Letterform Archive
@letterformarchive.org
A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community in lettering, typography, and graphic design. We post items from our collection of over 100,000 objects. Visit, take a class, buy a book: https://letterformarchive.org
Our annual Rare Book Sale is back on December 6! Register to get a reminder, and a link to our online sale, with early access for Letterform Archive members. letterformarchive.org/shop/rare-bo...
Rare Book Sale 2025
Bring a bit of the Archive home with you at our annual book and ephemera sale – both onsite and online!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Our annual Rare Book Sale is back on December 6! Register to get a reminder, and a link to our online sale, with early access for Letterform Archive members. letterformarchive.org/shop/rare-bo...
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Last night’s opening reception of “Piet Zwart: Brand Architect” was a great beginning for a great exhibition at @letterformarchive.org. Well worth a visit!
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Last night’s opening reception of “Piet Zwart: Brand Architect” was a great beginning for a great exhibition at @letterformarchive.org. Well worth a visit!
See you tonight! letterformarchive.org/shop/piet-zw...
#PietZwart #Typography #Exhibitions #GraphicDesign
#PietZwart #Typography #Exhibitions #GraphicDesign
Piet Zwart: Brand Architect Exhibition Reception
Celebrate the opening of our new exhibition featuring the brilliant Dutch modernist, Piet Zwart.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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A design hero, Paul Rand, made Christmas cards for his clients & this box set brings together some of the best in faithful reproductions. www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pau...
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A design hero, Paul Rand, made Christmas cards for his clients & this box set brings together some of the best in faithful reproductions. www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pau...
Linear-Antiqua ad/specimen, Ludwig & Mayer, Das Plakat, 1912. (Typeface by Richard Ludwig, 1911 fontsinuse.com/typefaces/23...)
Source: iaddb.org?query=search...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Linear-Antiqua ad/specimen, Ludwig & Mayer, Das Plakat, 1912. (Typeface by Richard Ludwig, 1911 fontsinuse.com/typefaces/23...)
Source: iaddb.org?query=search...
Source: iaddb.org?query=search...
Announcing
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
Our latest book takes an immersive look inside the large lithographic portfolios that inspired public lettering in Belle Époque France.
#SignPainting #Alphabets #Lettering
letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres...
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
Our latest book takes an immersive look inside the large lithographic portfolios that inspired public lettering in Belle Époque France.
#SignPainting #Alphabets #Lettering
letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres...
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community in the graphic arts.
letterformarchive.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Announcing
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
Our latest book takes an immersive look inside the large lithographic portfolios that inspired public lettering in Belle Époque France.
#SignPainting #Alphabets #Lettering
letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres...
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
Our latest book takes an immersive look inside the large lithographic portfolios that inspired public lettering in Belle Époque France.
#SignPainting #Alphabets #Lettering
letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres...
The deadline for Type West is extended to November 14! If you want to learn type design in a deep way without leaving your current job, there’s no better way to do it. letterformarchive.org/education/
#TypeDesign #Typography #DesignEducation #GraphicDesign
#TypeDesign #Typography #DesignEducation #GraphicDesign
Education - Letterform Archive
Education is central to the Archive’s mission. At the core is Type West, a postgraduate certificate program in type design available in-person in San Francisco or online worldwide.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The deadline for Type West is extended to November 14! If you want to learn type design in a deep way without leaving your current job, there’s no better way to do it. letterformarchive.org/education/
#TypeDesign #Typography #DesignEducation #GraphicDesign
#TypeDesign #Typography #DesignEducation #GraphicDesign
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Libraries as Crucibles for Democracy
Libraries are dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming space where all people are free to access the information they want.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Libraries are dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming space where all people are free to access the information they want.
