Hosted/Organized by: Letterform Archive Co-presented by Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library Online Lecture at Letterform Archive Tue, Mar 29, 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm PT Japan is home to one of the most curious writing systems, one that is in fact made of three writing systems ;  four, if you count Latin. Its complexity has been […]

Hosted/Organized by: AIGA SF If you get excited about conversing with other designers about nerdy design things, then join us for a virtual happy hour this month! Our virtual event will begin at 5:30PM til 6:30PM. We will break out into smaller groups and have light hearted topics and see where the conversations take us! […]

Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book For this presentation, Aimee will discuss her papermaking research, studio processes related to the making of hanji, and the use of hanji in her sculptural and artist book works. “Through hand papermaking, I explore connections between humans and how we live among others. In a water and […]

Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Join us for a chat with Judith Berliner of Full Circle Press, a commercial letterpress shop in Grass Valley, CA. About this event Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you […]

Hosted/Organized by: Northwest Editors Guild Are you an Editor of Color? Would you like to meet up with your fellow Editors of Color in a welcoming, intimate, online setting? Jesi Vega, recent president of the Northwest Editors Guild and a Puerto Rican Jew from the Bronx, hosts a monthly Zoom coffee hour for editors who identify as […]

Hosted/Organized by: Letterform Archive Salon Thu, Apr 14, 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm PT We will be exploring examples of contemporary book art that utilizes different Arabic letterforms and their relationship to historical calligraphy and layout in old manuscripts. Islam Aly will discuss his own works and related content from Letterform Archive's collection. https://letterformarchive.org/events/view/series-31-using-arabic-letterforms-in-contemporary-book-art

Hosted/Organized by: San Jose Printers’ Guild We are happy to announce the return of the Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose on April 23, 2022, from 10 AM to 3 PM at History Park, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA. Exhibitor registration will open February 1, 2022. The event is sponsored by the San Jose […]