Please note: This event will take place online. Take a look at our Zoom Guidelines well in advance of the program if you need to become familiar with this platform.
This program is FREE but registration is still required.
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The Colleagues of Calligraphy are excited to welcome guest artist and renowned calligrapher Carl Rohrs. On the Friday, April 16, 2021, Carl will deliver a presentation: Scripts & Script Typefaces and Back Again.
Lifted Strokes
Script typefaces can start as calligraphy, a quick sketch, or a dashed-off handwritten note.
Once letters become a typeface, is that necessarily the end of its creative trail? Can't it still inspire more handwork? Many modern day calligraphers, sign writers, and lettering artists think it still can.
This program will include original and unseen work of Menhart, Reiner, Trump, Kapr, Koch, Zapf, Toots, Excoffon, Korger, Schumann, and more.
Carl Rohrs will speak at the Colleagues of Calligraphy Program in April 2021
About Carl Rohrs
Lettering artist and sign painter in Santa Cruz, California, since 1977.
Teacher of Lettering & Typography and Graphic Design at Cabrillo College, since 1984.
Workshops and conferences, worldwide, since 1986.
Editor of Alphabet, the Journal of the Friends of Calligraphy, 1989–1992, and 2015–present.
Hobbies include typographic errors, procrastination, and spilling paint on good clothes.
In addition to this free program, Carl will be leading the Colleagues of Calligraphy Spring Workshop, entitled “Calligraphic Typefaces You Can Eat with Pen or Brush.” There is a fee for this workshop and seating is limited. See our calendar for workshop details.
Delphin Typeface