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
Dreamed up in Barcelona at the end of the 1930s, Super-Veloz was a system of metal type forms that could be joined up to design almost anything. Our latest book tells its story while guiding readers through some of the most requested material in our collection. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
Super-Veloz: Joan Trochut’s Modular Modernism and the Dream of Typographic Abundance in Spain, 1930–1955 | Letterform Archive
The richly illustrated story of a design marvel that made printers into artists and brought movement to moveable type In late-1930s Barcelona, young designer Joan Trochut and his father, a visionary p...
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October 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Dreamed up in Barcelona at the end of the 1930s, Super-Veloz was a system of metal type forms that could be joined up to design almost anything. Our latest book tells its story while guiding readers through some of the most requested material in our collection. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
In 2023, Letterform Archive presented Subscription to Mischief: Graffiti Zines of the 1990s. Today, we are pleased to announce that the Archive’s follow-up book by graffiti writer and co-curator Greg Lamarche is available for preorder! letterformarchive.org/shop/subscri...
#Graffiti
#Graffiti
Subscription to Mischief: Graffiti Zines of the 1990s | Letterform Archive
An indispensable volume that shows how graffiti made the jump from the wall to the printed page In the 1990s, after a generation’s masterpieces were scrubbed from NYC subway trains, graffiti practitio...
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October 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
In 2023, Letterform Archive presented Subscription to Mischief: Graffiti Zines of the 1990s. Today, we are pleased to announce that the Archive’s follow-up book by graffiti writer and co-curator Greg Lamarche is available for preorder! letterformarchive.org/shop/subscri...
#Graffiti
#Graffiti
In its first decade, Type West has served more than 200 students from 31 countries. Each designed an original typeface family as their thesis project. To celebrate this legacy, Type for All! 10 Years of Type West is on exhibit in our main gallery. letterformarchive.org/news/type-fo...
#TypeDesign
#TypeDesign
October 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
In its first decade, Type West has served more than 200 students from 31 countries. Each designed an original typeface family as their thesis project. To celebrate this legacy, Type for All! 10 Years of Type West is on exhibit in our main gallery. letterformarchive.org/news/type-fo...
#TypeDesign
#TypeDesign
Our latest full-length title is the first-ever trade publication about the celebrated modular letterpress system Super-Veloz.
Now through Oct, 8, 2026, members automatically receive 20% off preorders of the book. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
Now through Oct, 8, 2026, members automatically receive 20% off preorders of the book. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
Super-Veloz: Joan Trochut’s Modular Modernism and the Dream of Typographic Abundance in Spain, 1930–1955 | Letterform Archive
The richly illustrated story of a design marvel that made printers into artists and brought movement to moveable type In late-1930s Barcelona, young designer Joan Trochut and his father, a visionary p...
letterformarchive.org
October 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Our latest full-length title is the first-ever trade publication about the celebrated modular letterpress system Super-Veloz.
Now through Oct, 8, 2026, members automatically receive 20% off preorders of the book. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
Now through Oct, 8, 2026, members automatically receive 20% off preorders of the book. letterformarchive.org/shop/super-v...
Our latest postcard collection takes to the streets of 19th-century Paris with an assortment of show-stopping signs and storefronts. The original lettering & illustration of Boutiques Magnifiques is a collaboration with artist Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social. letterformarchive.org/news/inside-...
October 6, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Our latest postcard collection takes to the streets of 19th-century Paris with an assortment of show-stopping signs and storefronts. The original lettering & illustration of Boutiques Magnifiques is a collaboration with artist Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social. letterformarchive.org/news/inside-...
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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!
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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September 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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!
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.
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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-...
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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September 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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-...
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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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
——— #WoodType #letterforms #typography #archives #libraries #collections #bibliography #TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #TypeHistory #letterpress #type #design #NineteethCentury #Palimpsest
April 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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
——— #WoodType #letterforms #typography #archives #libraries #collections #bibliography #TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #TypeHistory #letterpress #type #design #NineteethCentury #Palimpsest
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Incredible collection of original neon signage design artifacts in the @letterformarchive.org collection
September 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Incredible collection of original neon signage design artifacts in the @letterformarchive.org collection
New from Letterform Archive Books, the first of a new line featuring reproductions of our favorite collections: Creative Papers. letterformarchive.org/shop/wood-ty...
#WoodType #HarrildAndSons #Stationery #GiftWrap #TypeSpecimens #Typography
#WoodType #HarrildAndSons #Stationery #GiftWrap #TypeSpecimens #Typography
Wood Type Creative Papers: Nineteenth-Century Letterforms on Display (For Gift Wrap, Crafting, Decor & more) | Letterform Archive
16 oversize sheets featuring the bold letters and vibrant colors designed to captivate audiences near and far In the 1800s, as people migrated to urban centers, and the walls of the city increasingly ...
