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by #MicahRich & TLOMT
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Photo of a book laid flat showing a paintbrush on its spine and the front cover. The cover is largely composed of light green panels on a darker green background with the title "Lettres Decoratives" in extremely dimensional letterforms formed of these two colours. The subtitle "A Century of French Sign Painters' Alphabets" is then in a gold foil below this.
New at https://bl.ag online, ‘Lettres Décoratives and the History of French Sign Painting’, with a look inside the new book from @letterformarchive and the recording from the Salon event with author Morgane Côme […]
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After a long wait, Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911 is back in stock in the BLAG Shop.
https://shop.bl.ag/products/die-flache
Shipping is from the UK so EU customers will need to account for any import duties on this hefty @letterformarchive volume […]
Read more about #SeeRedWomensWorkshop in our book, Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest. letterformarchive.org/shop/striket...
#Strikethrough #LetterformArchiveBooks #PublicationDesign #LetterformArchive #Typography #TypographyBooks
Thank you to @letterformarchive for hosting yesterday’s Salon event with Morgane Côme and yours truly.
Working at incredible speed while we slept, the archive has published the recording online already. All 85 minutes can now be viewed here […]
Crop into an array of colourfully decorated letterforms giving the illusion of dimensionality. To the right of the image is an illustration of the head of a flat sign painter's brush.
A couple of weeks ago I published my periodic ‘worldwide events roundup’ (get them in your inbox via https://bl.ag/join
This little thread is to share some highlights, starting with next week’s @letterformarchive Salon with Morgane Côme, author of the new […]
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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
8-9-Workshop was at Letterform Archive. Rob Saunders pulled many interesting originals and books for us to see in person. He used Katie's workshop handout making his selections.
10- class photo
#friendsofcalligraphy #calligraphy #flourishing #letterformarchive @letterformarchive @kmdleavens
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
Woman and man smiling with hands over each other's shoulders and fingers pointing at each other. They are in a gallery setting with lettering, typographic, and artistic displays in the background.
Two weeks ago, after our @letterformarchive session, a woman approached me to introduce herself. I was completely struck down, as that woman turned out to be Patricia Cué, author of Bardas de Baile: Mexican Wall Painting […]
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Recently we hosted a tour of Arabic calligraphy and type with Sabiha Basrai, Letterform Archive docent and co-owner of Design Action Collective.
Sabiha’s next tour is Design and Social Justice on July 11: letterformarchive.org/shop/collect...
#LetterformArchive #DecolonizingDesign #DesignMuseums
Magazine spread titled "The Lehmann Label Collection" and showing five different hand-rendered drinks labels alongside the text discussing them.
Magazine spread titled "French Sign Painter Portfolios" with a series of five pictures of pages from old sign and lettering books. These feature lettering, exuberant lettering efects and graphics, and pictorials alongside the text discussing them.
Magazine spread titled "The Ross F. George Collection" with pictures of showcards and alphabets hand-lettered in different styles alongside the text discussing them.
Magazine spread titled "Milwaukee Transit Passes" with pictures of blown up transit passes with striking lettering and layouts alongside the text discussing them.
'Inside Letterform Archive' is @stewf's regular BLAG column and I'm pinching myself that I will finally get to be inside @letterformarchive myself this weekend.
This is ahead of Monday's session with Michelle "Meng" Nguyen and Damon @nbsigns Styer.
'A Sign […]
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Photo of a storefront window with painted signs on the glass: PIZZA II TAKEOUT • DELIVERY • CATERING SLICES & WHOLE PIES
Just walked by another solid window by Meng. See her (with Damon Styer of @nbsigns.bsky.social and Sam Roberts of BLAG) at @letterformarchive.org on June 16. letterformarchive.org/shop/a-sign-...
#SanFrancisco #Signs #SignsByMeng #LetterformArchive
"What do chopstick sleeves, movie programs, luggage labels, and counterculture newspapers have in common?"
https://letterformarchive.org/ephemera/
#design #art #ephemera #collection #LetterformArchive
Photo of a magazine open to a spread with photos of red metal shelving filled with books, including “lettergraphics, SERIALS, BERTHOLD TYPES, BERTHOLD HEADLINES E3, and Monsen Super Display Types”
The latest Eye magazine includes a major feature on @letterformarchive.org. I like that the photographer, Maria Spann, was drawn to the parts of the stacks closest to my heart, such as the phototype catalogs.
#Phototype #LetterformArchive #TypeSpecimens
We’re partnering with Stanford to keep languages alive through type design education. Learn more about the Knuth-Bigelow Type Design Incubator: letterformarchive.org/news/the-knu...
#TypeDesign #KBI #LetterformArchive #StanfordSILICON
Ooh look, something cooking at @letterformarchive with yours truly and local San Francisco sign painters Michelle "Meng" Nguyen and @nbsigns.
letterformarchive.org/shop/a-sign-painterly-sl...
Although the event is in-person, a recording will be made […]
Job opening: Retail Manager at Letterform Archive in San Francisco.
Help the Archive realize its potential as the premier shop to buy design books and gifts. Apply by May 18. letterformarchive.org/news/new-job...
