Forget the networking and the keynote speeches at the American Institute for Graphic Artists' summit -- for true design geeks, there's only one reason to attend this biennial creative meet-up: the typographic quiz. Some 200 contestants will attempt to identify typefaces from Albany to Zephyr, with the winner earning the title "Typophile of the Year." Quizmaster Allan Haley (day job: director of words and letters at font giant Monotype Imaging) recommends that this year's challengers bone up on typefaces linked to host city Memphis. We bet Elvis was a Rockwell man. -- TB

thu, october 08
AIGA Design Conference
Memphis, Tennessee

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