Our final batch of 100 Tens features contributions from this brilliant bundle of designers:
Lucas Sharp
Matthijs Herzberg @herzberg.bsky.social
Nolan Pelletier @nolanpelletier.bsky.social
Craig Frazier
Oded Ezer
Christoph Niemann @christophniemann.bsky.social
Petra Dočekalová
Susan Kare…
Lucas Sharp
Matthijs Herzberg @herzberg.bsky.social
Nolan Pelletier @nolanpelletier.bsky.social
Craig Frazier
Oded Ezer
Christoph Niemann @christophniemann.bsky.social
Petra Dočekalová
Susan Kare…
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Our final batch of 100 Tens features contributions from this brilliant bundle of designers:
Lucas Sharp
Matthijs Herzberg @herzberg.bsky.social
Nolan Pelletier @nolanpelletier.bsky.social
Craig Frazier
Oded Ezer
Christoph Niemann @christophniemann.bsky.social
Petra Dočekalová
Susan Kare…
Lucas Sharp
Matthijs Herzberg @herzberg.bsky.social
Nolan Pelletier @nolanpelletier.bsky.social
Craig Frazier
Oded Ezer
Christoph Niemann @christophniemann.bsky.social
Petra Dočekalová
Susan Kare…
We continue rolling through 100 Tens to celebrate 10 years of Letterform Archive. This group includes contributions from:
James Goggin @practise.bsky.social
Jean-Benoit Levy
Jennifer Morla
John Stevens
Tezzo Suzuki
Juan Villanueva
Julien Priez @boogypaper.bsky.social
#100Tens
James Goggin @practise.bsky.social
Jean-Benoit Levy
Jennifer Morla
John Stevens
Tezzo Suzuki
Juan Villanueva
Julien Priez @boogypaper.bsky.social
#100Tens
October 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We continue rolling through 100 Tens to celebrate 10 years of Letterform Archive. This group includes contributions from:
James Goggin @practise.bsky.social
Jean-Benoit Levy
Jennifer Morla
John Stevens
Tezzo Suzuki
Juan Villanueva
Julien Priez @boogypaper.bsky.social
#100Tens
James Goggin @practise.bsky.social
Jean-Benoit Levy
Jennifer Morla
John Stevens
Tezzo Suzuki
Juan Villanueva
Julien Priez @boogypaper.bsky.social
#100Tens
100 Tens—our multi-day fest for 10 years of Letterform Archive—spins on! This segment features contributions from:
Carl Rohrs
Dinamo @abcdinamo.bsky.social
Erik Van Blokland @letterror.bsky.social
Zuzana Licko
Design is Play
Franziska Weitgruber
Ganzeer @ganzeer.bsky.social
#100Tens
Carl Rohrs
Dinamo @abcdinamo.bsky.social
Erik Van Blokland @letterror.bsky.social
Zuzana Licko
Design is Play
Franziska Weitgruber
Ganzeer @ganzeer.bsky.social
#100Tens
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
100 Tens—our multi-day fest for 10 years of Letterform Archive—spins on! This segment features contributions from:
Carl Rohrs
Dinamo @abcdinamo.bsky.social
Erik Van Blokland @letterror.bsky.social
Zuzana Licko
Design is Play
Franziska Weitgruber
Ganzeer @ganzeer.bsky.social
#100Tens
Carl Rohrs
Dinamo @abcdinamo.bsky.social
Erik Van Blokland @letterror.bsky.social
Zuzana Licko
Design is Play
Franziska Weitgruber
Ganzeer @ganzeer.bsky.social
#100Tens
We’re celebrating 10 years of Letterform Archive with #100Tens. This segment features contributions from:
Thomas Ingmire
Michael Schwab
Sean Adams
Mark SImonson @marksimonson.bsky.social
Alejandro Chavetta
Clement Mok
Marian Bantjes
alongside items from the Archive’s collection by:
Thomas Ingmire
Michael Schwab
Sean Adams
Mark SImonson @marksimonson.bsky.social
Alejandro Chavetta
Clement Mok
Marian Bantjes
alongside items from the Archive’s collection by:
October 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We’re celebrating 10 years of Letterform Archive with #100Tens. This segment features contributions from:
Thomas Ingmire
Michael Schwab
Sean Adams
Mark SImonson @marksimonson.bsky.social
Alejandro Chavetta
Clement Mok
Marian Bantjes
alongside items from the Archive’s collection by:
Thomas Ingmire
Michael Schwab
Sean Adams
Mark SImonson @marksimonson.bsky.social
Alejandro Chavetta
Clement Mok
Marian Bantjes
alongside items from the Archive’s collection by:
Our 10th birthday party continues with a subset of the “100 Tens”. This clip includes a wide range of fabulous 1s contributed by:
Antic-Ham and Francis Van Maele of Redfoxpress
Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social
Laura Meseguer @laurameseguer.bsky.social
Martin Venezky @martinvenezky.bsky.social
Antic-Ham and Francis Van Maele of Redfoxpress
Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social
Laura Meseguer @laurameseguer.bsky.social
Martin Venezky @martinvenezky.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Our 10th birthday party continues with a subset of the “100 Tens”. This clip includes a wide range of fabulous 1s contributed by:
