Instructor: Lang Ingalls This course is designed for students who have taken L1 Bookbinding and are ready to further develop skills and explore materials. Students will sew a textblock, making the Millimeter Binding with hooked endsheets. The class will cover the importance of bookblock preparation, the principles of a rounded spine, top-edge coloring, hand-sewn […]
In The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962), Marshall McLuhan argued that significant changes in technology would generate massive cultural transformations that will permanently alter the form and function of the book. Fundamentals of bookmaking have not changed much since the contributions of Gutenberg, but the cultural environments in which they have been grounded, expanded, and received certainly […]
Come here from one of our members as they give a presentation on book arts.
The Hroswitha Club was a bibliographic society whose members were all women. Why? Well, it certainly couldn’t have been because when this women’s-only bibliographic society was formed during the 1940s, women with a passion for books, book collecting, and book arts weren’t permitted to join organizations such as New York’s Grolier Club or a similarly […]
The CODEX Foundation announces the 9th International Biennial Book Art Fair & Symposium, The fair & symposium endeavors to bring to the attention of the public the importance and value of the book arts and their essential role in transmitting cultural history. This event supports and facilitates collaboration across the globe between artists, scholars, curators, and […]
TBD who leads the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
Come join our member-led Sunday session to learn a book art skill or project.
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 never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with artist celeste hernández. celeste is a trans, non-binary Mexican artist who lives and works in Tijuana, Baja […]
TBD who leads the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
Join guest librarian Alex Balgiu (Designing Writing), alongside Rachel Julius and Bob Dirig (ArtCenter Library) for an immersive and tactile happening where attendees will interact directly with the diverse array of books and printed materials on display. ** Co-presented by Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography and ArtCenter Graphic Design
The Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose will return on April 13, 2024 at History Park, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA. Peruse the marketplace with over 40 vendors and exhibitors, offering letterpress printed cards, art prints, book arts, fine papers, ink, handset type, vintage books, jewelry, and ephemera, as well as printing presses, tools, supplies, and equipment […]
by Coleen Curry The Pianel binding is a modern twist on binding structures that use metal rods at the joint, more commonly known as piano hinges. The ‘Pianel’ structure designed by Ben Elbel uses the piano hinge as a main structural and visual feature with the piano hinge tucked away in a neat, nifty construction, […]