Our tenth SVA Masters Workshop in Typography begins with our first meet, greet and eat at ‘Gusto for pizza and then cones of gelato and sorbetto at Giolitti (Rome’s best). A warm welcome from co-chairs Lita Talarico, Steven Heller and faculty Louise Fili to all our wonderful participants: Sarah Bachman, Khara Cloutier, Natalia Drobinina, Yin Duan, Isabelle Gioffredi, Jennifer Hines, Britney Leal, Tim Powers, Saige Sommese, Julie Zlelinski, and Sarah Zimmer. Tomorrow we begin to talk type.