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Last Notes npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…nr8a Fair. I guess it’s a good thing we didn’t print the leaves at actual size as @nprofile…j9ph was wishing! npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive See Red Women’s Workshop, Capitalism Also Depends on Domestic Labor screenprint, London, 1975 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 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: https://letterformarchive.org/news/100-tens-celebrate-a-decade-of-letterform-archive/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…t077 Ah of course. 🙈 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…t077 @nprofile…q2x7 The first photo he shows is around the corner from the old Archive location in Potrero Hill. The sign is still there. Also signed by Ware, but with an umlaut? npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Join us in San Francisco on March 14 for an unforgettable party to celebrate the Archive turning ten. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive This Just In: Chinese Lettering Manuals, 1930–1971 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 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. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…9hgr @nprofile…kzxh You can always ask your local bookstore to restock. They generally go by customer demand and can order any of our books from our international distributor. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Marget Larsen, Joseph Magnin holiday box, 1963. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…avgu You’re right. That was since corrected. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Vodáková’s last design for the Květy Poezie series was 2008. We were unable to confirm whether she is still alive, so we welcome help from the Archive community! npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive “The series immediately drew me in—a row of colorful spines, uniform in height and typography, with a hint at the hand-drawn variety that awaits you on the covers. … Every little tome charms you. While the books are a regular fixture in Czech households, they are rarely seen in the U.S.. I knew we had to bring some home to the Archive.” — Stephen Coles @nprofile…24as npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive From the Collection: Sylvie Vodáková’s Book Covers for Květy Poezie. Meet the Czech designer who shaped how generations of readers encountered poetry. A new blog post by @nprofile…cav8. https://letterformarchive.org/news/sylvie-vodakova-book-covers/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Tezzo Suzuki Calendars have arrived from Japan! Order now to get yours before 2026. https://letterformarchive.org/shop/tezzo-suzuki-calendar-2026/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Tezzo Suzuki calendars are on their way to the Archive and we’re telling our Mastodon followers first. Preorder now to get yours by the end of the year. https://letterformarchive.org/shop/tezzo-suzuki-calendar-2026/ #TezzoSuzuki #Ad #Lettering #Typography npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Starts in 4 hours! We’ve got some doozies in this one. #ad npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 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. https://letterformarchive.org/shop/rare-book-sale-2025/ #ad npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive See you tonight! https://letterformarchive.org/shop/piet-zwart-brand-architect-exhibition-reception/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Limited advance stock will be ready to ship before the holidays. Preorder now to reserve your copy. Members receive an exclusive 20% discount today through Friday, November 14. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Announcing npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…u0v7 Like Nick said, only an estimate. Dates in sample texts are usually within 1–2 years before or after the date the specimen was published. Sometimes more when a specimen reuses samples from previous specimen printings, but a range as big as that 1911–1918 is unusual! In that case we would estimate toward the later end. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 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. https://letterformarchive.org/education/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…f27x @nprofile…mla0 We agree! https://letterformarchive.org/shop/type-by-excoffon/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…sm9x Yes, sadly this is a recurring problem with our AWS connection that we haven’t rooted out yet. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Jacob Jongert npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Our final batch of 100 Tens features contributions from this brilliant bundle of invited designers: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive alongside 1s derived from items in the Archive by: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive alongside items from the Archive’s collection by: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive We continue rolling through 100 Tens to celebrate 10 years of Letterform Archive. This group includes contributions from: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 100 Tens—our multi-day fest for 10 years of Letterform Archive—spins on! This segment features brilliant contributions from: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive We’re celebrating 10 years of the Archive with “100 Tens”. This segment features contributions from: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive To learn more—and hear directly from contributors like Venezky, Gui Menga, Nick Benson, and @nprofile…wtpt—join our online salon later today: https://letterformarchive.org/shop/the-past-is-always-present-100-tens/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Our 10th birthday party continues with a subset of the “100 Tens”. This clip includes fabulous 1s contributed by: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Throughout the next few weeks we will showcase works in this campaign, as well as take a look back at exhibitions and highlights from the past decade of the Archive. