All Events

Letterform Archive hosts and presents a variety of lectures, workshops, and other events related to letterforms.

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  Lettering Fundamentals Summer 2021
  with Ying Chang

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
  Tue, May 18, – Thu, May 27, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm PDT

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  Python for Designers Summer 2021
  with Maurice Meilleur

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop
  Wed, Jun 2, – Thu, Jun 10, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm PDT

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  A Script That Pleases The Eye
  with Iyad Naja

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Online Lecture
  Tue, Jun 22, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm PDT

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  Elementype, a practical guide to typographic use.
  with TipasType, Sandra García, Dafne Martínez

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Jul 13, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm PDT

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  Micro Typography
  with TipasType, Dafne Martínez, Sandra García

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop
  Wed, Jul 21, – Wed, Aug 11, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm PDT

Past Events

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  Floating Downscreen
  with Tad Wagner

  
  Online Workshop
  Thu, Apr 15, – Thu, May 6, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm

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  Stone-carved Lettering and the Digital Age
  with Nicholas Benson

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Mar 30, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  Salon Series 27: Book Jackets
  with Sally Beale

  
  Salon
  Thu, Mar 25, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  Macro Typography
  with Rebeca Anaya, Mónica Munguía

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop
  Wed, Mar 17, – Thu, Mar 25, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm

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  Nüshu, a script created by self-educated women in a remote region of China
  with Lisa Huang 黄丽莎

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Mar 16, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  Certificate Core: Introduction to Roman Capitals
  with Gen Ramírez

  Type West Certificate Program
  Online Workshop
  Wed, Mar 3, – Thu, Mar 11, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm

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  Introduction to Modern Type Design
  with Rod Cavazos

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop
  Wed, Mar 3, – Wed, May 5, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm

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  The Font Detective & the California Cases
  with Thomas Phinney

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Mar 2, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  MOVE IT! Dazzling Type Animation Workshop
  with Zipeng Zhu

  Type West Public Workshop
  Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
  Sat, Feb 27, 2021
  10:00am–5:00pm

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  2019–20 Type West Graduation Ceremony and Typeface Reveal
  with Type West Class of 2020

  
  Special Event
  Thu, Feb 25, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  Atkinson Hyperlegible: Challenging assumptions about legibility and accessibility
  with Applied Design Works

  Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
  Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Feb 16, 2021
  12:00pm–1:30pm

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  From the Scribe’s Quill to the Printer’s Punch
  with Rob Saunders

  Type West Certificate Program
  Workshop
  Wed, Feb 10, – Thu, Feb 18, 2021
  5:00pm–8:00pm

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  Certificate Core: Transformative Technologies
  with Grendl Löfkvist

  Type West Certificate Program
  Online Workshop
  Tue, Feb 2, – Tue, Apr 6, 2021
  6:00pm–8:00pm

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  Salon Series 26: Breaking the Swiss Grid
  with Stephen Coles

  Co-presented by Poster House
  Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
  Tue, Feb 2, 2021
  1:00pm–2:30pm

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  Certificate Core: Fundamentals of Typeface Design
  with Graham Bradley, Kel Troughton

  Type West Certificate Program
  Online Workshop
  Mon, Feb 1, – Mon, Apr 5, 2021
  6:00pm–8:30pm

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