Past Events

This is a preliminary listing of all lectures, workshops, and special events recently presented by Letterform Archive. (Our full archive of past events will be up soon.)

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Special Events

Rare Book Sale 2024

Sun, Dec 8, 2024
12:00pm–4:00pm

What Annual Book Sale
Where Onsite at Letterform Archive, and Online on our website

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In-Person Tours

Curator Tour: Michael Doret Archive

with Michael Doret , Stephen Coles

Sat, Dec 7, 2024
11:00am–12:30pm PT

What Curator Tour
Where Onsite at Letterform Archive

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Online Workshops

Typographic Patterns and Animations with Python and DrawBot

with Maurice Meilleur

Sat, Dec 7 – Sun, Dec 15, 2024
10:00am–1:00pm PT (18:00–21:00 GMT)

What Public Workshop
Where Online via Zoom
Duration 4 sessions, 3 hours each

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Lectures & Salons

Live at the Archive: Michael Doret Book Talk & Signing

with Michael Doret, Stephen Coles

Thu, Dec 5, 2024
5:30pm–8:15pm PT (9:30am–12:15pm GMT)

What Live at the Archive
Where Hybrid: Onsite at Letterform Archive and Online via Zoom

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Lectures & Salons

Type and the Future: Visions of Utopia and Apocalypse

with Angela Riechers

Tue, Dec 3, 2024
12:00pm–1:30pm PT(20:00–21:30 GMT)

What Letterform Lecture
Where Online via Zoom

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Lectures & Salons

Salon Series 52: Online Archive All Stars, Docents’ Choice Awards

Thu, Nov 21, 2024
9:00am–10:30am PT (17:00–18:30 GMT)

What Salon Series
Where Online via Zoom

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In-Person Tours

Members Only: In-Person Collections Tour

Wed, Nov 20, 2024
6:00-7:30pm PT

Where Onsite at Letterform Archive

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Lectures & Salons

Salon Series 51: Piet Zwart’s NKF

with Paul Stirton, Elizabeth Meggs

Thu, Nov 14, 2024
12:00pm–1:30pm PT (8:00pm–9:30pm GMT)

Where Online via Zoom

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Lectures & Salons

Printing the Message for the People: The Making of Citizen Printer

with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Lucie Parker

Tue, Nov 12, 2024
6:00pm–7:30pm PT

What Letterform Lecture
Where Koret Auditorium, SFPL Main Library

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In-Person Tours

Citizen Printer: Guided Exhibition Tour with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

Mon, Nov 11, 2024
6:00pm–7:00pm PT

What Exhibition Tour
Where Onsite at Letterform Archive

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