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive 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. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Angel DeCora; binding, title page, and initials; Wigwam Stories; 1901–1909 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Calligraphy by Arthur Baker. We’re honored to hold Baker’s archive of hundreds of drawings, paintings, phototype negatives, and other material. https://letterformarchive.org/collections/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive The first step in making better type choices is learning how to see it in a new way. Develop your typographic eye with @nprofile…w044 (Anatomy of Type) & @nprofile…l5kr (Fontstand) in our weekend workshop, “Crash Course in Type Selection”. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive For friends near Lucerne, Switzerland: In November, the Museum at Bellpark in Kriens will show an exhibition on Roman Scherer, a major wood type manufacturer which was based in that city. https://www.bellpark.ch/29-november-2025-bis-12-april-2026-i-the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog-die-holztypenfabrik-roman-scherer-kriens-luzern/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Joe Caroff, West Side Story movie poster, United States, 1961 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive New Job Opening: Editorial Assistant https://letterformarchive.org/news/new-job-opening-editorial-assistant/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive TypeCon2025 (@nprofile…dr8l) happens this week in Portland, and Letterform Archive will have a table at the first-ever Volumes Market (https://www.instagram.com/p/DMGG9HNP2eG/) which is free and open to the public. Aug 8–9, 11am–6pm at Revolution Hall. See you there? npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive One more bit of Bruce trivia: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive But the foundry (https://fontsinuse.com/foundry/1364/bruce) folded shortly after this catalog went to press, as it was swallowed up by ATF (https://fontsinuse.com/foundry/657/atf ) who began in 1892 a massive consolidation of the U.S. type market. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive A decade after this printing, Bruce’s building was demolished to make room for the Manhattan Municipal Building. Built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs, it is one of the largest governmental buildings in the world. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building] npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive This [1901] Bruce catalog has a rather odd title page layout, but we love two things: npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Join us online next week for a special collections tour with @nprofile…cvcd and Sidharth Jaishankar. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Flourishing first developed as a means of embellishing script compositions, but with time it became something of a main attraction. Brought to its extremes in elaborately figured fauna, flourishing was the writing masters’ best party trick, a skillful performance that today lands somewhere between a double-neck guitar solo and a balloon animal. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Inside Calligraphic Menagerie: Of Swashbuckling Scribes and Cursive Critters npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Jim was as good a storyteller as he was a letterer. At the TYPO SF 2012 conference he was in top yarn-spinning form. We’re proud to preserve the TYPO Talks archive, including this recording: https://vimeo.com/1098216690 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Recently we hosted a tour of Arabic calligraphy and type with Sabiha Basrai, Letterform Archive docent and co-owner of Design Action Collective. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Martin Venezky (Designer), Appetite Engineers (Agency), The 18th San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival brochure, United States, 1994 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Thursday at the Archive! https://letterformarchive.org/shop/type-west-class-of-25-revival-exhibit/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive This double-sided print details what those lost to AIDS would be doing had they lived, including the domestic (“walking the dog”), the erotic (“going down on you tonight”), the political (“still not being able to afford healthcare”), and the wistful (“going gray”).” npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive fierce pussy, For the Record, 34 × 22.75, New York, 2013 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Want to learn the fundamentals of type design but aren’t quite ready for a yearlong program? Intro to Modern Type Design with @nprofile…0jfc is the perfect 10-week workshop to get you started. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive We’re partnering with Stanford to keep languages alive through type design education. Learn more about the Knuth-Bigelow Type Design Incubator: https://letterformarchive.org/news/the-knuth-bigelow-type-design-incubator/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Joker BA Sticker, Walnut Creek, California, 1993 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Introducing Calligraphic Menagerie✨🖌️ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…8jsj Your URL isn’t playing nicely in Mastodon, but this one might work (showing the new batch items from the 10 × 10 for 10 exhibition): https://oa.letterformarchive.org/?searchText=10%20x%2010%20Full%20Records npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Jan van de Velde, Spieghel der Schrijfkonste [Mirror of the Art of Writing], 9.25 × 13.25 in, Rotterdam, 1605. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…dr8l Will there be a book fair or shop this year? We may want to participate. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Brush was single weight typeface, but they did try a Black that never made it to production: https://flic.kr/p/nYC3dM What do you think of this addition? Wish it survived? npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Specimen for Brush, (Typeface by Robert E. Smith), Lanston Monotype Marchine Company, Philadelphia, 1942. