Letterform Archive – Events

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

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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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
Macro Typography
with Rebeca Anaya, Mónica Munguía

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Wed, Mar 17, – Thu, Mar 25, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm PST
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 PST
Micro Typography
with TipasType, Dafne Martínez, Sandra García

Online Workshop
Wed, Mar 31, – Thu, Apr 8, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm PST
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 PST

Past Events

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
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
Certificate Core: Transformative Technologies
with Grendl Löfkvist

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop
Tue, Feb 2, – Tue, Apr 6, 2021
6:00pm–8:00pm
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
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
Masters of Arabic Letters
with Bahia Shehab, Haytham Nawar

Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Jan 26, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm
Mix and Match: Calligraphy and Lettering as Design Tools
with Aline Kaori, Gui Menga

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Tue, Jan 19, – Thu, Jan 28, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Keeping Occupied
with Cyrus Highsmith

Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Dec 8, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm
Thinking With Your Hands
with Cyrus Highsmith

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Sat–Sun, Dec 5–6, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm
Salon Series 25: A Brief Typographic Trip Around the World, Part 2
with Stephen Coles, Tanya George, Ksenya Samarskaya, John Hudson, Florence Fu, Mota Italic, Erin McLaughlin, Maria Doreuli

Online Lecture
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm
Basque Lettering: Letters for Self-Assertion
with Juan Luis Blanco

Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm
Floating Downscreen: A Splash Course in iPad Lettering
with Tad Wagner

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Tue, Nov 10, – Thu, Nov 19, 2020
5:00pm–8:00pm
Design through 125 Years of Pin-Back Buttons
with Christen Carter

Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Nov 3, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm
Gato Negro Live with the Archive
with Gato Negro, León Muñoz Santini, Andrea García Flores

Online Lecture
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm
Hybrid Letterforms
with Choi Sung Min

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Tue, Oct 20, – Thu, Oct 29, 2020
5:00pm–8:00pm

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