Current Exhibit

Michael Harvey: Mostly Early Letters

September 6, 2024, through February 8, 2025. Michael Harvey was an English designer and teacher specializing in hand-lettering, type design, and the carving of letters into stone. His work appears in cathedrals throughout England—and on over 1,500 book covers and dust jackets. This exhibition features Harvey’s original studies, proposals, final artworks, and printed dust jackets, mostly from the 1950s and ’60s. Learn more »

Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendar

December 5, 2024. David Reinfurt and Robert Wiesenberger will deliver our thirty-fourth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Their topic and title could not be better: “‘Graphics and New Technology’ 1981 (2025).” Learn more »

Shop

Online + Brick + Mortar

In our brick-and-mortar shop we have books about graphic design and typography from all over the world. Our online store has just a modest sampling. You’ve got to come to 108 Beacon for the complete offering. Learn more »

Visit

We’re Open (on Fridays and Saturdays)

Come look, learn, and shop whenever you like—as long as you only like Fridays and Saturdays, from 11a to 6p. Learn more »

About

Katherine Small from Day One

A complete explanation of what this place is all about and why (and where and when). Learn more »