Inside Letterform Archive with Rob Saunders |
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The Eames Institute collects, curates, preserves, and shares its legacy in an increasing number of ways. In 2030, we will expand into a world-class museum. Like us, conservators work to protect, preserve, and make their collections widely available. But how can we do this most effectively? As part of our Conservation Conversation series, we sat down with 2026 Curious 100 honoree Rob Saunders, the founder and executive director of the increasingly influential, Letterform Archive. |
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One of San Francisco’s treasures, Letterform Archive is home to more than 100,000 artifacts related to lettering, typography, calligraphy, and graphic design that span thousands of years of history. During our wide-ranging conversation, Saunders talked about how he collects, curates, and shares this trove—hands-on and online—with people close to home and around the globe. Through public visits, workshops, educational programming, exhibitions, lectures, book publishing, and a meticulously high-resolution online archive, Letterform Archive is reaching around the world, inspiring designers of many cultures, continents, and scripts. “We're in an age where most graphic design is on screens, so it doesn't really have tactility. But real objects in the real world hold a fascination for us,” Saunders says. “Being able to touch a thing gives you a connection you can't otherwise get. It makes people think and feel. And when it's a historical object, there's just some kind of magic.” Look for our feature in the Stories section of our website. |
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