

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ArtBreak: Typography and the Art of Communication
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Typography brings form to words both beautiful and mundane. What factors do graphic designers consider as they’re selecting the “clothes” our words will wear? How have changes in technology influenced fonts, designers, and the work they make? What effects have these developments had on the philosophy of typography? Join Ryan Lewis for a brief journey through the p’s and q’s of typographic expression.

Ryan Lewis is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Western Michigan University, where he teaches courses in typography, bookmaking, letterpress, and advanced problem solving. His research interests include stop-motion animation, type design, and animated typography. His video work has been exhibited and screened in the US and abroad. Lewis earned an MFA from Ohio University and a BFA from Utah State University.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kalamazoo/artbreak-typography-and-the-art-of-communication/200029406188023
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-typography-and-the-art-of-communication/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kalamazoo-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kalamazoo
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
- **lat**: 42.28958
- **long**: -85.5874
- **full address**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (https://allevents.in/org/kalamazoo-institute-of-arts/21741021)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, nonprofit, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ArtBreak: Typography and the Art of Communication ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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