Letterform Archive – Events

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

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An Exploration of Angel DeCora’s Design and Lettering Work
with Neebinnaukzhik Southall

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Oct 19, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Lettering Fundamentals
with Ying Chang

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Mon, Nov 1, – Wed, Nov 10, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm PDT
What Makes a Typeface Legible? Ask Science.
with Sofie Beier

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Words with Shape and Soul
with Dina Benbrahim

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Nov 16, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Why Start a National Design Archive?
with Gabriel Amijai Benderski Perez

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Certificate Core: A History of Writing
with Ewan Clayton

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed, Feb 2, – Wed, Apr 13, 2022
9:00am–11:00am PDT

Past Events

Type West Virtual Open House
with Grendl Löfkvist, Graham Bradley, Rod Cavazos, Kel Troughton, Maria Doreuli, Juan Villanueva, Carl Crossgrove, Lynne Yun, Gen Ramírez, Ewan Clayton, Briar Levit, Silas Munro

Type West Certificate Program
Online Event at Letterform Archive
Fri, Oct 15, 2021
12:00pm–1:00pm
Certificate Core: Taming the Python
with Nina Stössinger

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Thu, Oct 7, – Thu, Oct 28, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Introduction to Modern Type Design
with Rod Cavazos

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Wed, Oct 6, – Wed, Dec 8, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Restaurant Branding: We Eat First With Our Eyes
with Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Tue, Oct 5, – Tue, Nov 9, 2021
6:00pm–8:00pm
Mix and Match: Calligraphy and Lettering as Design Tools
with Aline Kaori, Gui Menga

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed, Sep 8, – Wed, Sep 29, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Animating Variable Fonts
with Lynne Yun, Kevin Yeh

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Wed, Aug 18, – Thu, Aug 26, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Typography OF/AS Content
with Lucille Tenazas

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Aug 3, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm
Exercises in Style
with Stefan Ellmer

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm
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
Introduction to Modern Type Design (Scholarship)
with Rod Cavazos

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Tue, Jul 20, – Tue, Sep 21, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Certificate Core: Glyphs for Robots
with Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed, Jul 14, – Thu, Jul 22, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Elementype, a practical guide to typographic use.
with Sandra García, Dafne Martínez, Mónica Munguía

Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
12:00pm–1:30pm
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
Introduction to Modern Type Design
with Kel Troughton

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop
Wed, Jun 16, – Wed, Aug 18, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm
Certificate Core: Experimental Typeface Design
with Juan Villanueva

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop
Thu, Jun 10, – Thu, Jul 1, 2021
5:00pm–8:00pm

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