Surrounded by hand-painted signs, rare bookstores, and vibrant art culture, TypeCon 2011: Surge went-off in New Orleans, a perfect locale. Design royalty and up-and-comers descended on the city to talk type. Ed Benguiat, School of Visual …

Internet infrastructure exponentially grows, and the average person finds herself with a newfound, unconsciously-cultivated ability to:  browse the web with multiple tabs open, download data, maintain a blog, monitor facebook/linkedin/rss feeds, purchase music online, plow through …