Letterform Archive – Events

Events

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

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Floating Downscreen: A Splash Course in iPad Lettering
with Tad Wagner

Online Workshop
Type West Public Workshop
Tue, Jun 2, – Thu, Jun 11, 2020
12:00pm–3:00pm PDT
Lockdown Letterheads Tour of the Online Archive
with Stephen Coles

Online Tour
Co-presented by Better Letters
Sat, Jun 6, 2020
9:30am–10:30am PDT
Introduction to Modern Type Design (Mondays)
with Graham Bradley

Online Workshop
Type West Public Workshop
Mon, Jun 8, – Mon, Aug 10, 2020
5:00pm–8:00pm PDT
Introduction to Modern Type Design (Thursdays)
with Graham Bradley

Online Workshop
Type West Public Workshop
Thu, Jun 11, – Thu, Aug 13, 2020
5:00pm–8:00pm PDT
How to Kill a Writing System
with Zachary Scheuren

Online Lecture
Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Tue, Jun 16, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Creative Monograms
with Hope Meng

Online Workshop
Type West Public Workshop
Wed, Jun 17, – Wed, Jul 8, 2020
6:30pm–9:30pm PDT
Certificate Core: Introduction to Python Programming for the Type Designer
with Nina Stössinger

Online Workshop
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Jun 27–28, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm PDT
Under Construction: Jurriaan Schrofer’s Letters
with Maurice Meilleur

Online Lecture
Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
12:00pm–1:30pm PDT
Python for Designers
with Maurice Meilleur

Online Workshop
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Jul 11–12, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm PDT
The Text Block as Building Block
with Angie Wang

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm PDT

Past Events

Letterform Archive Salon Series 21: Martin Venezky
with Martin Venezky

Online Lecture

Thu, May 28, 2020
6:30pm–7:30pm
Online Archive Virtual Happy Hour (Evening Edition)
with Murray Grigo-McMahon, Jon Sueda, chris hamamoto, Kate Long, Rob Saunders, Stephen Coles

Online Tour

Thu, May 21, 2020
5:00pm–6:00pm
Online Archive Virtual Happy Hour (TDC Global Edition)
with Murray Grigo-McMahon, Jon Sueda, chris hamamoto, Kate Long, Rob Saunders, Stephen Coles

Online Tour
Co-presented by the TDC
Tue, May 19, 2020
12:00pm–1:00pm
A Typophile’s Twenty-Year Adventures in Zimbabwe
with Saki Mafundikwa

Online Lecture
Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library
Tue, Apr 28, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
~~Typography is a Meditation~~ (postponed)
with Hope Meng

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Mar 31, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
~~“A Learning Archive” at Type Drives Culture~~ (postponed)
with Stephen Coles

Lecture at Parsons School of Design, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall

Fri, Mar 27, 2020
8:30am–7:30pm
~~Certificate Core: Tools For Prototyping and Proofing~~ (postponed)
with Graham Bradley

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Mar 21–22, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm
A Brief Typographic Trip Around the World
with Stephen Coles

Online Lecture
Presented by the Center for Book Arts
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
3:30pm–5:30pm
~~Too Black/Ain’t Black Enough, or Stereotype and Truth: Typography in African American periodicals, popular culture, and artists’ books~~ (postponed)
with Tia Blassingame

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Mar 17, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
~~Archives by Design: Preserving the Work of Designers~~ (postponed)
with Rob Saunders

Panel Discussion at School of Visual Arts, New York

Wed, Mar 11, 2020
5:30pm–9:00pm
More is More, Sometimes. In Defense of Display Typefaces.
with Marta Bernstein

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Mar 3, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
Experimenting with Unconventional Type Families
with Marta Bernstein

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat, Feb 29, – Sun, Mar 1, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm
Why Your Process Matters, and How to Preserve It
with Rob Saunders

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Feb 18, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
Certificate Core: Calligraphy as a Tool for Prototyping Letterforms
with Lynne Yun

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Feb 15–16, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm
Introduction to Modern Type Design (Thursdays)
with Graham Bradley

at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Thu, Feb 6, – Thu, Apr 9, 2020
6:30pm–9:30pm
Introduction to Modern Type Design (Wednesdays)
with Graham Bradley

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Wed, Feb 5, – Wed, Apr 8, 2020
6:30pm–9:30pm
Politics of Arabic Type Design
with Nadine Chahine

