Rob Saunders 
Stephen Coles Capacity: 40 people
Tour ticket is required
Tour Letterform Archive’s gallery and get hands-on access to material curated specifically for ATypI attendees.
Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community in graphic design, with a collection of over 100,000 items illuminating the history of calligraphy, lettering, and typography. This guided tour, led by Archive curators Rob Saunders and Stephen Coles, will include the current exhibition, Piet Zwart: Brand Architect, and a hands-on table of objects curated to coincide with the themes of ATypI 2026 Stanford and the Archive’s popup exhibition onsite at the conference. Material will include medieval manuscripts, early printing, broadsides, lettering manuals, and type specimens from around the world. Light refreshments will be provided.
Getting to the Archive
Letterform Archive is in San Francisco, about 35 miles north of the Stanford campus. Travel time is about an hour by car, and a little less by public transit. We recommend taking CalTrain from the Palo Alto station to 22nd St. More info on Google Maps.
Parking
Street parking is limited, but most available on Illinois Street, behind the Archive building. There is a paid parking lot at Illinois and 20th Streets.
Directions from Stanford with a group
The tour of Letterform Archive will begin promptly at 6:00 pm, so plan accordingly so that you arrive well before the start time.
Please note that it is the responsibility of each attendee to get to the archives on their own. However, if you would like to travel with a group from Stanford, please follow the instructions below carefully.
Group Departure Instructions
1. Meet at Sy Oak Grove at the Alumni Center (Food Truck Area) by 4:30 pm at the latest
If you would like to travel with the group, please meet at Sy Oak Grove, near the Stanford Alumni Center food truck area, no later than 4:30 pm.
2. Walk from the Alumni Center to “The Oval”
From Sy Oak Grove / the Alumni Center area, the group will walk together to The Oval, where the Marguerite shuttle stop is located.
3. Board the Marguerite Shuttle
Take the Marguerite bus heading toward the Caltrain Station / Palo Alto Transit Center.
4. Purchase or Tap for Your Caltrain Fare
At the Caltrain station, you may either:
- Tap to pay directly using a credit card or mobile wallet on your phone, OR
- Purchase a physical ticket at the station kiosk.
5. Board the Northbound Caltrain
Take a Northbound Caltrain train toward San Francisco.
Both local and express trains service the correct stop.Please make sure you are boarding on the northbound platform — you will need to go under the tunnel to reach the correct side.
6. Ride Approximately 40 Minutes to 22nd Street Station
Exit at 22nd Street Station, which is the second-to-last stop on the line before the San Francisco terminus.
7. Walk to Letterform Archive
From 22nd Street Station, it is approximately a 9-minute walk to Letterform Archive.