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September 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
New from Letterform Archive Books, the first of a new line featuring reproductions of our favorite collections: Creative Papers. letterformarchive.org/shop/wood-ty...
#WoodType #HarrildAndSons #Stationery #GiftWrap #TypeSpecimens #Typography
#WoodType #HarrildAndSons #Stationery #GiftWrap #TypeSpecimens #Typography
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Nick Sherman has written a very nice review of Rich Kegler’s movie about Jim Rimmer. I have it on DVD but haven’t watched it since it came out!
A ★★★★★ review of Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century (2011)
Today I thought I’d take a few minutes to add Jim Rimmer’s Duensing Titling typeface to the Fonts In Use database. As often happens with Fonts In Use, the task I thought would only take a few minutes ...
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September 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Nick Sherman has written a very nice review of Rich Kegler’s movie about Jim Rimmer. I have it on DVD but haven’t watched it since it came out!
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...
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...
August 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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...
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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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...
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In VANISHING CULTURE, Eve Scarborough explores the hidden stories inside type ephemera.
📚 Read for free or purchase in print:
archive.org/details/vani...
🧵
August 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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...
🧵
In VANISHING CULTURE, Eve Scarborough explores the hidden stories inside type ephemera.
📚 Read for free or purchase in print:
archive.org/details/vani...
🧵
Antiques Roadshow’s @nicholowry.bsky.social will join us live, and in person, on Sep 27 to screen an award-winning documentary, followed by a pop-up of Czech objects from Letterform Archive. letterformarchive.org/shop/film-sc...
Identity – A Czech Graphic Design Love Story | Letterform Archive
Antiques Roadshow’s Nicholas Lowry joins us in person to screen the award-winning documentary, followed by a pop-up of Czech objects from Letterform Archive.
letterformarchive.org
August 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Antiques Roadshow’s @nicholowry.bsky.social will join us live, and in person, on Sep 27 to screen an award-winning documentary, followed by a pop-up of Czech objects from Letterform Archive. letterformarchive.org/shop/film-sc...
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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...
I would like more information about Type West
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July 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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...
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
#LetterformArchive #EamesCurious100 #GLAM #Archives #GraphicDesign #Typography
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July 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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
#LetterformArchive #EamesCurious100 #GLAM #Archives #GraphicDesign #Typography
Our associate curator, @stewf.com / @typographica.org talks furniture, birding, and type design on the Re(un)covered podcast: reuncoveredpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2206728/epis...
#TypeDesign #Typography #Birding #MidCenturyModern
#TypeDesign #Typography #Birding #MidCenturyModern
So Mod - Re(un)Covered
“Birding has so many connections to type”🦉🐦⬛🦢Mid-century shifts to clean lines as we situate two more women type designers and their work: Montan by Anna Maria Schildbach (1924–?) and Thomas Schrift ...
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July 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Our associate curator, @stewf.com / @typographica.org talks furniture, birding, and type design on the Re(un)covered podcast: reuncoveredpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2206728/epis...
#TypeDesign #Typography #Birding #MidCenturyModern
#TypeDesign #Typography #Birding #MidCenturyModern
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Still a few spots for the class I’m teaching at @letterformarchive.org on Saturday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
Followed by @slye.bsky.social on Sunday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
#Typography #TypeSelection #Fonts #Workshop
Followed by @slye.bsky.social on Sunday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
#Typography #TypeSelection #Fonts #Workshop
A Crash Course in Type Selection, Part 1: Exploring and Choosing Type | Letterform Archive
Learn techniques to make finding the right font the best part of any job.
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July 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Still a few spots for the class I’m teaching at @letterformarchive.org on Saturday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
Followed by @slye.bsky.social on Sunday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
#Typography #TypeSelection #Fonts #Workshop
Followed by @slye.bsky.social on Sunday: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
#Typography #TypeSelection #Fonts #Workshop
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
#BookDesign #ArtDirector #DesignJobs
June 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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
#BookDesign #ArtDirector #DesignJobs
We’re seeking someone to lead our digitization program: jobs.gusto.com/postings/let...
#Museums #Digitization #GLAM #GLAMJobs
#Museums #Digitization #GLAM #GLAMJobs
Digitization Archivist at Letterform Archive
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June 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We’re seeking someone to lead our digitization program: jobs.gusto.com/postings/let...
#Museums #Digitization #GLAM #GLAMJobs
#Museums #Digitization #GLAM #GLAMJobs
For our UK friends.
330 faithfully reproduced old hotel labels from around the world, which also happen to be actual STICKERS. www.presentandcorrect.com/products/hot...
Great for journals, mail, bags and gifts.
Great for journals, mail, bags and gifts.
May 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
For our UK friends.
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
#TypeDesign #Scholarships #Fonts #TypeWest
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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May 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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
#TypeDesign #Scholarships #Fonts #TypeWest
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.
The Online Archive
Access thousands of graphic design artifacts from anywhere in the world with our custom-built website.
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May 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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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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/
April 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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/