Details from ATF Type Faces: Descriptive Index and Price List of ATF Type Foundry Products, a 24-page specimen book showing lines of type available from American Type Founders, 1955. See the full booklet in the Online Archive: oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lf…

Tuesday, February 11! Join us for a FREE online lecture, Design Pioneers: African American Graphic Designers You Should Know with Glenford Laughton, founder of Laughton Creatves. Free to attend; sign up to receive the link: letterformarchive.org/shop/design-pi…

Want to know how to design typefaces? Our 10-week course with the great fer cozzi is the perfect opportunity to learn the basics in a supportive, online environment. Class starts Feb 26! letterformarchive.org/shop/introduct… #Fonts #TypeDesign #Typography

Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.; Racism, Materialism, Militarism; letterpress on map, Detroit, 2014. Citizen Printer is open through March 16 at Letterform Archive. Visit, see the online exhibition, buy the book: letterformarchive.org/news/amos-paul… #Printing #Letterpress #BlackHistoryMonth

Trade card for Bortree Manufacturing Co., NY, ca. 1880. In 2023 the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection found a home at Letterform Archive: letterformarchive.org/news/richard-s… The work to process over 26,000 trade cards, labels, tickets, and other ephemera is ongoing. Here’s another peek.

Li Cheong Hing, Watercolor and postage stamp collage on postcard, Canton (Guangzhou), China, date unknown. In 2023 we announced the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection found a home at the Archive: letterformarchive.org/news/richard-s… #Collage #China #RichardSheaffEphemera #PostageStamps

Leviathan luggage tag, New York, ca. 1930. With a crew of over 1,000, the Leviathan was one of the largest passenger ships that crossed the Atlantic in 1922–1934. In 2023 the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection found a home at the Archive: letterformarchive.org/news/richard-s….

Introduction to Restaurant Branding with Douglas Riccardi of Memo: Learn the principles of menu design and typographic storytelling from a 30-year veteran of the NY restaurant scene. Workshop at Letterform Archive Mar 22–23, 2025 10:00am–5:00pm Register: letterformarchive.org/shop/introduct…

Letterform Lecture: Alfabeti Modernisti Italiani with Riccardo Olocco, Valentina Casali, Giulio Galli Rediscover the bold, geometric letterforms that defined an era of Italian design. Tue, Mar 4, 2025 12:00pm–1:30pm PT (8:00pm–9:30pm GMT) Online letterformarchive.org/shop/alfabeti-…

Sylvia Abernathy, album art for Roscoe Mitchell Sextet and Sun Ra, Delmark, 1966. Abernathy is believed to be the first Black woman to be credited as a designer on album covers. Read more: letterformarchive.org/news/laini-syl… #SylviaAbernathy #BlackDesigners

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_sourc… #ElaineLustigCohen #Typography #MidCenturyModern #GraphicDesign

Introducing Type by Bernhard, Excoffon, Novarese. A new series of facsimiles brings the best of our specimen collection to type fans everywhere. Dig into the details with editor Chris Westcott: letterformarchive.org/news/inside-th… Available now in our shop and wherever fine books are sold.

Ann and Paul Rand, Little 1, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York, 1962. Exciting news is on the horizon… Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know: letterformarchive.org/mail/?utm_sour… #AnnRand #PaulRand #ChildrensBooks #10 #Illustration #Lettering

Just four spots left in our upcoming workshop! Learn how to create a font (like this one) using the latest color font format technology. Apr 19–20, 2025 9:00am–12:00pm PT (5:00pm–8:00pm GMT) Online via Zoom Register: letterformarchive.org/shop/transform… #TypeDesign #ColorFonts #Typography

Job Opening: Associate Director, Major Giving & Corporate Partnerships Bring your fundraising and relationship cultivation skills to an organization whose community is growing rapidly because we inspire people every day. Apply by April 30, 2025: jobs.gusto.com/postings/lette…

Did you collect all Emigre’s specimens over the last four decades? Now you can get 40 booklets in a single 1,264-page volume. “Emigre Fonts: Type Specimens, 1986–2024” is available now in our shop: letterformarchive.org/shop/emigre-fo… #Emigre #TypeSpecimen #Font #Typography

10 × 10 for 10 is on view until October 2025. Gallery Hours Thursday: 1:00pm–8:00pm (free!) Friday–Saturday: 11:00am–6:00pm Closed Monday–Wednesday Plan your visit: letterformarchive.org/visit/?utm_cam…

Walter R. Houghton, “Presidential Elections”, 1880. Data graphics are magical. Come learn how to make pictures that can help us discover and discuss otherwise invisible phenomena. Persuasive Data Graphics Workshop with RJ Andrews Sat, May 3, 2025 letterformarchive.org/shop/persuasiv…