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Nick Shinn
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edited November 11 in Events
Opening: Friday November 14 at 7:00 pm
Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa

November 17—28, 10 am to 4 pm
(Closed Sundays)

This is an exhibition of my work, at an art gallery in Ottawa, under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, of which I’m a member.

It’s something of a retrospective, showing typefaces I’ve designed over the years, but most of the typography is new—12 large posters commissioned for the show, from 12 designers from around the world, and new specimens I’ve created for the show—large hanging banners—and recent vertical videos for social media. Books, magazines and newspapers (The Globe and Mail, of course) provide “fonts in use,” and there are even some costumes with font fabric.



Poster design by Henk van Assen, using the Figgins Sans typeface.
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  • James Montalbano
    James Montalbano Posts: 130
    I concur with John, Congratulations!
  • Kent Lew
    Kent Lew Posts: 1,023
    Well done, Nick. Ottawa is a bit too far for me to drive. Will there be anything online about the exhibit at the RCA/ARC website?
  • Nick Shinn
    Nick Shinn Posts: 2,317
    The RCA/ARC website, and my own, are somewhat lacking in promoting or discussing the show. We have done some promotion (e.g. a video on social media), but it has been work enough to put the show together. A catalogue is planned, and I will put documentation online as well—afterwards.
  • Tural Alisoy
    Tural Alisoy Posts: 71
    Congratulations, Nick.
  • Stuart Sandler
    Stuart Sandler Posts: 396
    Congrats Nick
  • David Sudweeks
    David Sudweeks Posts: 35
    Looks great, Nick! Congrats!
  • Nick Shinn
    Nick Shinn Posts: 2,317
    Here’s my illustrated blog post about the exhibit.
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  • Thomas Phinney
    Thomas Phinney Posts: 3,096
    The exhibition looks great (from what I can see online), and the van Assen poster is lovely too!
  • Kent Lew
    Kent Lew Posts: 1,023
    Looks great, Nick. Illuminating to consider how type might be presented in a gallery setting. Quite something. Well done, RCA.

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