Antic-Ham and Francis Van Maele of Redfoxpress
Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social
Laura Meseguer @laurameseguer.bsky.social
Martin Venezky @martinvenezky.bsky.social
Antic-Ham and Francis Van Maele of Redfoxpress
Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social
Laura Meseguer @laurameseguer.bsky.social
Martin Venezky @martinvenezky.bsky.social
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Letterform Archive partnered with the San Francisco office of COLLINS on 100 Tens — 50 “1”s from the Archive’s collection paired with 50 new works from a range of today’s leading designers.
#LetterformArchive #100Tens
#LetterformArchive #100Tens
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Letterform Archive partnered with the San Francisco office of COLLINS on 100 Tens — 50 “1”s from the Archive’s collection paired with 50 new works from a range of today’s leading designers.
#LetterformArchive #100Tens
#LetterformArchive #100Tens
Angel DeCora; binding, title page, and initials; Wigwam Stories; 1901–1909
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Angel DeCora, a Ho-Chunk artist whose lettering filled books like this one. letterformarchive.org/news/angel-d...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #AngelDeCora #Lettering #BookDesign #HoChunk
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Angel DeCora, a Ho-Chunk artist whose lettering filled books like this one. letterformarchive.org/news/angel-d...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #AngelDeCora #Lettering #BookDesign #HoChunk
October 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Angel DeCora; binding, title page, and initials; Wigwam Stories; 1901–1909
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Angel DeCora, a Ho-Chunk artist whose lettering filled books like this one. letterformarchive.org/news/angel-d...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #AngelDeCora #Lettering #BookDesign #HoChunk
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Angel DeCora, a Ho-Chunk artist whose lettering filled books like this one. letterformarchive.org/news/angel-d...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #AngelDeCora #Lettering #BookDesign #HoChunk
Calligraphy by Arthur Baker. We’re honored to hold Baker’s archive of hundreds of drawings, paintings, phototype negatives, and other material. letterformarchive.org/collections/...
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Calligraphy by Arthur Baker. We’re honored to hold Baker’s archive of hundreds of drawings, paintings, phototype negatives, and other material. letterformarchive.org/collections/...
The first step in making better type choices is learning how to see it in a new way. Develop your typographic eye with @stewf.com (Anatomy of Type) & @slye.bsky.social (Fontstand) in our weekend “Crash Course in Type Selection”.
Oct 25–26 at Letterform Archive
letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
Oct 25–26 at Letterform Archive
letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The first step in making better type choices is learning how to see it in a new way. Develop your typographic eye with @stewf.com (Anatomy of Type) & @slye.bsky.social (Fontstand) in our weekend “Crash Course in Type Selection”.
Oct 25–26 at Letterform Archive
letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
Oct 25–26 at Letterform Archive
letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
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@slye.bsky.social and I are bringing back our type selection workshop to @letterformarchive.org, Oct 25–26: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
A Crash Course in Type Selection
Learn techniques to make finding the right font the best part of any job.
letterformarchive.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@slye.bsky.social and I are bringing back our type selection workshop to @letterformarchive.org, Oct 25–26: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
See you soon! 12:00pm PT letterformarchive.org/shop/type-we...
Type West 2026 Online Open House
Join us for an informative online session with Type West students and instructors who will answer your questions about the program.
letterformarchive.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
See you soon! 12:00pm PT letterformarchive.org/shop/type-we...
