Week of Events
Open Set 2025 Competition & Exhibition
The OPEN • SET 2025 Competition & Exhibition is an event in the United States featuring finely crafted bookbindings. Sponsored by the American Academy of Bookbinding, it is designed to encourage both new binders and professionals and is open to binders around the world. We invite you to participate!
Introduction to Modern Type Design
with Kel Troughton During this 10-week online workshop, which meets on Wednesday evenings from January 31–April 10 (no class on February 21), 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 this workshop is to show […]
The Flexible Mirror: Contemporary Book Design Online Workshop
with Kevin Barrett Kane, Emma Christine Hall Learn the fundamentals of book design from seasoned pros, including layout, typesetting, cover design, and manufacturing. Over the course of this three-week online workshop (Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 13 –29), learn about book and cover design history and practice. Learning Outcomes Learn the basics of professional typesetting in […]
Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Featured February 29, 2024 -Featured Live at the Archive: Glorious Data Graphics
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Featured February 29, 2024 -Featured Making a Way Out of No Way
Live at the Archive: Glorious Data Graphics
Join us for an evening of insights and delights from the world of information graphics with data storyteller RJ Andrews. During this hybrid (IN-PERSON and ONLINE) event, we will dive into the heart of rare, extraordinary charts and maps from across the globe to spotlight forgotten design flourishes that deserve revival. We'll explore the […]
Making a Way Out of No Way
My story is not a single story, but a series of connected narratives, woven together into one life. ~ Arnold T. Grisham More than a mere autobiography, Making a Way of No Way details the life and experiences of a child born to a working-class Black family in Chicago’s West Side during the 1940s. The crucible of […]
Friday, March 1, 2024
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Saturday, March 2, 2024
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Featured March 2, 2024 -Featured Writing Success Guaranteed: Using Your 10 Unique Superpowers to Build a Career Doing What You Love
Writing Success Guaranteed: Using Your 10 Unique Superpowers to Build a Career Doing What You Love
Michael Larsen, Michael Larsen Author Coaching Learn how to clarify and reach your writing career goals as quickly as you can. Now is the best time ever for you to be a writer. One reason is that you can develop your unique superpowers—your gifts, passions, and abilities that will guarantee your success. This presentation will […]