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Wed, Jan 29, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
A Crash Course in Type Selection
with Stephen Coles, Christopher Slye

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Jan 11–12, 2020
10:00am–5:00pm
Collected Conversation
with Kate Long

Panel Discussion at Fruitsuper

Wed, Dec 4, 2019
6:00pm–7:00pm
Modern Gothic Need Not Be an Oxymoron
with John Stevens

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Nov 23–24, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Beyond Exemplars and Ductus
with John Stevens

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Nov 19, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Certificate Core: Experience the Origin of Roman Inscriptional Capitals
with John Stevens

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Nov 16–17, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Surprise Salon: The Wood Type Prints of Jack Stauffacher
with Rob Saunders

Salon at Letterform Archive

Thu, Nov 14, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
Letterform Archive Book Sale
with

Special Event at Letterform Archive

Sun, Nov 10, 2019
12:00pm–3:00pm
Notes on Icons and Design
with Susan Kare

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Nov 5, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America
with Silas Munro

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Oct 29, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Morla : Design Book Party
with Jennifer Morla, Michael Vanderbyl

Reception at Letterform Archive

Wed, Oct 23, 2019
6:30pm–8:30pm
Certificate Core: Scripsit and Sculpsit
with Paul Shaw

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Oct 19–20, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Live at the Archive: The Itinerant Printer
with Chris Fritton

Lecture at Letterform Archive

Thu, Oct 17, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
Designs on Democracy: The Roles and Responsibilities of Graphic Designers in the Trump Era
with Sabiha Basrai

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Oct 15, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Floating Downscreen: An Intro to Lettering on the iPad
with James Edmondson, Tad Wagner

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Oct 12–13, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Live at the Archive: The Visual Literature of Warren Lehrer
with Warren Lehrer, Dennis J Bernstein

Lecture at Letterform Archive

Fri, Oct 11, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
Salon Series 20: Arthur Baker
with Carl Crossgrove

Salon at Letterform Archive

Thu, Sep 26, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
Pushing Pencils and Pulling Pens: Lettering Fundamentals
with Nils Lindstrom

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sat–Sun, Sep 21–22, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Japanese Typography, Lettering, and Commercial Art in the Early Twentieth Century
with Florence Fu

Lecture at ATypI Conference

Thu, Sep 5, 2019
9:30am–10:00am
Restaurant Branding
with Christine Celic Strohl, Eric Strohl, Roberto de Vicq

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Wed, Sep 4, – Wed, Oct 9, 2019
6:30pm–8:30pm
Salon Series 19: Wood Type
with Stephen Coles

Salon at Letterform Archive

Thu, Aug 29, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
The Book Is Not a PDF
with Irma Boom

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Aug 27, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Exhibition Reception for 2019 Type West Graduates
with

Exhibition at Dependable Letterpress
Type West Certificate Program
Fri, Aug 9, 2019
6:00pm–8:30pm
Touchy Feely
with Ellen Lupton

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Jul 30, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Branding w/Type
with Ellen Lupton

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Salon Series 18: Fashion
with Florence Fu, Priscilla (Skilla) Zaccalini

Salon at Letterform Archive

Thu, Jul 25, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate
with Carolyn Porter

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Jul 16, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Look Closely: Elevate Your Typography
with Carolyn Porter

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Public Workshop
Sun, Jul 14, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
BEEF PORK LAMB VEAL & TYPE
with Tobias Frere-Jones, Nina Stössinger

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Jul 2, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm
Certificate Core: Introduction to Python for Type Designers
with Nina Stössinger

Workshop at Letterform Archive
Type West Certificate Program
Sat–Sun, Jun 29–30, 2019
10:00am–5:00pm
Typography & Neon: Tenderloin Historical Ephemera Project
with Stephen Coles

Panel Discussion at Tenderloin Museum
A San Francisco Design Week Event
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
6:30pm–8:30pm
Salon Series 17: DADA and Surrealism
with Hank Smith

Salon at Letterform Archive

Thu, Jun 27, 2019
6:30pm–7:30pm
Digital Revolution: Designing in the ’90s
with

Exhibition at Astro Studios
A San Francisco Design Week Event
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
5:00pm–8:00pm
The Chinese Typewriter: A History
with Tom Mullaney

Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Tue, Jun 18, 2019
6:00pm–7:30pm