with Kelcey Gray Go on an alphabetic adventure with designer, educator, and author of Let’s Make Letters!, Kelcey Gray. Are you seeking more adventurous ways of letter-making? During this online workshop that runs for three Wednesdays in a row, starting on September 13, Kelcey Gray will guide you through twenty-six letter-making prompts, like revealing […]
with Kel Troughton Design your own original typeface in 10 weeks! During this 10-week online course (meeting on Monday evenings from October 2-December 11—no meeting on November 20), you will create your own original typefaces as you gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital type. The primary goal of […]
with Rüdiger Schlömer Explore basic typeknitting techniques and plan your next holiday knitting project using Knit Grotesk and other custom hand knitting fonts. Over two weekends (Saturday-Sunday, November 18, 19, December 2 & 3), learn to knit a monogram, name tag, instagram meme, poster, scarf, pullover, or blanket during this online typeknitting workshop. Use your […]
with 2023 Docent Cohort Docents welcome you to a virtual introduction to Letterform Archive. Love Letterform Archive, but live far from San Francisco? Curious about our virtual tours, but want a demo before you book one? Join our new, international group of docents as they explore our collections through the lenses of lettering, typography, and visual language.
with Wenting Zhang Discover new ways to make icons customizable, animate-able, colorful, and recolor-able by utilizing variable font and color font technology. With the latest developments in variable and color fonts, typography and iconography are becoming enriched! Join us for a talk with Wenting Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Typogram, who will share new ways to […]
In this Member Nerd Out, we’ll guide you through artists’ books and other unexpected and inspiring objects from the collection. This presentation will be followed by reflective breakout rooms for interactions with fellow letterform geeks across the globe. Enjoy the opportunity to converse with others in Letterform Archive‘s growing community of graphic design and typography enthusiasts.
with Romello Goodman Learn how to use HTML, CSS, and variable fonts to create animated type in this hands-on workshop. Every day designers use code to create experiences that are novel, dynamic, and playful. With code, we can unlock new and imaginative possibilities for typography through animation and interaction. Over the course of a weekend, […]
Leah Spencer reveals her process of replicating period-appropriate typography for productions like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” During the creation of movies and TV shows, every book cover, receipt, storefront sign, newspaper, or hotel room number that you see was custom-made by a graphic designer. The aim of this work is to create design that unceremoniously […]
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 […]
Ellen Lupton wrote the classic textbook Thinking with Type. Researching the all-new third edition of this book meant questioning everything. What assumptions are baked into the English-speaking design vocabulary? How can type education become more forgiving? What stories lurk behind basic forms such as grids, capital letters, reverse stress, and typographic widows? Thinking with Type, […]
Join us for an in-depth exploration of Design Action Collective’s archives with designer and educator Sabiha Basrai. Design Action Collective was founded in the early 2000s by two members of Inkworks Press. For over 20 years, the shop has been producing graphics to serve social justice campaigns and grassroots organizations. This salon will feature […]