ECAL A Typographic Atlas

Tue, Jun 23, 2026 12pm - Mon, Aug 3, 2026 5:30pm

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A white globe with letters NEW YORK in red across a grid of segments. The globe is set against on a light background. To the right is text set in red that reads: ECAL A Typographic Atlas

Curated by Bachelor Graphic Design and Master Type Design programs, ECAL A Typographic Atlas presents a wide selection of 300 typefaces created by ECAL students from around the world.

Presented as a typographic atlas, the exhibition is structured around a single indexing approach. This system is translated into a modular display designed by Adrien Rovero. Alphabetical entries and numerical coordinates form a navigational framework, inviting visitors to move through a typographic territory.

Typography is treated as a visual, cultural and linguistic practice, from experimental forms to functional families and multiscript projects, encouraging us to reconsider how type mediates everyday communication.

ECAL A Typographic Atlas also comes in the form of a 536-page book published by Empire Books and designed by Gillian Cachin and Eurostandard. Structured into alphabetical entries and numerical references, it provides a comprehensive overview of the genres and forms that define the field of typography today.

Conceived as a traveling exhibition, ECAL A Typographic Atlas reflects ECAL’s long-standing commitment to contemporary graphic and type design.

Show dates at 41 Cooper Square Gallery:
June 23 – August 8.2026
Closed on July 3 & 4
Free admission

Hours:
Monday to Friday: 12:00–7:30pm
Saturday: 12:00–5:30pm

Previous stops:
Turin – Circolo del Design
Leipzig – HGB Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst
Paris – Program/me

Next stops:
Montreal – UQAM
Los Angeles – HMCT Gallery
Lausanne – ECAL
Tokyo – SKWAT Kameari Art Centre

 

Located at 41 Cooper Square, on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets.

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