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Christopher Slye @slye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a former Type West instructor (and current Letterform Archive board member), I’m incredibly happy about the growth of this program and the quality of the student work over the years. I’ll be there tonight and I’m looking forward to celebrating this milestone with everyone!

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Type For All! Ten Years of Type West | Letterform Archive

Come celebrate our students from 31 countries and their quirky, beautiful, and (yes!) practical typefaces.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 25/09/2026

Jon Sueda: Brainstorming. Martin Venezky: I would rather “material-storm,” that is, gather objects, materials, pictures, and begin intersecting them to see what happens. I like to observe rather than imagine, and that’s when most of my ideas come to me. letterformarchive.org/news/martin-...

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Martin Venezky: Process Work

Our next pop-up exhibition is on view in the Reading Room gallery from September 26 to November 8, 2026. Jon Sueda speaks to Martin Venezky about the body of work that inspired it.

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David Shields @19cwt.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Accidental typographic palimpsests, encountered in Special Collections at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. ——— #WoodType #letterforms #typography #archives #libraries #collections #bibliography #TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #TypeHistory #letterpress #type #design #NineteethCentury #Palimpsest

Overlapping typographic forms from 1854 Wells & Webb wood type specimen catalog. Cream colored stock with low contrast tonal value letterforms.

Overlapping typographic forms from 1844 L. Johnson specimen catalog. Cream colored stock with low contrast tonal value letterforms.

Overlapping typographic forms from 1827 George Bruce specimen catalog. Cream colored stock with high contrast tonal value letterforms.

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🌯 @burrito.thecolouroutof.space · 19/09/2026

Incredible collection of original neon signage design artifacts in the @letterformarchive.org collection

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 30/08/2026

Identity – A Czech Graphic Design Love Story Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Antiques Roadshow’s Nicholas Lowry (@nicholowry.bsky.social) joins us in person to screen the award-winning documentary, followed by a pop-up of Czech objects from Letterform Archive. Get tix: letterformarchive.org/shop/film-sc...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 19/08/2026

Most printed ephemera wasn't meant to last. In VANISHING CULTURE, Eve Scarborough explores the hidden stories inside type ephemera. 📚 Read for free or purchase in print: archive.org/details/vani... 🧵

What happens to old menus, concert programs, and type specimen booklets once they've served their purpose?

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Ben Zotto @bzotto.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

SF’s @letterformarchive.org annual Type West type design program is gearing up for applications for 2027. A wonderful program to kick start your font design (a)vocation. if you’ve ever wanted to do this kind of thing, this is a fantastic way to get into it docs.google.com/forms/d/1HqL...

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 28/07/2026

And now our founder and curator Rob Saunders is interviewed in celebration of his spot in the Eames Curious 100: www.eamesinstitute.org/stories/insi... #LetterformArchive #EamesCurious100 #GLAM #Archives #GraphicDesign #Typography

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 09/06/2026

We're looking for an Art Director to shape the visual identity of our trade art-book publishing program. The role will be onsite at Letterform Archive in San Francisco. Read more and apply: jobs.gusto.com/postings/let... #BookDesign #ArtDirector #DesignJobs

Red graphic with the words “We’re Hiring!” in the center and screened illustrated portraits of people in the background.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 14/05/2026

If you’re a foundry looking to expand access to type design, and reach the next generation of students, check out our new initiative: The Small Foundry Fund for Type West. letterformarchive.org/news/the-sma... #TypeDesign #Scholarships #Fonts #TypeWest

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The Small Foundry Fund for Type West at Letterform Archive

Introducing a new community-driven funding initiative devoted to expanding access to our Type West program.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 13/05/2026

Just a reminder that you can save any image in our Online Archive to your own sets. We call them Tables, inspired by our tour experience on site at Letterform Archive: letterformarchive.org/online-archi... Just create an account on our main site.

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The Online Archive

Access thousands of graphic design artifacts from anywhere in the world with our custom-built website.

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Christopher Slye @slye.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

At the conclusion of my first year of teaching with the Type West program at @letterformarchive.org, the class of 2019 produced this picture – which I still think is amazing. typewest2019.com/about/

Twelve students posed in front of a wall of bookshelves, all well-dressed, one holding an apple, one with a parrot on his finger, and another seated with a dog in her lap.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 17/04/2026

Still spots left in Fer Cozzi’s online workshop, Intro to Modern Type Design. Over ten weeks, gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital typefaces. Leave with your own font. letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu... #TypeDesign #Workshops #Typography

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Introduction to Modern Type Design | Letterform Archive

Over ten weeks, gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital typefaces.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 17/04/2026

Ermeler, C. F. (Calligrapher), Lale, J. D. (Engraver), Collection De Soixante-Sept Modèles d' Écritures…, Paris, 1818. oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=... One of many writing manuals in the Online Archive: oa.letterformarchive.org?dims=Collect... #Calligraphy #19thCentury #EngravedBooks

Detail of a book page showing a long, continuous stroke from a broad-nibbed pen. Below is the heading, “OBSERVATION.” and some French text.

