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 […]
Coding Kinetic Type
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, […]
Editors of Color Coffee Hour
Editors of Color Coffee Hour
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 Black, Indigenous, or Person of […]
Empress San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, The Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Empress San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, The Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
When the more than 18 million visitors poured into the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) in San Francisco in 1915, they encountered a vision of the world born out of San Francisco’s particular local political and social climate. By seeking to please various constituent groups ranging from the government of Japan to local labor unions and […]
Member Nerd Out: Artists’ Books & Surprises
Member Nerd Out: Artists’ Books & Surprises
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.
Clubhouse Turn: The Twilight of Hollywood Park Race Track
Clubhouse Turn: The Twilight of Hollywood Park Race Track
On December 22, 2013, Hollywood Park Racetrack closed its doors permanently. Comprising 500 photographs culled from more than 25,000 taken on location, Clubhouse Turn (2013-2016) is the final documentation of the historic landmark before its demolition. It is a portrait of not only the architecture and grounds of Hollywood Park, but of those individuals whose livelihood and […]
The Women of NOW
The Women of NOW
with author Katherine Turk in conversation with Professor Deirdre English Join author Katherine Turk in conversation with writer, editor, and professor Deirdre English on Turk’s new book, The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America. In 1966, a diverse group of activists founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) to build “a […]
Editors Helping Editors
Editors Helping Editors
Join us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular […]
Workshop: Digital Workbooks
Workshop: Digital Workbooks
Join this workshop hosted by Parchelle Tashi to explore the untapped potential of your book. We’ll delve into how you can create learning assets, such as digital workbooks, to amplify your work and boost your income. Together, we’ll identify unique themes from your books that can be transformed into these lucrative learning assets. Experience the […]
A Radical Alteration: gallery walk thru with Maymanah Farhat
A Radical Alteration: gallery walk thru with Maymanah Farhat
Curator Maymanah Farhat will be in SFCB’s gallery to discuss the exhibition A Radical Alteration, discuss some of her favorite pieces on display, and answer questions about her research at the Women’s Studio Workshop archive. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about Maymanah’s process and how collaboration with a storied arts organization informed certain curatorial […]