Producing a new edition of the Speedball Textbook with Carl Rohrs
Sat, Jun 20
|via Zoom
The Speedball Handbook is among the first books acquired by anyone studying calligraphy. But what goes into producing a new edition of this beloved bible? As an editor of the 25th edition, Carl Rohrs will share with us the challenge of updating the Handbook into a 21st century Textbook.
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
via Zoom
About the event
Programs are free for WCG members (don't register); $10 for non-members. Enter the Zoom for social time between 7 and 7:30; Carl's presentation runs 7:30-9pm ET. All WCG members, as well as non-members who registered, will receive a link to view the program and the recording of Carl's presentation. Please do not share the Zoom program or recording links, as they are the property of the WCG. Non-members are invited to join the WCG here.
John Neal's website has this description of the 25th Edition: Co-editors Suzanne Cunningham, Sachin Shah, and Carl Rohrs worked tirelessly to create a manual that preserves the historical elements but includes the modern technical influences that are so visible in today's scripts. The result is a 120-page spiral-bound book featuring new exemplars, new insight, and previously unseen works from any one of over 75 world-class contributing artists, making it among the very best editions of this…
Tickets
Non-member ticket for Rohrs
Sale ends
Jun 20, 8:20 PM
Programs are free for WCG members, $10 for non-members. Both receive a link to the program and its recording.
$10.00
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$0.00