Page of a book with the heading, “POSTURE DU CORPS.” Pictured are three people sitting at desks with pen in hand and writing on paper.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 13/04/2026

We spent the weekend at #LetterWest in Midvale, Utah where we ran into Hayley Francis (www.typeaffiliated.com/about-2), one of the Archive’s first visitors. She tells us how the tour was a key part of her early career as a lettering artist.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 04/04/2026

Today and tomorrow are your last chances to see GOOD LUCK 2026, a celebration of Lunar New Year co-curated by Jen Dao (姚逸雯) and Sherry Xu Chou (徐雪俐). We’re open 11am–6pm. letterformarchive.org/visit/#on-view

A graphic with red text reading “GOOD LUCK 2026” in English and Chinese.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 04/04/2026

Coming to our Reading Room gallery, April 9 to 26: Tristram Shandy, The First Modern Book, curated by @debbiemillman.bsky.social. Learn more and plan your visit: letterformarchive.org/visit/#on-view

A graphic with a title at the top and a photo of a book below. The title reads, “Tristram Shandy / The First Modern Book”. The photo shows an interior spread of an old book. The text appears typical of 18th-century books until it gets to an illustration of squiggly lines on the lefthand page. On the right, another drawing of a wandering line is labeled with letters. The text describes the line as an illustration of a character’s travels.

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Pablo Lara H. @pablolarah.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🔴 The Weekly Typographic by #MicahRich & TLOMT “Lettres Décoratives” / @letterformarchive.org Brands - Handwritten Type / Typeheist Petra Dočekalová / Typenetwork Design Spells History of Software Design #TheLeagueOfMoveableType #typography mailchi.mp/theleagueofm...

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 19/03/2026

We’re proud to share that Letterform Archive’s founder and curator, Rob Saunders, was selected by the Eames Institute as one of their Curious 100!

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 09/03/2026

See Red Women’s Workshop, Capitalism Also Depends on Domestic Labor screen print, London, 1975 ⁠ In 1974, a group of feminist artists founded the See Red Women’s Workshop to address gender issues such as capitalism’s reliance on unpaid homekeeping and childrearing. #IWD #InternationalWomensDay

Poster screen printed in a single color (reddish brown). It shows a factory at the top with a line of people existing out the right side to the bottom of the poster where they are cared for by a conveyor belt of women, then the enter the left side of the factory.

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Jeb Boyt @jeboyt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Design in daily life

A chopstick sleeve from a restaurant on the slopes of Mt Fuji with an image of the mountain and instructions on how to fold it into a Fujisan-shaped chopstick rest.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 19/02/2026

We are so pleased with the overwhelming response to our latest book, Lettres Décoratives. Meet the author, Morgane Côme, in conversation with Sam Roberts of Better Letters, on Wed, Feb 25: letterformarchive.org/shop/salon-s... #Lettering #SignPainting #Typography

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Salon Series 56: The History and Craft of French Sign Painting | Letterform Archive

A show-and-tell conversation celebrating the release of our new book, Lettres Décoratives

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 17/02/2026

To mark our 10th anniversary we teamed up with COLLINS to create 100 Tens: 50 interpretations of the number 1 from the Archive, paired with 50 contributions from invited designers. Now you can see them all in one place on our blog: letterformarchive.org/news/100-ten... #100Tens #LetterformArchive

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

[SPOTTED] The new Type West 2025 student website. Type West is a postgraduate certificate program in type design, taught in person at Letterform Archive ( @letterformarchive.org ) in San Francisco. ● More: typewest.letterformarchive.org/2025/ ● Via: typo.social/@annie/11606...

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 14/02/2026

The #ATypI 2026 Stanford schedule is posted! atypi.org/conferences-... Making travel plans? Save the date for a Letterform Archive open house on Sunday May 31, 10am–1pm. Details soon: letterformarchive.org/mail

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Learn about new collections, including additions to the Online Archive, and be the first to hear about upcoming books, events, exhibitions, and workshops.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 04/02/2026

Introducing our first online tour in Hindi! Friday, Feb 6 with Tanya George. लिखित संप्रेषण के इतिहास को दर्शाने वाली पुस्तकों, पत्रिकाओं, पोस्टरों, स्केचों, मूल कलाकृतियों और संबंधित अभिलेखों के एक चुने हुए संग्रह को एक्सप्लोर करें। टॉन्या जॉर्ज आपको लेटरफॉर्म आर्काइव के इस संग्रह से हिंदी में संचालित एक गाइडेड टूर के माध्यम से परिचित कराती हैं। letterformarchive.org/shop/online-...

