The future is an invisible reality—imagined, malleable, and fantastic. From the social idealism of the Bauhaus movement to mid-century consumer society, from the age of space exploration to today’s increasingly immersive and AI-influenced visual culture, typography and typeface design play a crucial role in creating new graphic languages that reflect the spirit of the times. This lecture adopts a historical perspective on how typography shapes and reflects our perception of what the future may look like.
Letterform Lectures are a public aspect of the Type West postgraduate program. The series is co-presented by the San Francisco Public Library, where events are free and open to all.