Typocrafters (Group)

The Typocrafters came into being in 1937 as "a society of midwestern typographic designers" (subtitle of an early leaflet, item 1). Annual meetings have taken place ever since, interrupted only briefly by World War II. In more recent times, the organization has become "a group of men and women devoted to the preservation of taste, dignity, appropriateness and effectiveness in typography and graphic design. ... There is no formal structure to this group; there are no requirements for membership other than interest and attendance. Some attendees produce a keepsake for exchange, others do not" (Paul Duensing, The Typocrafters, 1981).

The Typocrafters began in 1937 as a society of midwestern typographic designers. It later broadened its membership to become a group of printers and others interested in typography. Annual meetings have been held in various cities in the U.S. and Canada since the beginning.