In early February, the Codex Foundation held their biannual book fair and symposium in Berkeley, California. Over 200 book artists and organizations related to book making fill the hall for 4 days. It’s an amazing variety of work from all over the world, and there is always some gem of inspiration to be found.
For the first time in the four years I’ve gone to Codex, I also was able to attend the symposium talks. The theme was “Translation: Literal, Material, and Artistic License” and each of the speakers added another layer of interpretation. Kudos to Inge Bruggeman, Codex Director, for her curation of a stellar line-up. Of special note was Abra Ancliffe’s presentation of her current work in progress related to Kepler’s Astronomia Nova. You can see the symposium recordings on the Codex website.
After so many years with events like this on hold, it was also lovely to find some fellowship in between the official events — gathering with typecasters friends from near and far, and with book artist printers that we rarely see.
Notes about archiving, letterpress typography and design, projects and items I find interesting in the art, printing and typecasting communities.