Lecture by Erik van Blokland (Type designer, educator)

Letter Exchange is a society founded in 1988 for professionals involved in the lettering arts, from calligraphy and lettercutting through design for print, type and book design to architectural lettering and signage.

Letter Exchange

The Art Workers’ Guild (in-person and live-streamed)

The LX 2025–2026 Lecture Series

The Letter Exchange 2025–2026 Lecture Series

This talk is about the lettering, type and typography for the new library building of the University of Amsterdam. I’m a type designer which means I draw type for all sorts of purposes and people. I make tools for type designers and I’m the head of the TypeMedia MA at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.<a href="http://letterror.com" title="http://letterror.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">letterror.com</a> <ul><li>Members £10</li><li>Non-members £15</li><li>Students £8 (20 free tickets are available)</li></ul>Ticket sales end at 6.15pm on the day of the event.Anyone who has bought a ticket and is unable to attend or watch the lecture, will receive a link to the recording shortly after.The illustrated talk will last about an hour with time for questions. Afterwards do join us for refreshments in the Art Workers‘ Guild.Our free student tickets are generously sponsored by <a href="https://www.wynkyndewordesociety.org/" title="https://www.wynkyndewordesociety.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Wynkyn de Worde Society</a>.