Letterform Archive is a living archive, a perpetual project to not only preserve historic design, but to inspire new work. To mark our 10th anniversary we teamed up with COLLINS to create 100 Tens: 50 interpretations of the number “1” from the collection, paired with 50 contributions living artists.
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Letterform Archive is a living archive, a perpetual project to not only preserve historic design, but to inspire new work. To mark our 10th anniversary we teamed up with COLLINS to create 100 Tens: 50 interpretations of the number “1” from the collection, paired with 50 contributions living artists.
The latest major donation to Letterform Archive made the local news: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
#Neon #SanFrancisco #Lettering #Wonderlite
#Neon #SanFrancisco #Lettering #Wonderlite
'Couldn't believe our eyes': Century-old history found in basement of SF home
"Somebody was too attached to let these go."
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September 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The latest major donation to Letterform Archive made the local news: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
#Neon #SanFrancisco #Lettering #Wonderlite
#Neon #SanFrancisco #Lettering #Wonderlite
Making type is fun! Learn how to create your own font, from sketch to screen (and everything in between) in this 10-week online workshop with Fer Cozzi.
Introduction to Modern Type Design
Wednesdays, Sep 17–Nov 19, 2025
5:00pm–8:00pm PT (10:00am–1:00pm AEST)
letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu...
Introduction to Modern Type Design
Wednesdays, Sep 17–Nov 19, 2025
5:00pm–8:00pm PT (10:00am–1:00pm AEST)
letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu...
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Making type is fun! Learn how to create your own font, from sketch to screen (and everything in between) in this 10-week online workshop with Fer Cozzi.
Introduction to Modern Type Design
Wednesdays, Sep 17–Nov 19, 2025
5:00pm–8:00pm PT (10:00am–1:00pm AEST)
letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu...
Introduction to Modern Type Design
Wednesdays, Sep 17–Nov 19, 2025
5:00pm–8:00pm PT (10:00am–1:00pm AEST)
letterformarchive.org/shop/introdu...
Đức Cao, Homecooked type specimen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2021
Homecooked is a casual sans-serif typeface exploring the warmth and expressiveness of the flat brush. The French foundry Blaze later released Đức’s typeface as Swirl: blazetype.eu/typefaces/sw...
#TypeDesign #Fonts #TypeWest
Homecooked is a casual sans-serif typeface exploring the warmth and expressiveness of the flat brush. The French foundry Blaze later released Đức’s typeface as Swirl: blazetype.eu/typefaces/sw...
#TypeDesign #Fonts #TypeWest
September 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Đức Cao, Homecooked type specimen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2021
Homecooked is a casual sans-serif typeface exploring the warmth and expressiveness of the flat brush. The French foundry Blaze later released Đức’s typeface as Swirl: blazetype.eu/typefaces/sw...
#TypeDesign #Fonts #TypeWest
Homecooked is a casual sans-serif typeface exploring the warmth and expressiveness of the flat brush. The French foundry Blaze later released Đức’s typeface as Swirl: blazetype.eu/typefaces/sw...
#TypeDesign #Fonts #TypeWest
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Just noticed the Ephemera Society of America posted my 2024 talk about our @letterformarchive.org Strikethrough exhibition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7bL...
Stephen Coles
YouTube video by Ephemera Society of America
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September 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just noticed the Ephemera Society of America posted my 2024 talk about our @letterformarchive.org Strikethrough exhibition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7bL...
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@sfneon.bsky.social's Randall Ann Homan & TLM's Katie Conry appeared on @ktvufox2.bsky.social to talk about the upcoming annual #NeonSpeaks Festival & Symposium — of which the Tenderloin Museum is a proud sponsor — as well as the Museum's plans for a neon gallery in our upcoming expansion project.
San Francisco neon sign exhibit and festival | KTVU
YouTube video by KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
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September 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
@sfneon.bsky.social's Randall Ann Homan & TLM's Katie Conry appeared on @ktvufox2.bsky.social to talk about the upcoming annual #NeonSpeaks Festival & Symposium — of which the Tenderloin Museum is a proud sponsor — as well as the Museum's plans for a neon gallery in our upcoming expansion project.