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Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive in Hindi / संग्रह का दौरा: लेटरफॉर्म आर्काइव का परिचय हिंदी में। | Letterform Archive

Discover the riches of Letterform Archive’s vast collection in this online, guided tour.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 04/02/2026

It can feel like our city is losing its artistic core. Along with shuttering of fellow galleries and museums, we were disheartened to see the loss of SFAI and California College of the Arts (and Crafts). These institutions raised folks who made this place weird and fun, interesting and beautiful.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 30/01/2026

Letterform Archive is closed today, January 30. We invite you to get inspiration from our Online Archive and Online Exhibitions. Perhaps Strikethrough? exhibitions.letterformarchive.org/strikethrough/

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Strikethrough

Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest. A Letterform Archive exhibition open through Spring 2023.

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Christopher Slye @slye.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Come party with @letterformarchive.org (and me) on March 14th! “Letterform Live” will celebrate 10 years of the Archive’s amazing work. Discounted early bird tickets are available until February 7th, so get them now. I hope I’ll see you there!

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Letterform Live

Join us March 14, 2026 for an unforgettable party to celebrate the Archive turning ten.

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Dr. Jill E Gage @jillegage.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

André Jammes was immensely important in the building of the Wing collection at the #NewberryLibrary….

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 22/01/2026

Join us in San Francisco on March 14 for an unforgettable party to celebrate the Archive turning ten. Expect great music, drinks, creative activities, and inspiration. Discounted early bird tickets are going fast. RSVP by February 1 to grab yours: letterformarchive.org/live/ #LetterformLive

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 06/01/2026

This Just In: Chinese Lettering Manuals, 1930–1971 In our ongoing effort to expand the story of graphic design beyond the Western canon, we’re consulting experts and collecting objects in other scripts. Read Synoptic Office’s article on the latest collection: letterformarchive.org/news/this-ju...

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This Just In: Chinese Lettering Manuals, 1930⁠–⁠1971

Our new meishuzi collection reflects a period of significant cultural change in China, and provides an uncommon source of inspiration for contemporary lettering artists and type designers.

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Cepheid @wrdnrd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I really enjoyed reading about Sylvie Vodáková's designs for this Czech poetry series. It's just the sort of design i really love — a common design sensibility to pull the whole series together, yet each volume has its own distinct character. letterformarchive.org/news/sylvie-...

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From the Collection: Sylvie Vodáková’s Book Covers for Květy Poezie

Meet the Czech designer who shaped how generations of readers encountered poetry.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 04/01/2026

On January 1, we lost a master of the ambigram (words expertly drawn so they read the same when turned upside down). In 2022, John Langdon donated his primary archive to us. #JohnLangdon #Ambigrams #Lettering

Overhead view of a table showing a folder labeled “John Langdon”. Contents of the folder are hand-lettered words that when rotated 180 degrees read the same: “symmetry”, “sometimes”, “minimum”, “infinity”.

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John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Gorgeous work from a book designer I had always wondered about; delighted to see this contribution to graphic design and #bookhistory! Tanya George, Sylvie Vodáková’s Book Covers for Květy Poezie (@letterformarchive.org; #skystorians): letterformarchive.org/news/sylvie-...

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From the Collection: Sylvie Vodáková’s Book Covers for Květy Poezie

Meet the Czech designer who shaped how generations of readers encountered poetry.

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Marthine Satris @msatris.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I love this approach to cover design for a series, with typography staying relatively constant (but never boring) and the image and pattern surrounding it changing riotously: letterformarchive.org/news/sylvie-...

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From the Collection: Sylvie Vodáková’s Book Covers for Květy Poezie

Meet the Czech designer who shaped how generations of readers encountered poetry.

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Kel Troughton @keltroughton.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Two new workshops in early 2026: Intro to modern type design: Jan 29 10 weeks, Design your first font. letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu... @letterformarchive Experimental Letterforms: Feb 3 5 weeks, thinking outside of type. www.typeelectives.com/courses/expe... @typeelectives

Experimental Letterforms with Type Electives

Intro to modern type design with Letterform Archive

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Linotype Pilgrim @symbo1ics.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Give yourself or someone you love the best #Xmas gift this year: Membership of @letterformarchive.org

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