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Lloyd Reynolds, woodcut interpretation of Neuland (typeface by Rudolf Koch), United States, date unknown. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables, 1927–1928 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Armin Haab & Walter Haettenschweiler, Lettera 4, Switzerland, 1972 npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Launched in the late 1920s, The Complete Commercial Artist (Gendai shōgyō bijutsu zenshū 現代商業美術全集) showcased work by Japan’s early design visionaries in 24 volumes on posters, window displays, lighted signs, and more. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Book people have their own conclave. Each year the Miniature Book Society gathers to exchange ideas and books. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Ichiyama, a design professor at Purdue, commissioned this slate to show his students how inscriptional lettering works. Benson, perhaps the 20th century’s greatest American stonecutter, was in the middle of designing inscriptions for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC (one of many national monuments he cut) when he wrote back to Ichiyama to accept the job. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive John E. Benson; cut slate demonstrating four stages of inscription: painting, initial cutting, finished cutting, gold leaf; 7 × 14.25 in; Newport, Rhode Island; ca. 1996. Gift of Dennis Ichiyama. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive This item was selected by our Marketing Team for the 10 × 10 for 10 exhibition. Learn more and see the show: https://letterformarchive.org/news/10-by-10-for-10-exhibition/?utm_source=Mastodon npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Lehmann Printing and Lithography Company, Label for Pony Brand Prepared Mustard, 3.5 × 4.3 in, San Francisco, ca. 1930s. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Will Weber (calligrapher), Das Hohe Lied Salomonis, ink on paper, 10.25 × 14 in, Offenbach, Germany, 1923. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Our 10th Anniversary Symposium continues with the next “The Past is Always Present” lecture: “Where’d That Come From? Thoughts on Influence” npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/442/160/988/841/112/original/fb2d32f888f744ed.jpeg npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Meet the students and instructors of the inaugural cohorts. More npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Many of the world’s languages are under-supported by digital typography. A crucial step toward change is inclusive type design education that meets the next generation of font makers where they are. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive @nprofile…h75g No Emigre exhibition (yet), but you can always make an appointment to see their archive! npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Until about 1994, most Emigre fonts were sold on floppy disks. (Later, they were provided on CDs.) Orders for fonts were placed by phone or fax, and disks were sent out by FedEx or UPS. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Futurists like Marinetti have a complicated history with fascism. This relationship will be discussed on the tour. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Parole In Libertà Futuriste, 25 x 25 cm, ink on tin, 1932. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Walter R. Houghton, “Presidential Elections” from Conspectus of The History of Political npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary with an exhibition of our most beloved artifacts—100 objects selected by the 10 teams who steward the collection. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Plus, Sharjah in Dubai later in the year: https://atypi.org/2025/04/25/atypi-brings-double-the-fun-next-year-stanford-sharjah-both-to-host-conferences-in-2026/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Just announced by SILICON: ATypI 2026 will be held at Stanford! https://silicon.stanford.edu/atypi/ npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Job opening: Retail Manager at Letterform Archive in San Francisco. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive پھول یوں کھلیں کہ ان کے مُرجھانے کا خوف نہ ہو npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Text within دُعا (Prayer): npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Halah Khan, دُعا / Dua (Prayer), 8 × 8 in, Karachi, 2022. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Unknown scribe, Horae Beata Virgo Maria, Italy, 1510. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Paul Fleury, Nouvel Album de Lettres Peintes, Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies, Paris, 1903. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive J. Laugier, Modèles graphiques d'alphabets industriels modernes, Eugene Charavay, Paris, 1890. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Franticham, Diario Veneziano, Redfoxpress, Achill Island, Ireland, 2017. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive On April 24, Stephen Coles ( @nprofile…unvw) will interview Rob about the org’s beginnings. Why does one collect? What does it mean to collect for other people? How do physical artifacts change how we experience design, typography, and visual culture? npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive A gathering of bibliophiles at Rob Saunders’s home, in 2013, before it became Letterform Archive. This living room eventually transformed into the Archive’s reading room, with shelving at right (image 2) as the periodical wall. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive Varvara Stepanova, Книга и революция (The Book and the Revolution), 1929 and 1930. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive This remarkable multicolored piece, featuring a landscape and goat nursing its young, is made with the text from multiple psalms. npub1pcv0z28t2ln695c4zv8f850g36rneqgqtvyr87m8r7ya4l0458yss843cw Letterform Archive J.C. de Widt, untitled example of original micrography, 10.63 × 12.75 in, Amsterdam, 1780.
