Our Curatorial Fellow, Vivian Sming, will present highlights from her new acquisitions for the Archive that are in dialogue with our existing collection. We’ll see unusual letterforms created by bookworms, […]
New Ideas in Visual Language features new Letterform Archive acquisitions from Curatorial Fellow Vivian Sming. This pop-up exhibition presents books and prints that highlight unusual letterforms, modular typography, unique and […]
Most writers and authors don’t exactly get excited about taxes or accounting. Actually, it probably stresses you out…but it doesn’t have to. Get answers to the most commonly asked questions […]
May 15, 2023: Deadline for receipt of entry form and fees. June 20-24, 2023: E-mailing of judges’ results – accepted or declined August 7, 2023: Deadline for receipt of accepted work via […]
In the history of Westward Expansion, the Donner Party stands alone. Their story has been the inspiration for a bounty of books and pamphlets, both serious and some not so […]
with renowned Bay Area author Maxine Hong Kingston, historian and former Chinese New Year parade director David Lei and educator Linda Lei The year of the Water Rabbit starting January […]
This three-day event features fine and rare materials from around the globe, including manuscripts, modern first editions, children’s books, ephemera, maps and autographs, as well as antiquarian books on a […]
Come join seven experts as they discuss the tips, tricks and tribulations of putting romance into their mysteries (and mystery into their romances). Featuring: Beth Barany, Linda Gunther, Laurie R. […]
Join us Saturday, February 11, for the first Women in Leadership & Design (WILD) meetup of 2023! We’ll meet at 12 pm at the MLK Memorial Fountain in the Yerba […]
This Letterform Lecture will take you on a whirlwind tour of bitmaps, cathode rays, and how type and computer technology have evolved together. This talk is part how-it-works and where-it-came-from, […]
This will be the 19th Celebration of Craft, Commerce and Community for all writers. Attendees will join with 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at […]
Steve Heller cut his typographic and design teeth working on art staffs and art directing underground newspapers in the ‘60s and early ‘70s. His current memoir Growing Up Underground: A […]