Events

Typographics Book Fair 2025

June 27–29, 2025

We’ll leave on a midnight train to NYC so we can exhibit at the Typographics book fair at Cooper Union on June 27 and 28 and 29. Packed your bags and meet us there. Learn more »

Top Tier

May 21, 2025

Ryan Diaz emcee’d our thirty-ninth Standing-Room Only Lecture delivered by Tina Rosado, Yiner Xu, and Ghazaleh Farrokhi. Their topic and title could not have been better: “Top Tier.” Learn more »

Of Hacksaws and Celluloid: The Beguiling Stencil Work of W.A. Dwiggins

May 2, 2025

Bruce Kennett delivered our thirty-eighth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Of Hacksaws and Celluloid: The Beguiling Stencil Work of W.A. Dwiggins.” Learn more »

Dramatizing the Curve: Graphic Design Meets Data Visualization

April 17, 2025

Hannah Pivo delivered our thirty-seventh Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Dramatizing the Curve: Graphic Design Meets Data Visualization.” Learn more »

A Field Guide to Prefab Letterforms

March 31, 2025

Stephen Coles delivered our thirty-sixth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “A Field Guide to Prefab Letterforms.” Learn more »

Greetings from Uli Huber: The Guided Tour

March 13, 2025

Our thirty-fifth Standing-Room Only Lecture was a guided tour (via slides) of our exhibition Greetings from Uli Huber. Learn more »

Last Words: The Boston Book Launch (and a Design Brief Wake)

January 28, 2025

We introduced Last Words: Gravestones of Type Designers to Greater Boston and the greater world as author Gavin Morrison was present for a book launch party without further formalities and a wake to observe this final issue of our Design Brief. Learn more »

Meet the Kenji

December 21, 2024

Come meet Kenji Nakayama of Need Signs? Will Paint! as he’ll be here with a fresh batch of beautiful practice sheets and handsome tote bags. Learn more »

December! Pop-up! Fair! With Kelli Anderson!

December 14, 2024

Who doesn’t love a fair in December? End everyone loves a pop-up. And what about Kelli Anderson? We’ll have all three when Kelli comes up from New York with a trainload of books and cheer. Learn more »

Meet the Owner

December 8, 2024

Have you ever wondered who’s responsible for everything that goes on at Katherine Small Gallery? That person is The Owner. Come in and say hello as The Owner comes in to answer questions and show of rarities from The Back. Learn more »

“Graphics and New Technology,” 1981 (2025)

December 5, 2024

David Reinfurt and Robert Wiesenberger delivered our thirty-fourth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Their topic and title could not have been better: “‘Graphics and New Technology’ 1981 (2025).” Learn more »

Boston Bookstores: A Free Map Giveaway

November 16, 2024

Boston-based graphic designer Livia Lemgruber produced a map of independent bookstores in Boston + Cambridge + Somerville. We invited Livia to give out copies for free. Learn more »

Modern Pioneers in Typography and Design: Inge Druckrey in Conversation with Tobias Frere‑Jones

November 10, 2024

Our thirty-third Standing-Room Only Lecture had chairs—and Tobias Frere-Jones interviewing Inge Druckrey about her new book, Modern Pioneers in Typography and Design. Learn more »

HERE: Where the Black Designers Are. An Evening with Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller

November 8, 2024

Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller delivered our thirty-second Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “HERE: Where the Black Designers Are.” Learn more »

Barry Moser’s Wood Engraving: The Boston Book Launch

October 27, 2024

We reintroduced Barry Moser’s Wood Engraving to Greater Boston and the greater world as both Barry and a selection of his books and prints were present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »

Yard Sale 2024

October 6, 2024

Sometimes it’s time to let things go. That time was Sunday, October 6, when we put out for cheap all sorts of good and kinda-good stuff for a yard sale. Learn more »

Deepcuts: 36 Small Things You Didn’t Know about Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová

September 19, 2024

Kelly Rene Bullard delivered our thirty-first Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Deepcuts: 36 Small Things You Didn’t Know about Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová.” Learn more »

Typographics Book Fair 2024

June 14–16, 2024

We’ll leave on a midnight train to NYC so we can exhibit at the Typographics book fair at Cooper Union on June 14 and 15 and 16. Packed your bags and meet us there. Learn more »

With My Little Eye: Warnings for the Homefront

April 17, 2024

Tim Medland delivered our thirtieth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “With My Little Eye: Warnings for the Homefront.” Learn more »

Schoolgirls at War: French Propaganda Posters from World War I

April 16, 2024

Angelina Lippert delivered our twenty-ninth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Schoolgirls at War: French Propaganda Posters from World War I.” Learn more »

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Party

April 7, 2024

Celebrate envelopes and the people who address them and a show about envelopes addressed and mailed by type designers and notable graphic designers. Learn more »

Seven Exceedingly Short Talks in New York City

March 27, 2024

Calling all New Yorkers! Our Visiting Curator spoke at a Typophiles Luncheon in your fair city. His topic and title could not have been better: “Seven Exceedingly Short Talks.” Learn more »

Norman Ives at 101 + 1 Day: A Giveaway

March 24, 2024

On March 23, Norman Ives would have turned 101-years-old. On March 24, we celebrated this important designer, printer, and artist by giving away copies of Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions. Learn more »

Looking Good on Paper: American Women and Soviet Print Culture in the 1930s

March 21, 2024

Morgan Forde delivered our twenty-eighth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Looking Good on Paper: American Women and Soviet Print Culture in the 1930s.” Learn more »