2010

Conversations with Design Chat

The STA and Critical Mass Chicago hosts Ryan McGovern of Design Chat to discuss the growing popularity of his video/Twitter informal design discussions with some of the best creatives.

February 18, 2010

Mad About Epic

This year, EPIC's class of 2010 talented volunteers turned their ideas into magic for eight Chicago nonprofits, working on a strictly pro-bono basis.