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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Introducción al Diseño de Tipografías
with Fer Cozzi

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Tue, Oct 11, – Tue, Dec 6, 2022
2:00pm–5:00pm PT
Introduction to Modern Type Design
with Kel Troughton

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Tue, Oct 11, – Tue, Dec 13, 2022
5:00pm–8:00pm PT
New York in the 70’s: An Exploration of Salsa through Type and Lettering
with Bastarda Type

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
12:00pm–1:30pm PT
Macrotypography, The Magical World of Organized Chaos
with Marta Bernstein

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Thu, Oct 27, – Thu, Nov 17, 2022
5:00pm–8:00pm PT
Stick it to the Man! Political Pin-Making Workshop
with Ava Rosen

Type West Public Workshop
Workshop at Letterform Archive
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
11:00am–2:00pm PT
Visual Reflections of a Black Future
with Hunter Saxony III aka the Last Black Calligrapher in SF

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Tue, Nov 1, 2022
6:00pm–7:30pm PT
Salon Series 34: Designing Resistance
with Nikki Juen, Rick Valicenti, Ziddi Msangi

Online Event at Letterform Archive
Thu, Nov 3, 2022
12:00pm–1:30pm PT
In-Person Core: Type Marketing and Community Building
with Lizy Gershenzon, Travis Kochel

Type West Certificate Program
Workshop at Letterform Archive
Sat–Sun, Nov 5–6, 2022
10:00am–1:00pm PT
Online Core: Type Marketing and Community Building
with Lizy Gershenzon, Travis Kochel

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Thu, Nov 10, – Thu, Nov 17, 2022
5:00pm–8:00pm PT
The Calligraphy and Typography of Louise E. Jefferson
with Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Nov 15, 2022
12:00pm–1:30pm PT

Past Events

Online Core: Variable Brand Voice
with Rodrigo Saiani

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Thu, Oct 6, – Thu, Oct 27, 2022
2:00pm–5:00pm
Brushing Up Your Letters
with Aline Kaori

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed, Oct 5, – Wed, Oct 26, 2022
6:00pm–9:00pm
Online Core: Critical, Cultural, and Contextual Histories of Typography
with Silas Munro

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Tue, Oct 4, – Tue, Dec 13, 2022
2:00pm–4:00pm
In-Person Core: Type Families
with Graham Bradley, Maria Doreuli

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Mon, Oct 3, – Mon, Dec 12, 2022
6:00pm–8:30pm
Type West Virtual Information Session
with

Type West Certificate Program
Special Event at Letterform Archive
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
12:00pm–1:00pm
The Basics of Designing Flourishes
with Lynne Yun

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed–Thu, Sep 28–29, 2022
5:00pm–8:00pm
A Crash Course in Type Selection
with Stephen Coles, Christopher Slye

Type West Public Workshop
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Thu, Sep 8, – Thu, Sep 15, 2022
5:00pm–8:00pm
The Tactile Book: Embossing Systems for Blind Readers
with Mike Hudson

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Aug 9, 2022
12:00pm–1:30pm
The Trajan Inscription in Slate
with Paul Herrera

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
6:00pm–7:30pm
Strikethrough Opening Reception
with Silas Munro, Stephen Coles

Special Event at Letterform Archive
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
5:30pm–8:30pm
Salon Series 33: Adobe Hidden Treasures Revisited
with Céline Hurka, Hidetaka Yamasaki

Co-presented by Adobe
Salon
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
12:00pm–1:30pm
In-Person Core: Taming the Python
with Nina Stössinger

Type West Certificate Program
Workshop at Letterform Archive
Wed, Jul 13, – Wed, Jul 27, 2022
6:00pm–8:30pm
An Exploration of Hong Kong Type Design
with Adonian Chan

Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library
Online Lecture at Letterform Archive
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
6:00pm–7:30pm
Online Core: Glyphs Font Production
with Katja Schimmel

Type West Certificate Program
Online Workshop at Letterform Archive
Sat, Jul 9, – Sat, Jul 30, 2022
7:00am–10:00am
In-Person Core: Prototyping Letterforms
with Lynne Yun

Type West Certificate Program
Workshop at Letterform Archive
Sat–Sun, Jun 25–26, 2022
10:00am–5:00pm

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