Event categories: Third-party event

Start date: 30 October 2026End date: 26 November 2026More info The Lettering Arts Trust and Albion Stone presents ‘Letters Unlimited’, an exhibition showcasing the work of the very best up-and-coming letter carvers. There’s a large pile of unloved stone sitting in a quarry in Portland, offcuts that never found their right use. Until now! The…

Start date: 28 September 2027End date: 1 October 2027More info Save the date! More information coming soon.

Date: 1 October 2026More info TypoCircle is commemorating 50 years with a limited-edition poster series and half-century identity by Studio DRAMA. The TypoCircle 50th Anniversary is kindly hosted by the Ministry. Guests will have the first opportunity to see and purchase our limited-edition posters, designed by some of the biggest names from around the world…

Date: 6 October 2026More info Drawing on her journey from London back to her home city of Bratislava after nearly two decades, Petra Marko will reflect on how her experience has shaped the way she approaches urban change. Through tangible case studies from Bratislava, a dynamically changing Central European capital, the talk will show how…

Date: 7 October 2026More info Maps and journeys intersect in many ways, and Debbie Hall’s recent book Adventures in Maps tells the stories of 20 journeys, routes and adventures, illustrated by maps. Some maps describe the route that a traveller followed, some are the results of exploration, and others were made to show future travellers…

Date: 5 October 2026More info W.A. Dwiggins’ biographer Bruce Kennett covers all the high points of the designer’s life and career, but with particular attention paid to his delicious sense of humour and spirit of fun. This talk is in conjunction with a Dwiggins exhibition at the library that runs from now through January 2027.…

Start date: 13 October 2026End date: 21 October 2026More info Alan Kitching’s first full scale exhibition in Japan brings a vast array of his work to an international audience. Alan Kitching has had a long and eventful creative life. His latest adventure is a big exhibition at the ddd gallery in Kyoto, Japan, entitled ‘Alan…

Start date: 8 October 2026End date: 10 October 2026More info Building on the success of our previous Fonts & AI conference, we are thrilled to announce that this year we are expanding the program to include a full range of font technology and tools. We will spend 3 days looking at how designers and font…

Date: 14 October 2026More info Join artist and designer Päivi Raivio and author Tim Gill for a screening and conversation on playful urban design in partnership with London Design Festival. Following the launch of Basic Forms (of Urban Life) as part of the Play Make Do festival, this event brings together award-winning artist and designer Päivi Raivio and…

Date: 26 October 2026More info ldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history. Try your hand at being an apprentice compositor in the Caseroom. See how newspapers, tickets, posters and letterheads were printed before the digital age. Explore Robert Smail’s office, scarcely altered since 1866. Admire the waterwheel…