This unworn T-Shirt from the Python Conference 2002 – before it was called PyCon – is currently available on eBay. In my opinion, the design (presumably by Erik van Blokland) perfectly embodies the whimsical spirit of Python.

T-shirt from IPC9, the Ninth International Python Conference held in March 2001 in Long Beach, California. The typography pairs LTR Federal Twelve Line Horizontal with House Script.

Laurence Penney wears Federal at TYPO Berlin 2016.

TypeLab was initiated by Petr van Blokland and David Berlow in 1993 during the ATypl conference in Antwerp “as an informal meeting where attendants could converse, compare
notes, get hands-on experience of type design software and jot down improvised
typefaces. […] In 1996, the ATypl conference was hosted by the Royal Academy in The Hague
(KABK).” — Jan Middendorp in Dutch Type.

The T-shirt for the 1996 edition uses LTR Federal, designed by Petr’s brother Erik in 1996. Here it is used with offset shadow and outline effects, stacked and justified.

In 2015, the TypeLab idea was revived as part of the Typographics conference. This year’s edition is scheduled for June 14–17.

From a memorable night at one of Petr van Blokland’s classes, at his studio in Delft.

Chicago (UI)
Zapata (Splash Screen)
Apple Garamond (Badge)
Univers Condensed Light Oblique (Keyboard)