Six Month Short Story Intensive

Zoom CA, United States

with Margaret Malone This class is for experienced writers who are dedicated to starting the first draft of a story collection over the course of six months. Participants should have experience writing stories and familiarity with the elements of literary short fiction including scene, character, conflict, place, and revision. We will study individual stories by […]

$1100

Putting Pencil to Pixel with Angy Che

Zoom CA, United States

Unlock the power of the iPad to create dynamic, polished, and punchy lettering. No previous Procreate or lettering experience is required. This workshop is for anyone who is interested in bringing words to life through the art of lettering. Although we’ll be using the iPad and Apple Pencil as our main set of tools in […]

SF Design Week

various CA, United States

Join us June 6–11th for the 17th Edition of San Francisco Design Week. This years theme is 'Plot Twist' Changing the way the story unfolds To shape the future, we need to embrace change — a key concept in the history of the Bay Area. San Francisco is a city built on twists and turns. Whether […]

American Academy of Bookbinding: Manipulating Leather class

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Colleen Curry Turn leather and suede into beautiful pieces of art to be used for decorative inlays and onlays for bindings, covering books, and flyleaves. We will finish the workshop making a limp binding with leather doublures using the leather decorated in class.

American Academy of Bookbinding: Link Structures class

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Sol Rebora   This master class with Sol Rebora, from Argentina, is centered around design and conservation concepts. Four structures will be made in the two weeks, incorporate reversible techniques for the connection of the cover with the bookblock, providing information about the combination of different papers, leathers, and adhesives as well as a […]

The Flexible Mirror: Contemporary Book Design IN-PERSON Workshop

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

with Kevin Barrett Kane, Emma Christine Hall Learn the fundamentals of book design from seasoned pros, including layout, typesetting, cover design, and manufacturing. During this in-person weekend workshop (Saturday–Sunday, June 24 and 25), participants will learn about book and cover design history and practice. Learning Outcomes Learn the basics of professional typesetting in InDesign Apply […]

The Flexible Mirror: Contemporary Book Design IN-PERSON Workshop

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

with Kevin Barrett Kane, Emma Christine Hall Learn the fundamentals of book design from seasoned pros, including layout, typesetting, cover design, and manufacturing.   During this in-person weekend workshop (Saturday–Sunday, June 24 and 25), participants will learn about book and cover design history and practice. Learning Outcomes Learn the basics of professional typesetting in InDesign […]

American Academy of Bookbinding: Doublures class

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Lang Ingalls This one-week course will cover a variety of techniques to craft stunning doublures for your bindings. Explore various methods to prepare the boards for doublures including: edge to edge leather, sunken suede, silk and moiré, doublures decorated with onlays, inlays or tooling.

Type Etiquette 101

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

with Angie Wang Deepen your understanding of the typographic niceties of setting text—from the letter to the page.\ The text block is fundamental to creating any typographic system, whether on the page or on screen. But what typeface to use and at what size? How do we determine line length and leading? And what about […]

American Academy of Bookbinding: Gothic Wooden Board Binding Intensive class

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Anne Hillam   Investigate variations within 15th and 16th century Gothic wooden board bindings. Participants will interact with early historical structures as well as newly constructed models representing multiple variations. Aspects of this binding that will be covered are: double raised cords, worked endbands, shaped wooden boards, simple clasps, and covered in half alum-taw […]