#LetterformArchive #Jobs #Retail #Bookstores #Bookshops
Animated gif cycling through different styles of 10s making up the title “10 x 10 for 10. Ten Years of Letterform Archive. One hundred objects of typographic design.”
To celebrate Letterform Archive’s 10th anniversary, we’re filling our jewel-box gallery with 100 staff picks. Get a glimpse into every corner of the Archive through the lens of the 10 teams who steward the collection.
#LetterformArchive #DesignMuseum #Typography #Lettering #Exhibition
Happy birthday @letterformarchive — 10 this year 🎂
For those able to get to San Francisco between now and October, be sure to visit this special exhibition:
letterformarchive.org/news/10-by-10-for-10-exh...
The exhibition is accompanied by an events programme that unfolds across […]
Preview a selection from the book’s 1,200+ pages—and read a foreword from Associate Curator Stephen Coles on the importance of the Emigre archive to the mission of Letterform Archive: letterformarchive.org/news/inside-...
#Emigre #EmigreFonts #TypeDesign #LetterformArchive #Typography #Fonts
We’re hiring! The Digital Marketing Manager will connect Letterform Archive to our growing community through digital ads, social media, and creative storytelling.
Help us share the joy of letters! Apply by March 23: letterformarchive.org/news/job-ann...
#Jobs #DigitalMarketing #LetterformArchive
Card printed in red and black on a white paper. Multiple “1000000”s are each made of single bar and filled circles. Amid these numbers are the words “a millionth anniversary”. Text on the right side: “Meridian Books is a little less than three years old, but we’re already celebrating our millionth anniversary. In early 1958 – thanks to the 17/76 bookstores now stocking Meridian Books – we will sell our millionth Meridian and Living Age Book. If you are not yet stocking these fast-selling quality paper bound books, see the enclosed order form for the complete list and details of our unique Cumulative Discount Plan.” “Write for information: Nathan Melman, Sales Manager Meridian Books, Inc. 17 Union Square West New York City 3, N. Y.”
Elaine Lustig Cohen, mailing card for “A Millionth Anniversary”, Meridian Books, New York, 1958.
Letterform Archive is celebrating its own anniversary this year. Sign up to hear the big news: letterformarchive.org/mail?utm_sou...
#ElaineLustigCohen #Typography #LetterformArchive #MidCenturyModern
Just registered for 'Drawing on Pop Culture' with Gerard Huerta, hosted online by @letterformarchive on 18 March.
letterformarchive.org/shop/drawing-on-pop-cult...
#lettering #LetterformArchive
Script lettering with a glossy highlight effect spelling the word “Write” on a checkered background.
Script lettering with a glossy highlight effect spelling the word “OK” on a checkered background.
Script lettering with a glossy highlight effect spelling the word “HELP” on a striped background.
Script lettering with a glossy highlight effect spelling the word “GOODBYE” on a striped background.
Jean Larcher, Pop Message Postcards, Dover, 1979
#Lettering #Postcards #JeanLarcher #LetterformArchive #1970s
#letterformarchive #AmosPaulKennedyJr. #letterpress #printsky On Friday, I went to the Letterform Archive in San Francisco to see the wonderful letterpress posters of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. He reminds me that I have something to say. If you're in the SF Bay area, go to this!
Poster with black and red type on a yellow background. Text reads: “GROCERIES ARE SO EXPENSIVE WE DECIDED TO EAT THE RICH” next to a black-and-white photo of a woman in glasses, probably from 1950s.
Poster with black type on a white background. Text reads: “THIS IS A LITTLE TUNE THAT I CALL DEATH TO FASCISM” next to a black-and-white photo of a man playing accordion, probably from 1950s.
Letterpress posters by David Fullarton from Compound Gallery (just acquired for @letterformarchive.org) shopcompound.com/collections/... #Letterpress #Fascism #EatTheRich #DeathToFascism #Oakland #Emeryville #CompoundGallery #LetterformArchive
Spread of a book on “Broad-edged pen strokes” as illustrated by a hand holding a pen at different angles the stroke shapes those angles create.
Spread of a book on “Flexible pointed pen and brush strokes” as illustrated by a hand holding a pen and applying different pressure to create different stroke thicknesses.
Cropped details from previous spreads showing hands holding pointed pen and broad-edged pen.
Illustration from another book showing a hand sketching the outline of a letter with a pencil.
Michael Harvey, Calligraphy in the Graphic Arts, London, 1988; and Creative Lettering: Drawing & Design, 1985.
Images 3 and 4 show the difference between calligraphy (written letters) and lettering (drawn letters).
#Calligraphy #Lettering #Pen #Brush #MichaelHarvey #LetterformArchive
Three large letters (ABC) in a loose, funky style.
Spread of a book printed in bright colors. Text: LANGUAGE is what makes it possible. LANGUAGE is the use of MINDS & HEARTS & VOICES & HANDS All the things you want to say. …
Books!, written by Murray McCain, designed and illustrated by John Alcorn, 1962.
#LetterformArchive #ABC #MurrayMcCain #JohnAlcorn #Lettering #Illustration #1960s
Campaign button for Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency in 1976 over Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford.
As seen in The Oliver Stone Experience by Matt Zoller Seitz, Abrams, 2016.
#LetterformArchive #JimmyCarter #CampaignButton #Ephemera
