Alphabet in Motion

This is a recording of a lecture held online and in-person at the St Bride Foundation on Thursday 9 October 2025.

St Bride Foundation and Kelli Anderson celebrated the publication of Alphabet in Motion. An ingenuous feat of paper engineering that features an interactive cover, seventeen pop-ups plus multiple manual experiments in light and shape, Alphabet in Motion is an immersive volume that explains and demonstrates the technologies and philosophies that have shaped letterforms through the ages.

In addition, a 128 page companion essay reveals the rich meanings behind the typography that surrounds us – in our homes, on our screens and in our streets. Whether projecting light through a photo setting pop-up or reconfiguring Josef Albers’ Bauhaus stencil lettering, this masterfully crafted, hands-on publication will delight both typography experts and those who are new to the principles of design.

Kelli shared an in-depth and behind the scenes look at how she crafted and created these incredible pop-ups and the talk will be followed by a book sale and signing.

Find out more about the book here: https://kellianderson.com/books/press...

Graphic designer, educator and author Kelli Anderson has been widely celebrated for her work in infographics, branding design, pop up books and risograph animations. She is a Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award nominee, was a fellow at both NYC’s Center for Book Arts and San Francisco’s Exploratorium, and served as Adobe’s inaugural creative resident. Anderson’s previous publications include This Book Is a Camera (MoMA, 2015) – which transforms into a working camera – and This Book Is a Planetarium (Chronicle, 2017), which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide in two languages. Her work has been praised by The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Today Show, Wired, and more.

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Copies of the book can be purchased here: https://stbridelibrary.bigcartel.com/...