Sam at BLAG<p>Two weeks ago, after our <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterformarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterformarchive</span></a></span> 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.</p><p><a href="https://shop.bl.ag/products/bardas-de-balie-mexican-wall-painting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.bl.ag/products/bardas-de-</span><span class="invisible">balie-mexican-wall-painting</span></a></p><p>I had no idea she was coming to the event, so it was a wonderful surprise to finally meet her after writing about her book back in 2013!</p><p><a href="https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/bardas-de-baile-mexican-wall-painting/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/barda</span><span class="invisible">s-de-baile-mexican-wall-painting/</span></a></p><p>Thank you Patricia!</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/BardasDeBaile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BardasDeBaile</span></a></p>
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Letterform Archive Images<p>Play it again<br>Amos Kennedy Jr.<br>Item date: 2014.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/poster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poster</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_kennedy_0316&targPic=lfa_kennedy_0316_001.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_kennedy_0316&targPic=lfa_kennedy_0316_001.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Romping through Mathematics<br>Harry Zarchy, W. A. Dwiggins<br>Item date: 1947.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_dwiggins_0144&targPic=lfa_dwiggins_0144_018.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_dwiggins_0144&targPic=lfa_dwiggins_0144_018.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Recently we hosted a tour of Arabic calligraphy and type with Sabiha Basrai, Letterform Archive docent and co-owner of Design Action Collective.</p><p>Sabiha’s next tour is Design and Social Justice on July 11: <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/collections-tour-design-and-social-justice/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/col</span><span class="invisible">lections-tour-design-and-social-justice/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/DecolonizingDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecolonizingDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/DesignMuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignMuseums</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ArabicType" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArabicType</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>'Inside Letterform Archive' is <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.party/@stewf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stewf</span></a></span>'s regular BLAG column and I'm pinching myself that I will finally get to be inside <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterformarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterformarchive</span></a></span> myself this weekend.</p><p>This is ahead of Monday's session with Michelle "Meng" Nguyen and Damon <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@nbsigns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nbsigns</span></a></span> Styer.</p><p>'A Sign Painterly Slice Through Letterform Archive' is free, with a recording posted online afterwards.</p><p><a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/a-sign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/a-s</span><span class="invisible">ign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/</span></a></p><p>Pictured are Stephen's first four BLAG columns: <a href="https://bl.ag/backissues" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bl.ag/backissues</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Lettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lettering</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Emigre #64: Rant<br>Rudy VanderLans<br>Item date: 2003.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/periodical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodical</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magazine</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_emigre_0064&targPic=lfa_emigre_0064_055.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_emigre_0064&targPic=lfa_emigre_0064_055.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>America Conquers Death<br>W. A. Dwiggins<br>Item date: 1928.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_dwiggins_0143&targPic=lfa_dwiggins_0143_016.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_dwiggins_0143&targPic=lfa_dwiggins_0143_016.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>"Becker's Ornamental Penmanship. And Braughtsman's letter book."<br>G. I. Becker, H. Earle<br>Item date: 1941.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_writingmanuals_0105&targPic=lfa_writingmanuals_0105_014.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_writingmanuals_0105&targPic=lfa_writingmanuals_0105_014.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Black book with comb binding<br>Aaron Marcus<br>Item date: 1960s.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_ama_0218&targPic=lfa_ama_0218_013.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_ama_0218&targPic=lfa_ama_0218_013.jpg</span></a></p>
Typographica<p>Just walked by another solid window by Meng. See her (with Damon Styer of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@nbsigns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nbsigns</span></a></span> and Sam Roberts of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@blag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blag</span></a></span>) at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterformarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterformarchive</span></a></span> on June 16. <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/a-sign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/a-s</span><span class="invisible">ign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signs</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignsByMeng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignsByMeng</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>"What do chopstick sleeves, movie programs, luggage labels, and counterculture newspapers have in common?"</p><p><a href="https://letterformarchive.org/ephemera/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/ephemera</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/ephemera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ephemera</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collection</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Ganzeer, Justice for Mona (from “Of Course the Army Protected the Revolution”), 2011<br><br>Dive into the rich history and future of the Arabic script. Join Sabiha Basrai for a special tour, in person at Letterform Archive.</p><p>Fri, Jun 13, 2025<br>1:30pm–3:00pm PT</p><p>Register to attend: <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/collections-tour-arabic-calligraphy-and-font-development/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/col</span><span class="invisible">lections-tour-arabic-calligraphy-and-font-development/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/ArabicScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArabicScript</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Lettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lettering</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Typography</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Ganzeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ganzeer</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a></p>
Typographica<p>The latest Eye magazine includes a major feature on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterformarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterformarchive</span></a></span>. I like that the photographer, Maria Spann, was drawn to the parts of the stacks closest to my heart, such as the phototype catalogs. </p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/Phototype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phototype</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/TypeSpecimens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TypeSpecimens</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>We’re partnering with Stanford to keep languages alive through type design education. Learn more about the Knuth-Bigelow Type Design Incubator: <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/news/the-knuth-bigelow-type-design-incubator/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/news/the</span><span class="invisible">-knuth-bigelow-type-design-incubator/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/TypeDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TypeDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/KBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KBI</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/StanfordSILICON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StanfordSILICON</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>BlackDog Letterpress Reloaded<br>Suzanne Powney<br>Item date: 2015.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/poster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poster</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_atypisp_0052&targPic=lfa_atypisp_0052_001.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_atypisp_0052&targPic=lfa_atypisp_0052_001.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Nouvel Album de Lettres Peintes<br>Paul Fleury<br>Item date: 1903.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/looseleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>looseleaf</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_france_0003&targPic=lfa_france_0003_029.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_france_0003&targPic=lfa_france_0003_029.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Die Klinger Type<br>Julius Klinger<br>Item date: 1926.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/typespecimen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typespecimen</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/typeephemera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typeephemera</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_type_0735&targPic=lfa_type_0735_001.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_type_0735&targPic=lfa_type_0735_001.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Emigre #67: Graphic design vs. style, globalism, criticism, science, authenticity, and humanism<br>Rudy VanderLans, Zuzana Licko<br>Item date: 2004.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/periodical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodical</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magazine</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_emigre_0067&targPic=lfa_emigre_0067_003.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_emigre_0067&targPic=lfa_emigre_0067_003.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>Die Gegenstandslose Welt (Bauhausbücher 11)<br>László Moholy-Nagy<br>Item date: 1927.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_bauhaus_0011&targPic=lfa_bauhaus_0011_045.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_bauhaus_0011&targPic=lfa_bauhaus_0011_045.jpg</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive Images<p>The Five Columbia Type Series<br>Walter H. McKay<br>Item date: ca. 1960.<br>Courtesy <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a><br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/typespecimen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typespecimen</span></a>:typeephemera <a href="https://typo.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a><br>highres: <a href="https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_type_1596&targPic=lfa_type_1596_004.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oa.letterformarchive.org/item?</span><span class="invisible">workID=lfa_type_1596&targPic=lfa_type_1596_004.jpg</span></a></p>
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